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Marc MacLeod

Founder

Founder at StopLight

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedStopLight

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Marc: together at Tufts University

About

Marc MacLeod founded Stoplight in 2015 and served as its CEO until mid-2020; the company was acquired in 2022. He is currently Co-Founder and CEO of Datanaut. His background includes full-stack software engineering and design, with experience in complex frontend UI and architecture, Node, and API design.

Founder at StopLight

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StopLight's investors · 4

Next Coast VenturesAustin · $2M – $4M checks · since 2021NextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksSocial StartsSan FranciscoTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Experience

  1. DatanautCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. StoplightFounder & Director2022 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
  3. StoplightFounder & CPO2020 — 2022Austin, Texas, United States
  4. StoplightFounder & CEO2015 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  5. Swink.tvChief Technology Officer2013 — 2014
  6. DreamIt VenturesParticipating Company at DreamIt Ventures2012 — 2013Greater Philadelphia
  7. The Whoot, LLCCo-Founder2012
  8. Abroad101Vice President Engineering2010 — 2012
  9. GMOResearch Systems Intern2009
  10. Boylston Technology GroupWeb Engineer Intern2008 — 2009
  11. QMobileMarketing Intern2007

Skills & more

Leadership1Ruby11Ruby on Rails11JavaScript13HTML 57CSS6jQuery4MySQL2PostgreSQL2LAMP1Google Analytics1HTML5
+10 moreCascading Style Sheets (CSS)EntrepreneurshipWeb DevelopmentWeb EngineeringFoosballSEOMobile ApplicationsSEMSoftware DevelopmentEarly-stage Startups

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marc MacLeod?
Marc MacLeod founded Stoplight in 2015 and served as its CEO until mid-2020; the company was acquired in 2022. He is currently Co-Founder and CEO of Datanaut. His background includes full-stack software engineering and design, with experience in complex frontend UI and architecture, Node, and API design.
Where does Marc MacLeod work?
Marc MacLeod is Founder of StopLight.
What companies did Marc MacLeod found?
Marc MacLeod founded StopLight.
Where did Marc MacLeod go to school?
Marc MacLeod studied at Tufts University (Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Economics); Landon High School.

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