# Michael Horvath (slim)

> Michael Horvath is co-founder of former CEO. Strava MCP Connector + API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder, former CEO.

Michael Horvath co-founded Strava and was its CEO until Michael Martin took over on 2 January 2024, after which he became Executive Advisor to the CEO, per the press release of 11 December 2023.

## What Michael builds

- [Strava MCP Connector + API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/strava.md), graded E, 45.8/100, in Hobbies, sport & recreation. Strava's MCP Connector is a hosted, read-only MCP server that gives a Strava subscriber's AI assistant access to their own activity history, fitness trends, gear and best efforts. The V3 REST API reaches the same data for registered developer apps. Co-founder, former CEO, researched 2026-11-03.

## Works with

- [Mark Gainey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mark-gainey/), Co-founder
- [Michael Martin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-martin/), Chief Executive Officer
- [Ryan Dixon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ryan-dixon/), VP, Partnerships and Developer Relations

## Backed by

- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [TCV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tcv/)
- [Dragoneer Investment Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dragoneer-investment-group/)
- [Madrone Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/madrone-capital-partners/)
- [Jackson Square Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jackson-square-ventures/)
- [Go4it Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/go4it-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is Michael Horvath?

Michael Horvath co-founded Strava and was its CEO until Michael Martin took over on 2 January 2024, after which he became Executive Advisor to the CEO, per the press release of 11 December 2023.

### What does Strava, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Strava MCP Connector + API from Strava, Inc..

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

The sources our research read name Sequoia Capital, TCV, Dragoneer Investment Group, Madrone Capital Partners, Jackson Square Ventures and Go4it Capital.

### How are Michael's tools graded?

Strava MCP Connector + API is graded E, 45.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-appoints-google-executive-michael-martin-as-ceo
- https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-launches-mcp-connector
- https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-now-integrated-as-a-connected-app-in-google-gemini-enabling-users-to-get-more-personalized-training-insights
- https://press.strava.com/
- https://support.strava.com/en-us/articles/15401531-strava-mcp-connector
- https://communityhub.strava.com/developers-knowledge-base-14/strava-api-faq-12906
- https://omm.com/news/press-releases/o-melveny-advises-strava-on-us-110-million-financing-led-by-tcv-and-sequoia
- https://sgbonline.com/strava-nets-2-2-billion-valuation-in-funding-round/
- https://www.builtinsf.com/articles/strava-achieves-2b-valuation-20250523

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.