Founder of a listed tool
Kurt Ruppel
Co-founder, Middesk, Inc., named behind the Middesk listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Kurt builds
Middesk C · Identity & business verification
Business verification API from Middesk in San Francisco. It checks US and international businesses against registry, tax ID, sanctions and watchlist records, monitors them for changes, and files liens and state tax registrations, over REST and a hosted MCP server.
Co-founder, Middesk, Inc., researched 26 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Kyle Mack Co-founder, Middesk, Inc.
Questions
Who is Kurt Ruppel?
Kurt Ruppel is co-founder and CTO of Middesk, a business identity platform for verifying and monitoring businesses, from Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch. His YC profile lists earlier roles at Checkr and Zendesk.
What does Middesk, Inc. make?
Anchor Terminal lists Middesk from Middesk, Inc.. Business verification API from Middesk in San Francisco. It checks US and international businesses against registry, tax ID, sanctions and watchlist records, monitors them for changes, and files liens and state tax registrations, over REST and a hosted MCP server.
How are Kurt's tools graded?
Middesk is graded C, 59.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
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