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  "markdown": "Product at Vercel; Connect launch co-author.\n\n- X: https://x.com/HedyZandi\n\n## What Hedi builds\n\n- [Vercel Connect](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vercel-connect.md), graded B, 68.8/100, in Agent auth \u0026 delegated access. Vercel Connect is a credential broker for apps and agents. Code asks it for a short-lived, scoped token for Slack, GitHub, Microsoft, Linear, Snowflake or any OAuth, API-key or MCP service, as the app or for a user. Product at Vercel; Connect launch co-author, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Dima Voytenko](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dima-voytenko/), Vercel Connect launch technical co-author\n- [Guillermo Rauch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/guillermo-rauch/), Founder, Vercel Inc.\n- [Jerilyn Zheng](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jerilyn-zheng/), Product Manager, AI Gateway\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Accel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accel/)\n- [GIC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gic/)\n- [Bedrock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bedrock/)\n- [CRV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/crv/)\n- [Notable Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/notable-capital/)\n- [GV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gv/)\n- [SV Angel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sv-angel/)\n- [8VC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/8vc/)\n- [Geodesic Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/geodesic-capital/)\n- [Greenoaks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greenoaks/)\n- [Caffeinated Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/caffeinated-capital/)\n- [Resolute Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/resolute-capital-partners/)\n- [S28 Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/s28-capital/)\n- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)\n- [Tiger Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiger-global/)\n- [TrueBridge Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/truebridge-capital-partners/)\n- [Nat Friedman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nat-friedman/)\n- [Jordan Walke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jordan-walke/)\n- [Naval Ravikant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/naval-ravikant/)\n- [Jessie Frazelle](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jessie-frazelle/)\n- [Ilya Sukhar](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ilya-sukhar/)\n- [David Cramer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-cramer/)\n- [Anthony Casalena](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/anthony-casalena/)\n- [Soleio Cuervo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/soleio-cuervo/)\n- [Matias Woloski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matias-woloski/)\n- [Michael Stoppelman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/michael-stoppelman/)\n- [Pete Hunt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pete-hunt/)\n- [Brendan Eich](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brendan-eich/)\n- [Sahil Lavingia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sahil-lavingia/)\n- [Rasmus Andersson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/rasmus-andersson/)\n- [Benjamin De Cock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/benjamin-de-cock/)\n- [Alexandr Wang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alexandr-wang/)\n- [Karri Saarinen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/karri-saarinen/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Hedi Zandi?\n\nHedi Zandi is product at Vercel; Connect launch co-author.\n\n### What does Vercel Inc. make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Vercel Connect from Vercel Inc.. Vercel Connect is a credential broker for apps and agents. Code asks it for a short-lived, scoped token for Slack, GitHub, Microsoft, Linear, Snowflake or any OAuth, API-key or MCP service, as the app or for a user.\n\n### Who has invested in Vercel Inc.?\n\nThe sources our research read name Accel, GIC, Bedrock, CRV, Notable Capital, GV, SV Angel, 8VC, Geodesic Capital, Greenoaks, Caffeinated Capital, Resolute Capital Partners, S28 Capital, Salesforce, Tiger Global, TrueBridge Capital Partners, Nat Friedman, Jordan Walke, Naval Ravikant, Jessie Frazelle, Ilya Sukhar, David Cramer, Anthony Casalena, Soleio Cuervo, Matias Woloski, Michael Stoppelman, Pete Hunt, Brendan Eich, Sahil Lavingia, Rasmus Andersson, Benjamin De Cock, Alexandr Wang and Karri Saarinen.\n\n### How are Hedi's tools graded?\n\nVercel Connect is graded B, 68.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-vercel-connect\n- https://x.com/HedyZandi\n- https://x.com/dvoytenko\n- https://rauchg.com/about\n- https://vercel.com/\n- https://vercel.com/help\n- https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-get-vercel-support\n- https://vercel.com/about\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. 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