Who is Eli Staykova?
Eli Staykova is the VP of Marketing at Render, the cloud platform for developers. Render is a cloud platform where developers deploy web apps, APIs, databases and AI agents without managing servers.
About Eli Staykova
Render's about page lists her as VP of Marketing. She markets the platform that more than 4.5 million developers now deploy on.
About Render
Render is a cloud platform where developers deploy web apps, APIs, databases and AI agents without managing servers. It raised a $100M extension of its Series C in February 2026, led by Georgian, at a $1.5B valuation. More than 4.5 million developers use it and over 250,000 join every month.
Why Eli is on the cover
A quarter of a million new developers a month is a growth engine most marketers never get to run.
Questions about Eli and Render
- What does Eli Staykova do at Render?
- Eli Staykova is the VP of Marketing at Render, the cloud platform for developers.
- What does Render do?
- Render is a cloud platform where developers deploy web apps, APIs, databases and AI agents without managing servers.
- How much has Render raised?
- Render raised a $100M Series C extension led by Georgian in February 2026, at a $1.5B valuation.

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