# Ciaran Lee

> Ciaran Lee is co-founder and Chief Engineer. Intercom API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and Chief Engineer.

Ciaran Lee co-founded Intercom, now called Fin, in 2011 with Eoghan McCabe, Des Traynor and David Barrett. He was chief technology officer for ten years and is now chief engineer, working on strategic technology projects. The founders previously ran Contrast, the consultancy that built the bug tracker Exceptional.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaran-lee-51bb402/

## What Ciaran builds

- [Intercom API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/intercom.md), graded BB, 71.6/100, in Customer support & helpdesk. Intercom's REST API (conversations, contacts, companies, tickets, notes, tags, articles, data attributes and webhooks) and its official hosted MCP server. Co-founder and Chief Engineer, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [David Barrett](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/david-barrett-2/), Co-founder, Intercom
- [Des Traynor](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/des-traynor/), Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
- [Eoghan McCabe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eoghan-mccabe/), Co-founder, Intercom

## Backed by

- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bessemer-venture-partners/)
- [Index Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/index-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Ciaran Lee?

Ciaran Lee co-founded Intercom, now called Fin, in 2011 with Eoghan McCabe, Des Traynor and David Barrett. He was chief technology officer for ten years and is now chief engineer, working on strategic technology projects. The founders previously ran Contrast, the consultancy that built the bug tracker Exceptional.

### What does Intercom make?

Anchor Terminal lists Intercom API + MCP from Intercom. Intercom's REST API (conversations, contacts, companies, tickets, notes, tags, articles, data attributes and webhooks) and its official hosted MCP server.

### Who has invested in Intercom?

The sources our research read name Bessemer Venture Partners and Index Ventures.

### How are Ciaran's tools graded?

Intercom API + MCP is graded BB, 71.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://fin.ai/about
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/destraynor/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaran-lee-51bb402/
- https://www.intercom.com/help/en/articles/8771110-getting-started-faqs
- https://www.intercom.com/

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