# John Cwikla (slim)

> John Cwikla is co-founder and CTO. Puzzle API and MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and CTO.

## What John builds

- [Puzzle API and MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puzzle.md), graded D, 46.2/100, in Accounting & invoicing. Puzzle is AI-native accounting software for startups and small businesses, with a real-time general ledger. Its hosted MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT and other clients to a company's books, and a partner REST API reaches ledgers, bills, invoices and reports. Co-founder and CTO, researched 2026-11-06.

## Works with

- [Sasha Orloff](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sasha-orloff/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)
- [S32](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/s32/)
- [XYZ Venture Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/xyz-venture-capital/)
- [FOG Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fog-ventures/)
- [Felicis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/felicis/)
- [Kapor Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kapor-capital/)
- [Sterling Road](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sterling-road/)
- [Born Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/born-ventures/)
- [Soma Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/soma-capital/)
- [Alumni Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alumni-ventures/)
- [Gaingels](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gaingels/)

## Questions

### Who is John Cwikla?

John Cwikla is co-founder and CTO.

### What does Puzzle make?

Anchor Terminal lists Puzzle API and MCP from Puzzle.

### Who has invested in Puzzle?

The sources our research read name General Catalyst, S32, XYZ Venture Capital, FOG Ventures, Felicis, Kapor Capital, Sterling Road, Born Ventures, Soma Capital, Alumni Ventures and Gaingels.

### How are John's tools graded?

Puzzle API and MCP is graded D, 46.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://puzzle.io/blog/puzzle-raises-an-additional-30m-to-fuel-a-new-era-of-ai-powered-accounting
- https://puzzle.io/blog/puzzle-launches-smart-accounting-software-for-startups-announces-15m-series-a-led-by-general-catalyst
- https://puzzle.io/about
- https://puzzle.io/legal/privacy

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.