# Aklivity

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/aklivity

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Palo Alto, US
- Website: www.aklivity.io
- Total disclosed funding: $4.1M
- Latest round: Seed (Apr 20, 2022)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2021, Aklivity Inc. operates as a software development company that engages in developing API management platforms to help architectures with cloud-based solutions. The company was co-founded by CEO Leonid Lukyanov and CTO John Fallows. In April 2022, Aklivity Inc. raised USD 4.1 million in seed funding led by investor 468 Capital, with participation from Pear VC, Alumni Ventures, and other investors. 

The company develops a universal API layer called Zilla for streaming architectures. Zilla acts as an open-source API gateway that serves as a unified interface for event-driven services and data. It supports multiple network and messaging protocols, such as Kafka, and can translate between different protocol combinations. This allows the exposure of Kafka streams through REST APIs and other APIs like SSE, MQTT, AMQP, gRPC, and WebSocket. Additionally, Zilla offers management features like authentication, monitoring, and cataloging, designed for streaming. The platform enables clients to access event streams through their preferred API options

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Apr 20, 2022, $4.1M — Pear VC, Alumni Ventures Group, 468 Capital

## Investors

- Pear VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pear-vc) — Seed
- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Seed
- 468 Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/468-capital) — Seed