Unkey was founded by James Perkins, Andreas Thomas.

Who are Unkey's investors?

Unkey's investors include Uncork Capital, ESSENCE VC, Deep Acre, Homebrew, Preston-Werner Ventures, Essence Venture Capital, Step Function Ventures, Tokyo Black.

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11 known investors

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Unkey is an API management platform for developers, designed to handle API workflows including integration and scaling. It targets teams building fast and scalable software.

Cloud Computing Data & Infrastructure Developer Tools SaaS

Founders & leadership

James PerkinsCo-founder

Andreas ThomasCo-founder

Investors · 11

Uncork Capital✓ confirmed by UnkeySan Francisco · $3M – $5M

How we know: Uncork Capital's portfolio page · the company's own site · a partner's Signal profile · funding news · unkey.com · Not right? Tell us

ESSENCE VC✓ confirmed by UnkeyBothell

How we know: the company's own site · funding news · unkey.com · Not right? Tell us

Deep Acrelisted by Deep AcreFort Lauderdale

Homebrewlisted by HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K

Preston-Werner Ventureslisted by Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M

How we know: Preston-Werner Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Essence Venture CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $10K – $10Mvia Timothy Chen · inferred

How we know: the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

Step Function VenturesreportedBoston

How we know: unkey.com · Not right? Tell us

Tokyo BlackreportedSan Francisco

How we know: unkey.com · Not right? Tell us

Also in the syndicate · 3

PWV (Preston-Werner Ventures)Sunflower CapitalThe Normal Fund

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeedApr 2026 · 2 sources
Uncork Capital (lead), Essence VC, PWV (Preston-Werner Ventures), Step Function, Sunflower Capital, Tokyo Black
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Undisclosed amountpre-seedNov 2023 · 2 sources
Essence VC (lead), Sunflower Capital, The Normal Fund
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Unkey raised $4.5M to ship APIs, not infrastructureunkey.com · Apr 2026

Unkey raises 1.5 million pre-seed | Unkeyunkey.com · Nov 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Unkey do?: Unkey is an API management platform for developers, designed to handle API workflows including integration and scaling. It targets teams building fast and scalable software.
Who founded Unkey?: Unkey was founded by James Perkins, Andreas Thomas.
Who are Unkey's investors?: Unkey's investors include Uncork Capital, ESSENCE VC, Deep Acre, Homebrew, Preston-Werner Ventures, Essence Venture Capital, Step Function Ventures, Tokyo Black.