When was Fern founded?

Fern was founded in 2022 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Fern located?

Fern is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Fern have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Fern is 59.

Is Fern a funded company?

Fern is a funded company, having raised a total of $13M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Fern?

Fern's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Apr 10, 2025, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is Open Source. In United States, the Open Source sector has seen $3.27B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Fern rank among its competitors?

Fern ranks 1st amongst 15 active competitors, of which 4 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Fern, which secured $9M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Fern?

Fern's top competitors include Native Voice, Flir.se and Nex Streaming. Among them, Fern secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Fern - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of SaaS-based open-source format for APIs. It offers a platform to update the SDKs and documentation with API changes. It generates the types and networking logic and presents a postman collection, with successful and unsuccessful requests.

Website: buildwithfern.com
Email ID: *****@buildwithfern.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2022

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$13M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Apr 10, 2025, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 4 more

Ranked

1^st among 15 active competitors

Employee Count

59 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

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Exit Details

Acquired by Postman (Jan 08, 2026)

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Fern is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Birch Solutions, Inc. CIN: 872196193 , United States, Active	Feb 07, 2022	-	11 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Fern got acquired by Postman on Jan 08, 2026.

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Fern has raised a total funding of $13M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Apr 10, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Fern has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Fern:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 10, 2025	1286178	Series A	4879829	3649628	4221185	8433419
2023	1626	Seed	3358	1573	9955	Y Combinator

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The founders of Fern are Danny Sheridan, Zach Kirsch and Deep Singhvi.

Here are the details of Fern's key team members:

Danny Sheridan: Co-Founder of Fern.
Zach Kirsch: Co-Founder of Fern.
Deep Singhvi: Co-Founder of Fern.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Fern's employee count trend

Fern has 59 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Fern's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Fern include Native Voice, Flir.se and Nex Streaming. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Fern, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Fern 2022, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of SaaS-based open-source format for APIs	$13M	Bessemer Venture Partners, V1.VC & 3 others	54/100
2nd	Native Voice 2019, Denver (United States), Seed	Limited information available	$14M	Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital & 14 others	43/100
3rd	Flir.se 1987, Taby (Sweden), Unfunded	Provider of software development kit for developers	-	-	37/100
4th	Nex Streaming 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Public	Developer of software development kits for mobile application multimedia solutions	-	-	33/100
5th	Pig 2024, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Provider of SDK manager for developers	$500K	Y Combinator	28/100
6th	Ductape 2024, Lagos (Nigeria), Unfunded	Developer of a platform for building, integrating, and managing backend components	-	-	26/100
7th	Pushlink 2011, Goias (Brazil), Unfunded	App management tool to update private android applications	-	-	24/100
8th	Tailorr 2022, Haifa (Israel), Seed	Platform offering SDK manager solutions	$500K	Y Combinator	24/100
9th	ByteGami 2024, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Seed	The platform offers in-app gamification modules	$110K	Antler	21/100
10th	Sideko 2023, Brooklyn (United States), Unfunded	Cloud based SDK for developers	-	-	19/100