Operating Company Software

Postman

San Francisco, California, United States

Postman is the world’s leading API platform that simplifies the API lifecycle—helping teams collaborate on API design, test APIs, document them, and streamline distribution through the Postman API Network.

Focus Areas
API developer tools, API documentation, API design & testing
Website
www.postman.com

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2023-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout

Postman Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Postman. 1 2023 1 2024 1 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • January 9, 2026
    Buyer
    Postman
    Target
    Fern
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Postman has acquired Fern, a New York–based developer experience company that builds API documentation and SDK generation tooling. The entire Fern team will join Postman, with Fern's product, brand and roadmap remaining in place to expand Postman's API documentation and SDK capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • November 16, 2025
    Buyer
    Postman
    Target
    liblab
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Israel
    Type
    Buyout

    Postman has acquired liblab, a developer platform that automates generation and maintenance of SDKs, to extend Postman’s API lifecycle capabilities and make automated SDK creation part of its integrated platform. The acquisition will allow Postman to offer SDKs-as-a-service to its large developer base and strengthen its position in the API-first and AI-ready API ecosystems.

  • April 11, 2024
    Buyer
    Postman
    Target
    Orbit
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Postman has acquired Orbit, a community growth platform for developer companies, to integrate community features into the Postman API Network. The acquisition will enable API builders to engage directly with developers, grow their communities, and increase API adoption through Orbit's insights, automations, and engagement tooling.

  • Buyer
    Postman
    Target
    Akita Software
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Buyout

    Postman has acquired Akita Software to integrate Akita's API discovery and monitoring capabilities into the Postman platform. The entire Akita team will join Postman as the companies work to deliver integrated API observability tooling, with a first integrated product slated for beta in fall 2023.

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