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  "markdown": "Co-founder and CEO.\n\n## What Sasha builds\n\n- [Puzzle API and MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puzzle.md), graded D, 46.2/100, in Accounting \u0026 invoicing. Puzzle is AI-native accounting software for startups and small businesses, with a real-time general ledger. Its hosted MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT and other clients to a company's books, and a partner REST API reaches ledgers, bills, invoices and reports. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-11-06.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [John Cwikla](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/john-cwikla/), Co-founder and CTO\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)\n- [S32](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/s32/)\n- [XYZ Venture Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/xyz-venture-capital/)\n- [FOG Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fog-ventures/)\n- [Felicis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/felicis/)\n- [Kapor Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kapor-capital/)\n- [Sterling Road](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sterling-road/)\n- [Born Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/born-ventures/)\n- [Soma Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/soma-capital/)\n- [Alumni Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alumni-ventures/)\n- [Gaingels](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gaingels/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Sasha Orloff?\n\nSasha Orloff is co-founder and CEO.\n\n### What does Puzzle make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Puzzle API and MCP from Puzzle. Puzzle is AI-native accounting software for startups and small businesses, with a real-time general ledger. Its hosted MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT and other clients to a company's books, and a partner REST API reaches ledgers, bills, invoices and reports.\n\n### Who has invested in Puzzle?\n\nThe sources our research read name General Catalyst, S32, XYZ Venture Capital, FOG Ventures, Felicis, Kapor Capital, Sterling Road, Born Ventures, Soma Capital, Alumni Ventures and Gaingels.\n\n### How are Sasha's tools graded?\n\nPuzzle API and MCP is graded D, 46.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://puzzle.io/blog/puzzle-raises-an-additional-30m-to-fuel-a-new-era-of-ai-powered-accounting\n- https://puzzle.io/blog/puzzle-launches-smart-accounting-software-for-startups-announces-15m-series-a-led-by-general-catalyst\n- https://puzzle.io/about\n- https://puzzle.io/legal/privacy\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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