# Rand Fishkin

> Rand Fishkin is co-founder of Moz. Moz API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Moz.

Rand Fishkin co-founded Moz with Gillian Muessig in 2004, when it was called SEOmoz and began as a blog and community for SEO research. The company published the Beginner's Guide to SEO, moved from consulting into SEO software and took the name Moz in 2013.

## What Rand builds

- [Moz API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/moz-api.md), graded E, 45.3/100, in SEO & search visibility. Moz API is a hosted JSON-RPC 2.0 service for SEO data from Moz's link and keyword indexes. It returns Domain Authority, backlinks, keyword metrics, ranking keywords and search results, with a beta MCP server for AI clients. Co-founder, Moz, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Gillian Muessig](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/gillian-muessig/), Co-founder, Moz

## Backed by

- [Foundry](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/foundry/)

## Questions

### Who is Rand Fishkin?

Rand Fishkin co-founded Moz with Gillian Muessig in 2004, when it was called SEOmoz and began as a blog and community for SEO research. The company published the Beginner's Guide to SEO, moved from consulting into SEO software and took the name Moz in 2013.

### What does SEOmoz, Inc. (Moz) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Moz API from SEOmoz, Inc. (Moz). Moz API is a hosted JSON-RPC 2.0 service for SEO data from Moz's link and keyword indexes. It returns Domain Authority, backlinks, keyword metrics, ranking keywords and search results, with a beta MCP server for AI clients.

### Who has invested in SEOmoz, Inc. (Moz)?

The sources our research read name Foundry.

### How are Rand's tools graded?

Moz API is graded E, 45.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://moz.com/about
- https://moz.com/api/docs
- https://moz.com/help/contact

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