# Knut Sveidqvist

> Knut Sveidqvist is founder and CTO; Mermaid.js creator. Mermaid Chart MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Founder and CTO; Mermaid.js creator.

Knut Sveidqvist created Mermaid, the open-source tool that draws diagrams from text, and is founder and CTO of Mermaid Chart, the company built around it with Open Core Ventures. He wrote Mermaid while working at a Swedish telecom company and maintained it in evenings and weekends before the company raised a $7.5 million seed round.

- LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/in/knut-sveidqvist
- X: https://x.com/knutsveidqvist

## What Knut builds

- [Mermaid Chart MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mermaid-chart.md), graded F, 31.6/100, in Diagramming. Hosted MCP server for Mermaid diagrams from mermaid.ai. Founder and CTO; Mermaid.js creator, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Andrew Firestone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andrew-firestone/), CEO; joined after company formation

## Backed by

- [Microsoft](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/microsoft/)
- [Streamlined Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/streamlined-ventures/)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [Open Core Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/open-core-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Knut Sveidqvist?

Knut Sveidqvist created Mermaid, the open-source tool that draws diagrams from text, and is founder and CTO of Mermaid Chart, the company built around it with Open Core Ventures. He wrote Mermaid while working at a Swedish telecom company and maintained it in evenings and weekends before the company raised a $7.5 million seed round.

### What does Mermaid Chart make?

Anchor Terminal lists Mermaid Chart MCP from Mermaid Chart. Hosted MCP server for Mermaid diagrams from mermaid.ai.

### Who has invested in Mermaid Chart?

The sources our research read name Microsoft, Streamlined Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Open Core Ventures.

### How are Knut's tools graded?

Mermaid Chart MCP is graded F, 31.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://mermaid.ai/open-source/ecosystem/mermaid-chart.html
- https://opencoreventures.com/blog/mermaid-chart-from-open-source-project-to-raising-a-7-5m-seed-round
- https://se.linkedin.com/in/knut-sveidqvist
- https://x.com/knutsveidqvist
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/arfirestone
- https://mermaid.ai/
- https://mermaid.ai
- https://mermaid.ai/contact-us
- https://mermaid-25331.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
- https://mermaid.ai/community/

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