# Kurt Ruppel

> Kurt Ruppel is co-founder, Middesk of Inc.. Middesk on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Middesk, Inc..

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.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtruppel/

## What Kurt builds

- [Middesk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/middesk.md), graded C, 59.1/100, in 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 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Kyle Mack](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kyle-mack/), Co-founder, Middesk, Inc.

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Insight Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/insight-partners/)
- [Canapi Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/canapi-ventures/)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [Accel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accel/)
- [Gaingels](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gaingels/)

## 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.

### Who has invested in Middesk, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Insight Partners, Canapi Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Accel and Gaingels.

### 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.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/middesk
- https://www.middesk.com/
- https://www.middesk.com/contact

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