# Gregory Koberger

> Gregory Koberger is the founder and CEO of ReadMe, an API documentation and developer hub company. A developer and designer with a computer science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, he previously worked at Mozilla and freelanced for startups. His projects include Startup Escape, API Mixtape, illustrated startup advice, and WAPI Radio.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at ReadMe
- **Organizations:** ReadMe, Mozilla, Startup Escape, Phileas & Fogg, Offbeat Guides, GigaOM
- **Education:** Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Founded ReadMe and joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2015 batch., Led ReadMe through a $9 million Series A with Accel in 2019., Designed Startup Escape, which his portfolio reports hosted 6,034 players across 852 games over two years.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Interned at Offbeat Guides.
- **2009** — Interned at GigaOM.
- **2010** — Joined Mozilla, working on the Firefox Add-Ons site as a developer and product manager.
- **2012** — Contracted for Greylock on college recruiting websites.
- **2013** — Built business dashboards for the Golden State Warriors.
- **2014** — Built and launched ReadMe and ran Phileas & Fogg in Costa Rica.
- **2015** — Participated in Y Combinator W2015; illustrated Sam Altman’s Startup Playbook.
- **2016** — Published accounts of ReadMe’s mascot, challenge coins, and company origins.
- **2017** — Held the first API Mixtape conference with ReadMe.
- **2018** — Opened Startup Escape.
- **2019** — ReadMe raised a $9 million Series A led by Accel.
- **2020** — Published his escape-room design essay and candidate-focused hiring approach; helped launch WAPI Radio.
- **2023** — Presented Building Magical Developer Experiences with illusionist Brett Schneider.
- **2024** — Announced ReadMe Refactored and discussed leadership with Moesif.

## Achievements

- Founded ReadMe and joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2015 batch.
- Led ReadMe through a $9 million Series A with Accel in 2019.
- Designed Startup Escape, which his portfolio reports hosted 6,034 players across 852 games over two years.
- Illustrated Sam Altman’s Startup Playbook.
- Helped develop an interview process in which technical candidates work on their own projects.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Published ReadMe Refactored, introducing editing inside developer hubs, MDX components, bidirectional GitHub syncing, and My Developers.
- **2024-10** — In a Moesif interview, described launching three additional paid products during a difficult market, returning to positive cash flow, and avoiding layoffs.

## Links

- Website: https://gkoberger.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkoberger/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gkoberger
- GitHub: https://github.com/gkoberger
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/gkoberger

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Last updated: 2026-10-12