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  "markdown": "Co-founder and CTO.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eriktroan\n\n## What Erik builds\n\n- [Pendo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pendo.md), graded D, 48.3/100, in Product analytics \u0026 experimentation. Pendo is a hosted product analytics and in-app guidance platform. Agents reach it through a remote MCP server with OAuth, or through the Engage REST API with an integration key, to query usage, funnels, retention, guides and feedback. Co-founder and CTO, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Eric Boduch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-boduch/), Historical co-founder; investor page lists board member\n- [Rahul Jain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rahul-jain/), Co-founder and Chief Product Officer\n- [Todd Olson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/todd-olson/), Co-founder and CEO\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Contour Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/contour-venture-partners/)\n- [Core Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/core-capital-partners/)\n- [IDEA Fund Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/idea-fund-partners/)\n- [Battery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/)\n- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)\n- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)\n- [Meritech Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/meritech-capital/)\n- [Sapphire Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sapphire-ventures/)\n- [Geodesic Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/geodesic-capital/)\n- [FirstMark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/firstmark-capital/)\n- [General Atlantic](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-atlantic/)\n- [Tiger Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiger-global/)\n- [Cross Creek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cross-creek/)\n- [B Capital Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/b-capital-group/)\n- [Silver Lake](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/silver-lake/)\n- [Thoma Bravo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/thoma-bravo/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Erik Troan?\n\nErik Troan is co-founder and CTO.\n\n### What does Pendo.io, Inc. make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Pendo from Pendo.io, Inc.. Pendo is a hosted product analytics and in-app guidance platform. Agents reach it through a remote MCP server with OAuth, or through the Engage REST API with an integration key, to query usage, funnels, retention, guides and feedback.\n\n### Who has invested in Pendo.io, Inc.?\n\nThe sources our research read name Contour Venture Partners, Core Capital Partners, IDEA Fund Partners, Battery Ventures, Salesforce, Spark Capital, Meritech Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Geodesic Capital, FirstMark Capital, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Cross Creek, B Capital Group, Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo.\n\n### How are Erik's tools graded?\n\nPendo is graded D, 48.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.pendo.io/about/\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddaolson\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/eriktroan\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahuljain4\n- https://salesforceventures.com/companies/pendo/\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericboduch\n- https://www.pendo.io/\n- https://www.pendo.io\n- https://support.pendo.io/hc/en-us/articles/360034163971-Get-help-with-Pendo-from-Technical-Support\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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