# Magnus Hillestad

> Magnus Hillestad is co-founder and CEO. Sanity on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CEO.

Magnus Hillestad is co-founder and CEO of Sanity, the content platform. He was previously a director at the private equity firm EQT Partners and worked in corporate finance and M&A at Arctic Securities. Opening Sanity's Everything NYC 2026 keynote, he argued that agents need content with the audit trail, security and compliance that human teams rely on.

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

## What Magnus builds

- [Sanity](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sanity.md), graded BB, 73.7/100, in CMS & website publishing. Sanity is a hosted headless CMS. Content is stored as JSON documents in the Content Lake, queried with GROQ and edited in the open-source Sanity Studio. Agents reach it through the HTTP API or the hosted MCP server at mcp.sanity.io. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Even Westvang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/even-westvang/), Co-founder; product work
- [Simen Svale Skogsrud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/simen-svale-skogsrud/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Heavybit](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/heavybit/)
- [Alliance Venture](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alliance-venture/)
- [Jon Dahl](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jon-dahl/)
- [Ohad Eder-Pressman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ohad-eder-pressman/)
- [Ev Williams](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ev-williams/)
- [ICONIQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/iconiq/)
- [Lead Edge Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lead-edge-capital/)
- [Threshold Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/threshold-ventures/)
- [Monochrome Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/monochrome-capital/)
- [Shopify](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/shopify/)
- [GP Bullhound](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gp-bullhound/)
- [Blue Cloud Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blue-cloud-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Magnus Hillestad?

Magnus Hillestad is co-founder and CEO of Sanity, the content platform. He was previously a director at the private equity firm EQT Partners and worked in corporate finance and M&A at Arctic Securities. Opening Sanity's Everything NYC 2026 keynote, he argued that agents need content with the audit trail, security and compliance that human teams rely on.

### What does Sanity US Inc. and Sanity AS make?

Anchor Terminal lists Sanity from Sanity US Inc. and Sanity AS. Sanity is a hosted headless CMS. Content is stored as JSON documents in the Content Lake, queried with GROQ and edited in the open-source Sanity Studio. Agents reach it through the HTTP API or the hosted MCP server at mcp.sanity.io.

### Who has invested in Sanity US Inc. and Sanity AS?

The sources our research read name Heavybit, Alliance Venture, Jon Dahl, Ohad Eder-Pressman, Ev Williams, ICONIQ, Lead Edge Capital, Threshold Ventures, Monochrome Capital, Shopify, GP Bullhound and Blue Cloud Ventures.

### How are Magnus's tools graded?

Sanity is graded BB, 73.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.sanity.io/everything-2026-keynote
- https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=Magnus%20Hillestad
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/simenss/
- https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=Even%20Westvang
- https://www.sanity.io/
- https://www.sanity.io/contact

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