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  "markdown": "CEO.\n\nShaheen Javadizadeh is chief executive of FreshBooks, which he joined in the fourth quarter of 2024, succeeding interim leader Mara Reiff. He has more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and chief executive and earlier held executive roles at Wolters Kluwer and the printing company 4over.\n\n## What Shaheen builds\n\n- [FreshBooks API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/freshbooks.md), graded E, 45.4/100, in Accounting \u0026 invoicing. REST API for FreshBooks, the invoicing-first accounting product for freelancers and small firms. CEO, researched 2026-10-29.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Joe Sawada](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/joe-sawada/), Co-founder\n- [Levi Cooperman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/levi-cooperman/), Co-founder\n- [Mike McDerment](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mike-mcderment/), Co-founder, board chair and former CEO\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Accomplice](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accomplice/)\n- [Georgian](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/georgian/)\n- [Oak Investment Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/oak-investment-partners/)\n- [J.P. Morgan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/j-p-morgan/)\n- [Gaingels](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gaingels/)\n- [BMO](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bmo/)\n- [Manulife](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/manulife/)\n- [Barclays](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/barclays/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Shaheen Javadizadeh?\n\nShaheen Javadizadeh is chief executive of FreshBooks, which he joined in the fourth quarter of 2024, succeeding interim leader Mara Reiff. He has more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and chief executive and earlier held executive roles at Wolters Kluwer and the printing company 4over.\n\n### What does FreshBooks make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists FreshBooks API from FreshBooks. REST API for FreshBooks, the invoicing-first accounting product for freelancers and small firms.\n\n### Who has invested in FreshBooks?\n\nThe sources our research read name Accomplice, Georgian, Oak Investment Partners, J.P. Morgan, Gaingels, BMO, Manulife and Barclays.\n\n### How are Shaheen's tools graded?\n\nFreshBooks API is graded E, 45.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.freshbooks.com/about\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcderment-68895a1\n- https://x.com/MikeMcDerment\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/fieldschris\n- https://www.freshbooks.com/\n- https://ca.linkedin.com/company/freshbooks\n- https://www.freshbooks.com/api/start\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. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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