# Jordan Dearsley (slim)

> Jordan Dearsley is co-founder of Vapi. Vapi API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder, Vapi.

Jordan Dearsley is co-founder and CEO of Vapi, a voice AI platform for developers from Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch.

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jordandearsley

## What Jordan builds

- [Vapi API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vapi.md), graded B, 63.7/100, in Conversational voice agents. Developer platform for phone and web voice agents. Co-founder, Vapi, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Nikhil Gupta](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/nikhil-gupta-2/), Co-founder, Vapi

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Peak XV Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/peak-xv-partners/)
- [Microsoft](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/microsoft/)
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kleiner-perkins/)
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bessemer-venture-partners/)

## Questions

### Who is Jordan Dearsley?

Jordan Dearsley is co-founder and CEO of Vapi, a voice AI platform for developers from Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch.

### What does Vapi make?

Anchor Terminal lists Vapi API + MCP from Vapi.

### Who has invested in Vapi?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, Microsoft, Kleiner Perkins and Bessemer Venture Partners.

### How are Jordan's tools graded?

Vapi API + MCP is graded B, 63.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/vapi
- https://vapi.ai/

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.