# Eric Gundersen

> Eric Gundersen is founder of Mapbox. Mapbox APIs + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Founder, Mapbox.

Eric Gundersen founded Mapbox, the platform for custom interactive maps, which began in 2010 inside Development Seed. He led the company as chief executive until March 2021, when Peter Sirota took over and Gundersen became chief strategy officer and chairman of the board.

## What Eric builds

- [Mapbox APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapbox.md), graded BB, 77.2/100, in Maps, geocoding & places. Geocoding v6 with batch, Search Box for places and categories, Directions, Matrix, Isochrone, Map Matching, route optimisation, static images and map tiles. Founder, Mapbox, researched 2026-10-26.

## Backed by

- [SoftBank](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/softbank/)
- [Foundry](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/foundry/)
- [DFJ Growth](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dfj-growth/)
- [DBL Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dbl-partners/)
- [Thrive Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/thrive-capital/)
- [Promus Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/promus-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Eric Gundersen?

Eric Gundersen founded Mapbox, the platform for custom interactive maps, which began in 2010 inside Development Seed. He led the company as chief executive until March 2021, when Peter Sirota took over and Gundersen became chief strategy officer and chairman of the board.

### What does Mapbox make?

Anchor Terminal lists Mapbox APIs + MCP from Mapbox. Geocoding v6 with batch, Search Box for places and categories, Directions, Matrix, Isochrone, Map Matching, route optimisation, static images and map tiles.

### Who has invested in Mapbox?

The sources our research read name SoftBank, Foundry, DFJ Growth, DBL Partners, Thrive Capital and Promus Ventures.

### How are Eric's tools graded?

Mapbox APIs + MCP is graded BB, 77.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://promusventures.com/project/mapbox/
- https://www.mapbox.com/
- https://www.mapbox.com/support

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