Airtable
acquired by Bending Spoons37 known investors
Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database. Founded in 2013 by Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, and Emmett Nicholas, it raised about $1.35bn from investors including CRV, Caffeinated Capital, Benchmark, Thrive Capital, and Coatue, and agreed to be acquired by Bending Spoons in August 2026.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Deal analyses
- Airtable × Bending Spoons: who got the money home →
An estimated liquidation waterfall: the late-stage pref stack took $1.29bn at ~1x, founders took ~$190m, and seed money made ~42x.
Founders & leadership
HL
Howie LiuCo-founder and CEO
AO
Andrew OfstadCo-founder
EN
Emmett NicholasCo-founder
Investors · 37
01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M
BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K
Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M
Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M
CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M
CSC UpshotPalo Alto · $100K – $1.5M
DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M
Draft Ventures LlcSan Francisco
DVCRotterdam
Ethos VCSan Francisco · $250K – $3M
Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M
Founder CollectiveCambridge
Friends Family CapitalSilicon Valley
Front Row VenturesMontreal
HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K
Insper AngelsSão Paulo
Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M
Jude GomilaLynnwoodvia Jude Gomila · inferred
Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M
Slow VenturesSan Francisco
SNR VCSeattle
Toba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M
Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco
BenchmarkreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $30M
Coatue ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $20M
CrunchFundreportedvia Michael Arrington · inferred
CRVreportedSan Francisco
DCVCreportedPalo Alto
Franklin TempletonreportedLondon
Freestyle CapitalreportedSan Rafael · $1.5M – $4M
GreenoaksreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $50M
ICONIQ GrowthreportedSan Francisco
Sound VenturesreportedSanta Monicavia Ashton Kutcher · inferred
T. Rowe PricereportedBaltimore
Thrive CapitalreportedNew York · $500K – $25M
Tribe Capital FirstlookreportedPalo Alto · $25K – $40M
Acquisitions · 1
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsBalsa
In the news
- Bending Spoons entered definitive agreement to acquire Airtable for $1.28Bbusinesswire.com · 2026