Airtop
22 employees on LinkedIn Β· 29 known investors
Airtop provides cloud-based browser automation that turns plain-English descriptions of workflows into deterministic agents able to log in, browse, and act across the open web, behind logins, and inside legacy vendor portals. It targets developers and non-technical users, offering an agent builder and marketing-focused automation.
Also known as Switchboard
Founders & leadership
Investors Β· 29
Also in the syndicate Β· 23
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Airtop operates a cloud browser platform that lets developers, AI agents, and automation tools control real web browsers running in the cloud. The core proposition is automating work on web applications where APIs are unavailable or insufficient, including sites behind logins, legacy vendor portals, and applications that virtualize the DOM. Airtop handles the underlying infrastructure problems associated with browser automation at scale: browser fleet management and pre-warmed pools, anti-bot detection, CAPTCHA solving, residential proxying, and authentication flows involving OAuth, SSO, and 2FA.
The product has several layers. A developer-facing API and SDK create browser sessions in a single call and expose AI APIs that accept natural-language prompts (for example, paginated extraction of structured results from a search page); these are described as using a multi-modal approach combining visual information, text, and DOM structure. Lower-level control is supported through Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium scripts connected via a CDP WebSocket endpoint. On top of this sits Agent Builder, where a user describes a workflow in plain English and Airtop builds, tests, and compiles it into reusable code, which the company says is up to 100x more efficient to run than uncompiled LLM agents; agents run on schedules or triggers and are described as self-healing when runs break. A third layer is Mark, an assistant aimed at marketers that produces a go-to-market plan and handles agent building, sequencing, workflow logic, and data sourcing.
Additional platform features include an embeddable live browser view for human-in-the-loop intervention and end-user login, saved encrypted session profiles that persist authenticated state without storing credentials, a password vault, file upload/download, Chrome extension support, session recording and debugging, and observability into agent actions and logs. Airtop integrates with Claude, Codex, n8n, Make, and Zapier, and supports REST/GraphQL APIs, OAuth and API keys, and webhooks.
Founding story
Founder Amir Ashkenazi previously founded Adap.tv, acquired by AOL in 2013, and co-founded Shopping.com, which went public and was later sold to eBay. Airtop began as Switchboard, a virtual-office product for remote collaboration launched on Product Hunt in May 2022, and later pivoted to AI-powered cloud browsers that handle authentication for automating web tasks. Ashkenazi has publicly described the pivot decision as coming when a founder stops believing the story they tell about the problem they solve.
Business model
B2B software sold through self-serve subscription tiers with credit-based consumption, alongside API access for developers. A third-party profile characterizes the model as B2B SaaS with API usage-based pricing.
Published plans are Free ($0/mo, 1,000 credits, 3 simultaneous sessions, 1 deployed agent, plus a 10,000 one-time credit bonus and a 7-day Mark trial), Starter ($29/mo, 30,000-150,000 credits, 10 deployed agents, integrated proxy), Professional ($189/mo, 225,000-500,000 credits, 30 deployed agents, 30 simultaneous sessions, custom proxy, Mark included), Enterprise ($558/mo, 775,000-1,500,000 credits, unlimited deployed agents, 100 simultaneous sessions, SOC 2 Type 2 report), and a Custom tier with volume pricing. Annual payment carries a 10% discount with all credits provided upfront. A pricing calculator recommends plans based on operation type and monthly run volume.
Traction
Public traction signals are limited to Product Hunt metrics (5 launches, ~2.3K followers, 4.7/5 across 9 reviews, with individual launches receiving 159-782 upvotes), a 2022 Golden Kitty Award listing including #4 Remote Work Product of the Year for the predecessor Switchboard product, and a nomination for an Orbit Award in AI Workflow Automation. The homepage cites unnamed customers and a testimonial about automated invoice reconciliation. A third-party aggregator estimates approximately $1.80M in annual revenue and a $5.8M valuation, figures that are unverified estimates.
Latest developments
The most recent public activity is the launch of Google Ads automation, promoted on the homepage and launched on Product Hunt in August 2026, following the July 2026 launch of Mark, an assistant for marketers that creates go-to-market plans and builds the underlying agents.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as AI-agent-native browser automation infrastructure, contrasted in its own materials with self-hosted Playwright/Puppeteer setups and traditional scripting. Product Hunt reviewers describe it as an alternative to Browserbase, and Product Hunt lists similar products including Relay.app, Cheat Layer, Manus, Bardeen, and Automa. A forum discussion frames the competitive set as including OpenAI Operator and Claude Computer Use.
Emphasis on authenticated browsing (OAuth, SSO, 2FA, CAPTCHA) with saved encrypted profiles and no credential storage; compilation of natural-language descriptions into deterministic, reusable code rather than re-reasoning with an LLM on every run, claimed at up to 100x efficiency; managed infrastructure covering proxies, anti-bot handling, and session scaling; human-in-the-loop live view; and dual developer/no-code interfaces. Compliance posture includes SOC 2 Type II certification and HIPAA compliance, with a stated policy of not using customer data for AI training.
Technology
Cloud-hosted real browsers managed as a scalable fleet, controlled via an SDK/API. Natural-language AI APIs interpret pages using a combination of visual, text, and DOM signals; Agent Builder compiles natural-language descriptions into deterministic TypeScript-style agent definitions composed of steps such as act() and extract(). The platform includes an integrated residential proxy network of over 100 million IPs across 100+ countries (with support for bring-your-own proxies), CAPTCHA solving, encrypted session profiles that persist cookies and authenticated state without storing passwords, live view embedding, session recording, and support for Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium via a CDP endpoint.
Go-to-market
Self-serve product-led motion with a free tier and paid subscriptions, supported by developer documentation, SDKs, open-source recipes, and example applications. Distribution also runs through integrations and marketplaces for tools users already run (Claude, Codex, n8n, Make, Zapier) and through repeated Product Hunt launches, where the product has 5 launches, roughly 2.3K followers, and a 4.7 rating from 9 reviews.
Developers and engineering teams building autonomous web agents, plus non-technical business users in marketing, sales, and operations. Documented use cases include lead generation and enrichment, ICP qualification via LinkedIn, invoice reconciliation, form filling, record updating, price and spend monitoring (e.g., flight prices, OpenAI platform spend), event speaker extraction, and social media engagement.
Geography
Third-party sources conflict on location: one aggregator lists an HQ in San Jose, California while also describing the company as based in an undisclosed location. The service operates cloud browsers with proxy coverage across 100+ countries; a Product Hunt reviewer noted region-locked authentication issues when a UK workflow ran through a US proxy, with selectable proxy regions reported as planned.
History
The company launched Switchboard on Product Hunt in May 2022 and raised a $14M seed round in May 2022 and a $25M Series A in July 2022 according to a third-party aggregator, which lists total funding of $39.0M across two rounds and a 2020 founding date. Following the pivot and rename to Airtop, the company shipped Airtop Auth (February 2025), Airtop Agents (October 2025), Mark (July 2026), and Airtop for Google Ads Automation (August 2026).
Risks & controversies
Reviewer-reported limitations include unpredictable credit consumption without a pre-run cost estimate, per-session pricing that becomes expensive when running many parallel agents, limited visibility into why an agent chose a given step, region-locked proxy/authentication constraints, and requests for broader language support and more templates for niche portals. Third-party data quality is also a risk: the aggregator profile contains internally inconsistent and implausible figures (e.g., a 1,001-5,000 employee range alongside a $5.8M estimated valuation, and both a San Jose HQ and an 'undisclosed location'), and it attributes the 2022 seed and Series A rounds to the pre-pivot Switchboard-era entity.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Competitors Β· 3
by search overlapCompanies competing with Airtop for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline Β· 8
launches, deals, and filingsLaunch of a Google Ads automation capability for building campaigns, optimizing spend, and creating reports; also promoted on the Airtop homepage.
Launch of Mark, positioned as 'vibe automation for solo marketers'.
Launch of Airtop Agents, allowing users to create AI web agents by describing tasks in words.
Launch of Airtop Auth, enabling automation of web tasks on authenticated sites; received 556 upvotes per Product Hunt.
A Product Hunt forum post announced Airtop's nomination for an Orbit Award in the AI Workflow Automation category.
Founder Amir Ashkenazi hosted an AMA describing Airtop's pivot from Switchboard and his prior companies Adap.tv (acquired by AOL in 2013) and Shopping.com (IPO, later sold to eBay).
Switchboard, the company's predecessor product described as a virtual office allowing people to work side-by-side remotely, was launched on Product Hunt.
Product Hunt lists a 2022 Golden Kitty Award for the company, including a #4 Remote work Product of the Year placement.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Airtop do?
- Airtop is a cloud-browser platform for building AI agents that log in to websites, browse, and complete tasks.
- Who founded Airtop?
- Airtop was founded by Amir Ashkenazi, Daniel Shteremberg.
- Who are Airtop's investors?
- Airtop's investors include Cisco Investments, HubSpot Ventures, Icon Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, General Partnership, Spark Capital.



