Martin is the Founder and CEO of Tyk Technologies, a popular open source API Gateway and Management Platform. Martin has taken Tyk from an open sourced side-project to a successful and still-independent commercial offering with employees and clients around the world. The Tyk platform now powers billions of transactions for some of the world’s largest brands including Starbucks, Capital One, AXA Insurance and the Financial Times. Overseeing Tyk from his New Zealand base, Martin is a self-proclaimed digital hippie, maker, gopher, and a passionate advocate of open source.