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  "markdown": "Co-founder, Metronome (Stripe).\n\nKevin Liu co-founded Metronome, a usage-based billing platform, with Scott Woody in 2019. The founders have said they met the billing problems it addresses at their earlier startups and at Dropbox. Metronome became part of Stripe in January 2026.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinyliu/\n\n## What Kevin builds\n\n- [Metronome](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/metronome.md), graded B, 69.8/100, in Payment \u0026 monetisation platforms. Metronome is a hosted usage-based billing platform, part of Stripe. Its REST API ingests usage events, defines billable metrics, rate cards and contracts, and generates invoices, with official SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby and Java. Co-founder, Metronome (Stripe), researched 2026-10-26.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Scott Woody](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-woody/), Co-founder and CEO\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [NEA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nea/)\n- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)\n- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)\n- [Workday](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/workday/)\n- [Greyhound Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greyhound-capital/)\n- [TrueBridge Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/truebridge-capital-partners/)\n- [Activant Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/activant-capital/)\n- [SineWave Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sinewave-ventures/)\n- [Megalith Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/megalith-ventures/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Kevin Liu?\n\nKevin Liu co-founded Metronome, a usage-based billing platform, with Scott Woody in 2019. The founders have said they met the billing problems it addresses at their earlier startups and at Dropbox. Metronome became part of Stripe in January 2026.\n\n### What does Metronome (Stripe) make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Metronome from Metronome (Stripe). Metronome is a hosted usage-based billing platform, part of Stripe. Its REST API ingests usage events, defines billable metrics, rate cards and contracts, and generates invoices, with official SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby and Java.\n\n### Who has invested in Metronome (Stripe)?\n\nThe sources our research read name NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Workday, Greyhound Capital, TrueBridge Capital Partners, Activant Capital, SineWave Ventures and Megalith Ventures.\n\n### How are Kevin's tools graded?\n\nMetronome is graded B, 69.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://metronome.com/blog/our-next-chapter-metronome-is-now-part-of-stripe\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-woody-21677121/\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinyliu/\n- https://metronome.com/\n- https://docs.metronome.com/guides/platform-configuration/setup-webhooks\n- https://app.metronome.com/support\n- https://metronome.com/pricing\n- https://metronome.com/talk-to-an-expert\n\nNot the same person as [Kevin Liu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kevin-liu-2/) (Numeral Two, Inc.), as far as the research can tell.\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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