# Joe Sawada (slim)

> Joe Sawada is co-founder. FreshBooks API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder.

## What Joe builds

- [FreshBooks API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/freshbooks.md), graded E, 45.4/100, in Accounting & invoicing. REST API for FreshBooks, the invoicing-first accounting product for freelancers and small firms. Co-founder, researched 2026-10-29.

## Works with

- [Levi Cooperman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/levi-cooperman/), Co-founder
- [Mike McDerment](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mike-mcderment/), Co-founder, board chair and former CEO
- [Shaheen Javadizadeh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shaheen-javadizadeh/), CEO

## Backed by

- [Accomplice](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accomplice/)
- [Georgian](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/georgian/)
- [Oak Investment Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/oak-investment-partners/)
- [J.P. Morgan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/j-p-morgan/)
- [Gaingels](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gaingels/)
- [BMO](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bmo/)
- [Manulife](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/manulife/)
- [Barclays](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/barclays/)

## Questions

### Who is Joe Sawada?

Joe Sawada is co-founder.

### What does FreshBooks make?

Anchor Terminal lists FreshBooks API from FreshBooks.

### Who has invested in FreshBooks?

The sources our research read name Accomplice, Georgian, Oak Investment Partners, J.P. Morgan, Gaingels, BMO, Manulife and Barclays.

### How are Joe's tools graded?

FreshBooks API is graded E, 45.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.freshbooks.com/about
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcderment-68895a1
- https://x.com/MikeMcDerment
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/fieldschris
- https://www.freshbooks.com/
- https://ca.linkedin.com/company/freshbooks
- https://www.freshbooks.com/api/start

These 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.