# Scott Johnston

> Scott Johnston is CEO. Sprites on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

CEO.

Scott Johnston became chief executive of Fly.io in July 2026, as the company raised new funding and focused on Sprites, its computers for AI agents. He was earlier chief executive of Docker.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcjohnston
- X: https://x.com/scottcjohnston

## What Scott builds

- [Sprites](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sprites.md), graded C, 58.6/100, in Code execution sandboxes. Sprites are hosted Linux microVMs from Fly.io that keep their disk between runs, pause when idle and wake on request. They are driven through a REST API, a CLI, four SDKs or a hosted MCP server. CEO, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Ben Johnson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ben-johnson/), VP of Product
- [Jerome Gravel-Niquet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jerome-gravel-niquet/), Co-founder, Fly.io
- [Kurt Mackey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kurt-mackey/), Founder, now an advisor
- [Michael Dwan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-dwan/), Co-founder, Fly.io

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [Intel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/intel/)
- [Dell Technologies](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dell-technologies/)
- [EQT](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eqt/)

## Questions

### Who is Scott Johnston?

Scott Johnston became chief executive of Fly.io in July 2026, as the company raised new funding and focused on Sprites, its computers for AI agents. He was earlier chief executive of Docker.

### What does Fly.io make?

Anchor Terminal lists Sprites from Fly.io. Sprites are hosted Linux microVMs from Fly.io that keep their disk between runs, pause when idle and wake on request. They are driven through a REST API, a CLI, four SDKs or a hosted MCP server.

### Who has invested in Fly.io?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Intel, Dell Technologies and EQT.

### How are Scott's tools graded?

Sprites is graded C, 58.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fly-io
- https://fly.io/
- https://fly.io/about/

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