What Is Menyala
Menyala is a venture builder founded by Temasek, a global investment firm headquartered in Singapore. We empower builders to drive technological shifts.
What Is The Role
As the EIR, you will spearhead the exploration, definition, and early execution of a new API as agents venture. With the freedom to shape the concept and execution, you'll guide the venture from problem identification through validation, prototype, and MVP phases. You'll collaborate with Menyala's advisors, insurance experts, and technologists to test assumptions, refine product-market fit, and build a foundation for scalable growth.
The API integration market is experiencing growing pains as traditional integration approaches struggle to keep pace with the exponential growth in API complexity and volume. While APIs have become the de facto standard for system interoperability, the current integration paradigm requires extensive manual coding, constant maintenance, and deep technical expertise for each new connection. This creates a significant bottleneck for businesses trying to stay agile in an increasingly connected digital ecosystem.
LLMs represent a paradigm shift in how we approach API integration by offering the potential to understand and adapt to API changes autonomously. Rather than requiring rigid, pre-programmed connections, LLMs can interpret API documentation, handle schema variations, and even generate appropriate transformation logic on the fly. This capability could dramatically reduce the time and expertise needed for integrations while improving security through better error handling and automated vulnerability detection.
The opportunity extends beyond simple automation - it's about creating a new integration layer that can learn and evolve. By leveraging LLMs to create self-healing, intelligent integrations, we can address the fundamental scalability challenges that plague current solutions. This could enable businesses to move from managing hundreds of brittle point-to-point connections to maintaining a single, adaptive integration fabric that understands and responds to their needs autonomously.
As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, you'll work alongside:
- Veteran Venture Architects who've built and scaled successful companies
- Product and Engineering teams with deep domain expertise
- Industry advisors who understand market dynamics and opportunities
- A network of potential customers, partners, and investors
What we offer:
- Structured venture-building methodology to validate and launch your concept
- Full stack of resources to accelerate from idea to funded company
- Clear path to seed funding for validated opportunities
- Deep expertise in Financial Services and Web3 markets
Ideal for:
- Seasoned entrepreneurs ready for their next venture
- Industry veterans with deep market insights
- Technical leaders who understand scalable solutions
- Domain experts passionate about solving real problems
