# Zeno Rocha

> Zeno Rocha is co-founder of Resend. Resend API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Resend.

Zeno Rocha is founder and CEO of Resend, an email API for developers from Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. He was previously VP of Developer Experience at WorkOS and chief product officer at Liferay Cloud.

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

## What Zeno builds

- [Resend API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/resend.md), graded BB, 77.1/100, in Email delivery APIs. Transactional and marketing email API with inbound receiving, templates, broadcasts and automations. Co-founder, Resend, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Bu Kinoshita](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bu-kinoshita/), Co-founder, Resend

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [SV Angel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sv-angel/)
- [Basecase Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/basecase-capital/)
- [Elad Gil](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/elad-gil/)
- [Lachy Groom](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lachy-groom/)
- [Dylan Field](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dylan-field/)
- [Guillermo Rauch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/guillermo-rauch/)
- [Paul Copplestone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paul-copplestone/)
- [Calvin French-Owen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/calvin-french-owen/)
- [Ali Rowghani](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ali-rowghani/)
- [Eric Muntz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eric-muntz/)
- [Michael Grinich](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/michael-grinich/)
- [Ahmad Awais](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ahmad-awais/)
- [Britton Winterrose](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/britton-winterrose/)
- [Briza Rocha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/briza-rocha/)
- [Cassidy Williams](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cassidy-williams/)
- [Christopher Golda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/christopher-golda/)
- [Darian Shirazi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/darian-shirazi/)
- [David Cramer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-cramer/)
- [David Mytton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-mytton/)
- [Jack McCloy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jack-mccloy/)
- [James Hawkins](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/james-hawkins/)
- [Jean-Denis Greze](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jean-denis-greze/)
- [Jeff Henriod](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jeff-henriod/)
- [Kenneth Auchenberg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kenneth-auchenberg/)
- [Lee Robinson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lee-robinson/)
- [Shawn Wang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/shawn-wang/)
- [Sidharth Kakkar](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sidharth-kakkar/)
- [Theo Browne](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/theo-browne/)
- [Thomas Paul Mann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/thomas-paul-mann/)
- [Tido Carriero](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tido-carriero/)

## Questions

### Who is Zeno Rocha?

Zeno Rocha is founder and CEO of Resend, an email API for developers from Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. He was previously VP of Developer Experience at WorkOS and chief product officer at Liferay Cloud.

### What does Resend make?

Anchor Terminal lists Resend API + MCP from Resend. Transactional and marketing email API with inbound receiving, templates, broadcasts and automations.

### Who has invested in Resend?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Basecase Capital, Elad Gil, Lachy Groom, Dylan Field, Guillermo Rauch, Paul Copplestone, Calvin French-Owen, Ali Rowghani, Eric Muntz, Michael Grinich, Ahmad Awais, Britton Winterrose, Briza Rocha, Cassidy Williams, Christopher Golda, Darian Shirazi, David Cramer, David Mytton, Jack McCloy, James Hawkins, Jean-Denis Greze, Jeff Henriod, Kenneth Auchenberg, Lee Robinson, Shawn Wang, Sidharth Kakkar, Theo Browne, Thomas Paul Mann and Tido Carriero.

### How are Zeno's tools graded?

Resend API + MCP is graded BB, 77.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/resend
- https://resend.com/
- https://resend.com/support

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