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  "markdown": "Chief Executive Officer.\n\nMichael Martin became Strava's CEO on 2 January 2024, joining its board the same day. He was general manager of YouTube Shopping at Google before that, per the press release of 11 December 2023.\n\n## What Michael builds\n\n- [Strava MCP Connector + API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/strava.md), graded E, 45.8/100, in Hobbies, sport \u0026 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. Chief Executive Officer, researched 2026-11-03.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Mark Gainey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mark-gainey/), Co-founder\n- [Michael Horvath](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-horvath/), Co-founder, former CEO\n- [Ryan Dixon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ryan-dixon/), VP, Partnerships and Developer Relations\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)\n- [TCV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tcv/)\n- [Dragoneer Investment Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dragoneer-investment-group/)\n- [Madrone Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/madrone-capital-partners/)\n- [Jackson Square Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jackson-square-ventures/)\n- [Go4it Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/go4it-capital/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Michael Martin?\n\nMichael Martin became Strava's CEO on 2 January 2024, joining its board the same day. He was general manager of YouTube Shopping at Google before that, per the press release of 11 December 2023.\n\n### What does Strava, Inc. make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Strava MCP Connector + API from Strava, Inc.. 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.\n\n### Who has invested in Strava, Inc.?\n\nThe sources our research read name Sequoia Capital, TCV, Dragoneer Investment Group, Madrone Capital Partners, Jackson Square Ventures and Go4it Capital.\n\n### How are Michael's tools graded?\n\nStrava MCP Connector + API is graded E, 45.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-appoints-google-executive-michael-martin-as-ceo\n- https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-launches-mcp-connector\n- https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-now-integrated-as-a-connected-app-in-google-gemini-enabling-users-to-get-more-personalized-training-insights\n- https://press.strava.com/\n- https://support.strava.com/en-us/articles/15401531-strava-mcp-connector\n- https://communityhub.strava.com/developers-knowledge-base-14/strava-api-faq-12906\n- https://omm.com/news/press-releases/o-melveny-advises-strava-on-us-110-million-financing-led-by-tcv-and-sequoia\n- https://sgbonline.com/strava-nets-2-2-billion-valuation-in-funding-round/\n- https://www.builtinsf.com/articles/strava-achieves-2b-valuation-20250523\n\nThese 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. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. If a page is about you, link your account from it to write the about and set the links yourself. For a photo, a correction or to have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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