Matt Ward

Shoutout to Matt Ward – this guy’s a total beast in the startup and API world. So, he’s the CEO and co-founder of Apoxy, a fresh YC batch from S23, and they’re building some advanced programmable proxy platform for API security, observability, and usability. Basically, they’re making it way easier to handle APIs at scale without the bullshit.

But here’s where it gets wild – Matt’s been deep in the video and API game for a minute. Before Apoxy, he was messing around with YouTube’s video player and their internal APIs, which is no small feat. Imagine working on one of the biggest video platforms in the world – you gotta know your stuff. Then he jumped into Mux, helping build out their video API, so he’s got serious chops in video tech. Plus, he worked at Fathom too, which is all about video and APIs, so he’s been grinding in this space for a while.

His career kicked off as a pro Flash engineer back in the day, working on internet video at CollegeHumor – yeah, before TikTok, before Vine, he was doing the internet’s video stuff when Flash was king. That’s where he cut his teeth, and you can tell he’s been obsessed with making video and APIs better ever since.

He’s based in South Lake Tahoe – dude loves the outdoors, skiing, cycling, all that. But don’t get it twisted, his mind’s always on the future trend in tech. He’s the type who jumps into problems that most people wouldn’t even try, and he crushes it. His process shows he’s got that relentless drive to build and improve the tools that power the internet’s media and APIs.

Honestly, Matt’s story is about evolution – starting from Flash videos, working at the biggest platforms, then taking all that experience to build something totally fresh with Apoxy. It’s like he’s been climbing the ladder, learning, breaking shit, fixing shit, and now he’s creating tools that could change how APIs work at scale. No Cap, dude’s a real deal – the kind of founder who’s been in the trenches, knows the tech, and is now pushing the boundaries.