Founder of a listed tool
Steli Efti
Co-founder and CEO, named behind the Close API + MCP listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Steli builds
Close API + MCP B · CRM & customer platforms
REST API and hosted MCP server for Close, a sales CRM built around calling, email and SMS.
Co-founder and CEO, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Anthony Nemitz Co-founder; Member of Technical Staff per LinkedIn
- Phil Freo VP Product & Engineering
- Thomas Steinacher Co-founder and Principal Engineer, R&D
Questions
Who is Steli Efti?
Steli Efti is co-founder and CEO of Close, a sales CRM that began as an internal tool and became a product in 2013. He co-founded Close after running ElasticSales, an outbound sales team for hire, which he started after Y Combinator in 2011.
What does Close make?
Anchor Terminal lists Close API + MCP from Close. REST API and hosted MCP server for Close, a sales CRM built around calling, email and SMS.
How are Steli's tools graded?
Close API + MCP is graded B, 66.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (13)
- https://www.close.com/about
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/steliefti/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/steliefti/
- https://x.com/Steli
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonynemitz/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonynemitz/
- https://close.com/author/thomas-steinacher
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/philfreo/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/philfreo/
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/close
- https://help.close.com/welcome-to-close-help
- https://close.com/
- https://help.close.com/
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