Company

About fs.ax

We are building the fastest, most developer-friendly URL shortener with built-in monetization — so every link you share can earn you money.

Our mission

Most URL shorteners treat links as dumb redirects. We think links should be smart infrastructure — tracked, monetized, and programmable. fs.ax exists to turn every shared URL into a revenue opportunity while giving developers a world-class API to build on top of.

We believe creators and developers deserve to be paid for the traffic they generate. Whether you are a content creator sharing affiliate links, a SaaS company tracking campaigns, or an enterprise needing white-label short links, fs.ax is built for you.

The name

fs.ax stands for Forward Slash. The forward slash is the most fundamental character in every URL — it separates the domain from the path, the known from the unknown. We thought it deserved its own platform. The .ax TLD belongs to the Aland Islands, but for us it represents the axis between your content and your audience.

The team

AK
Alex Kowalski
CEO & Co-founder
MR
Maria Rodriguez
CTO & Co-founder
JT
James Thompson
Head of Engineering
SC
Sarah Chen
Head of Design
LN
Liam Nguyen
Lead Backend Engineer
EP
Emma Petrov
Head of Growth

By the numbers

MetricValue
Links shortened12M+
Monthly clicks280M+
Paid out to creators$1.4M+
API uptime (12 months)99.97%
Countries served190+
Founded2024