# Geoff Schmidt

> Geoff Schmidt is the co-founder and former CEO of Apollo GraphQL, a co-founder of Meteor Development Group, and co-creator of GraphQL Federation with Martijn Walraven. His work has focused on making application development easier through shared software infrastructure. He also created Monument, a San Francisco live/work community for scientists and artists.

- **Role:** Co-founder and board member at Apollo GraphQL; continuing technology and GraphQL ecosystem role announced in July 2025
- **Organizations:** Apollo GraphQL, Meteor Development Group, Asana, Monument
- **Education:** Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Meteor Development Group and Apollo GraphQL., Co-created GraphQL Federation with Martijn Walraven., Led Apollo through its August 2021 $130 million Series D.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Worked as an early employee at Asana.
- **2011** — Participated in Y Combinator Summer 2011 with Matt DeBergalis and Nick Martin; the work led to Meteor.
- **2012** — Meteor developer preview launched; Meteor Development Group announced $11.2 million in Series A funding in July.
- **2015-2016** — Work on a new Meteor data layer led to Apollo; the first Apollo open-source components launched in early 2016.
- **2021** — As CEO, announced Apollo’s $130 million Series D at a valuation over $1.5 billion.
- **2022** — Apollo introduced GraphOS to build, connect and operate supergraphs.
- **2025** — Passed the CEO role to Matt DeBergalis on July 17 and remained involved in technology and the GraphQL ecosystem.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Meteor Development Group and Apollo GraphQL.
- Co-created GraphQL Federation with Martijn Walraven.
- Led Apollo through its August 2021 $130 million Series D.
- Created Monument, a 24-unit live/work community for scientists and artists in San Francisco.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Matt DeBergalis became CEO on July 17; Schmidt continued in a role focused on technology and the GraphQL ecosystem.
- **2026-10** — Apollo’s leadership page, checked October 22, lists Schmidt as Founder under its Board of Directors. This is a verification date, not the date of a new appointment.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gschmidt
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/geoffql

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Last updated: 2026-10-22