# Matt Curl (slim)

> Matt Curl is chief Executive Officer. Apollo API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matt-curl/index.md (~900 tokens) · this version ~630 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matt-curl/index.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matt-curl/
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-28
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Chief Executive Officer.

Matt Curl became chief executive of Apollo in February 2026, succeeding co-founder Tim Zheng, who stayed on as chairman.

## What Matt builds

- [Apollo API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.md), graded B, 63.4/100, in Lead & company data. People and company search over Apollo's database of about 240 million contacts and 30 million companies, person and company enrichment with email and mobile reveal, and the Apollo CRM and sequence objects. Chief Executive Officer, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Ray Li](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ray-li/), Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
- [Tim Zheng](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tim-zheng/), Co-founder and Chairman

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Nexus Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nexus-venture-partners/)
- [Tribe Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tribe-capital/)
- [NewView Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/newview-capital/)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bain-capital-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Matt Curl?

Matt Curl became chief executive of Apollo in February 2026, succeeding co-founder Tim Zheng, who stayed on as chairman.

### What does Apollo.io make?

Anchor Terminal lists Apollo API + MCP from Apollo.io.

### Who has invested in Apollo.io?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, Tribe Capital, NewView Capital, Sequoia Capital and Bain Capital Ventures.

### How are Matt's tools graded?

Apollo API + MCP is graded B, 63.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/apollo-io
- https://www.apollo.io/
- https://www.apollo.io/our-story

These 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.