Also known as: apitracker
A developer experience platform that equips teams with tools to create exceptional customer experiences through superior documentation, API monitoring, and customizable developer dashboards.
API-driven companies lack comprehensive tools to provide exceptional developer experiences, including high-quality documentation, API monitoring, usage insights, and customizable developer dashboards, leading to poor developer satisfaction and adoption challenges.
API-driven companies lack comprehensive tools to provide exceptional developer experiences, including high-quality documentation, API monitoring, usage insights, and customizable developer dashboards, leading to poor developer satisfaction and adoption challenges.
Hoss provides an integrated platform that combines superior documentation and developer content, deep visibility into API usage, third-party API monitoring, and robust customizable developer dashboards to help companies deliver world-class developer experiences.
Hoss provides an integrated platform that combines superior documentation and developer content, deep visibility into API usage, third-party API monitoring, and robust customizable developer dashboards to help companies deliver world-class developer experiences.
Niantic acquired Hoss in October 2021 to accelerate and expand the Lightship developer experience platform and build tools for the Lightship ARDK.
Event Year: 2021
Acquirer: Niantic
Niantic acquired Hoss in October 2021 to accelerate and expand the Lightship developer experience platform and build tools for the Lightship ARDK.
Event Year: 2021
Acquirer: Niantic
Niantic sought to improve developer experience for its Lightship platform by acquiring a company with proven expertise in building developer-first solutions, customized developer portals, and community engagement tools ahead of the public launch of the Lightship ARDK.
Niantic sought to improve developer experience for its Lightship platform by acquiring a company with proven expertise in building developer-first solutions, customized developer portals, and community engagement tools ahead of the public launch of the Lightship ARDK.
Hoss is a developer experience platform designed to help API-driven companies deliver world-class customer experiences through comprehensive developer tools and solutions. Founded in 2019 and backed by Y Combinator, the platform addresses a critical gap in how companies support their developer communities and manage API integrations.
Developers increasingly expect high-quality, self-service experiences when working with APIs and third-party integrations. Many companies struggle to provide the documentation, monitoring, and support tools that modern developers demand. Hoss was built to solve this problem by offering a unified platform that combines multiple essential capabilities into one cohesive solution.
Hoss enables teams to provide superior documentation and developer content tailored to their specific needs. The platform offers deep visibility into how customers use APIs, allowing companies to understand adoption patterns and identify potential issues before they impact users. Teams can monitor third-party APIs to ensure reliability and performance, while also providing robust and customizable developer dashboards that give developers the insights they need to build effectively.
Hoss is a developer experience platform designed to help API-driven companies deliver world-class customer experiences through comprehensive developer tools and solutions. Founded in 2019 and backed by Y Combinator, the platform addresses a critical gap in how companies support their developer communities and manage API integrations.
Developers increasingly expect high-quality, self-service experiences when working with APIs and third-party integrations. Many companies struggle to provide the documentation, monitoring, and support tools that modern developers demand. Hoss was built to solve this problem by offering a unified platform that combines multiple essential capabilities into one cohesive solution.
Hoss enables teams to provide superior documentation and developer content tailored to their specific needs. The platform offers deep visibility into how customers use APIs, allowing companies to understand adoption patterns and identify potential issues before they impact users. Teams can monitor third-party APIs to ensure reliability and performance, while also providing robust and customizable developer dashboards that give developers the insights they need to build effectively.
SaaS (Software as a Service)
SaaS (Software as a Service)
API-driven companies and enterprises that need to provide exceptional developer experiences, including companies in fintech, AI, e-commerce, and other sectors reliant on API integrations.
API-driven companies and enterprises that need to provide exceptional developer experiences, including companies in fintech, AI, e-commerce, and other sectors reliant on API integrations.
Acquired by Niantic in October 2021; integrated into Lightship developer experience team.
Hiring: No active hiring as of last available information; company was acquired and integrated into Niantic.
Acquired by Niantic in October 2021; integrated into Lightship developer experience team.
Hiring: No active hiring as of last available information; company was acquired and integrated into Niantic.
The platform was designed for API-driven companies across various industries. Notable users included Xendit, AssemblyAI, and Zentail, which leveraged Hoss to improve customer acquisition, understanding, and support. The solution proved particularly valuable for companies that needed to balance self-service capabilities with rich community engagement, enabling developers to solve problems independently while maintaining strong relationships with the platform provider.
The platform was designed for API-driven companies across various industries. Notable users included Xendit, AssemblyAI, and Zentail, which leveraged Hoss to improve customer acquisition, understanding, and support. The solution proved particularly valuable for companies that needed to balance self-service capabilities with rich community engagement, enabling developers to solve problems independently while maintaining strong relationships with the platform provider.
Hoss combined several critical functions into a single platform. The documentation and content management tools helped companies create engaging, easy-to-use resources. The API monitoring and visibility features provided real-time insights into performance and usage patterns. The customizable developer dashboards allowed companies to present information in ways that matched their brand and user needs. Behind-the-scenes services including hosting and management reduced operational overhead for development teams.
Hoss combined several critical functions into a single platform. The documentation and content management tools helped companies create engaging, easy-to-use resources. The API monitoring and visibility features provided real-time insights into performance and usage patterns. The customizable developer dashboards allowed companies to present information in ways that matched their brand and user needs. Behind-the-scenes services including hosting and management reduced operational overhead for development teams.
Led by co-founders Matt Hawkins, Cameron Cooper, and Trung Vu, Hoss was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 cohort. The team quickly built a reputation for understanding developer needs and creating compelling, developer-first experiences. Their expertise in building engaging solutions that combined self-service capabilities with community engagement became recognized across the industry.
Led by co-founders Matt Hawkins, Cameron Cooper, and Trung Vu, Hoss was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 cohort. The team quickly built a reputation for understanding developer needs and creating compelling, developer-first experiences. Their expertise in building engaging solutions that combined self-service capabilities with community engagement became recognized across the industry.
In October 2021, Niantic acquired Hoss to accelerate development of the Lightship developer experience platform. The acquisition reflected Niantic's commitment to providing developers with world-class tools and support for building augmented reality experiences on the Lightship platform. The Hoss team joined Niantic's developer experience team to help build out the Lightship platform portal ahead of the public launch of the Lightship ARDK, with plans to continuously iterate on the overall developer experience as more developers engaged with the platform.
In October 2021, Niantic acquired Hoss to accelerate development of the Lightship developer experience platform. The acquisition reflected Niantic's commitment to providing developers with world-class tools and support for building augmented reality experiences on the Lightship platform. The Hoss team joined Niantic's developer experience team to help build out the Lightship platform portal ahead of the public launch of the Lightship ARDK, with plans to continuously iterate on the overall developer experience as more developers engaged with the platform.
