FlutterFlow
YC W21San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 55 employees · Hiring · 7 known investors
FlutterFlow is a visual app development platform that enables designers, developers, and entrepreneurs to build mobile applications using a drag-and-drop interface. The platform generates functional apps rapidly and exports to Flutter code, serving development teams and product managers.
Also known as FlutterFlow
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)
FlutterFlow was founded in 2020 by Abel Mengistu and Alex Greaves.
Investors · 7
Company profile
researched Aug 2026FlutterFlow operates a visual application development platform that lets users assemble mobile, web and desktop applications through a drag-and-drop builder rather than writing all code by hand. The builder provides more than 200 configurable UI elements, a visual Action Flow Editor for application logic, live previews, design systems that can be created in-product or imported from Figma, and a component/page repository. Applications can be connected to live data through built-in Firebase and Supabase integrations, third-party APIs or a custom RESTful backend, and additional integrations cover payments, maps, search, notifications, deployment and AI services.
The platform is designed so that generated projects are not locked in: users can export Flutter code at any time and continue development in VSCode or Android Studio, and can deploy to the App Store, Play Store and web from within the product. Advanced capabilities include custom Dart functions and custom Flutter widgets, writing and deploying Google Cloud Functions, branching-based team collaboration with in-product comments and task assignment, local device testing, automated tests, a debug panel, Google Translate-based localization, native plugin integration via method channels, and modular "libraries" for building larger applications.
The company describes an AI layer across the product, including image-to-component and prompt-to-component or prompt-to-page generation, Figma import with theme and asset mapping, an AI Agent Builder for embedding configurable agents into apps, and direct connection to OpenAI or other API platforms so builders can use models such as GPT, Stability and Dall-E within their own apps.
Founding story
The company was started by two former Google engineers who wanted to make it easier for designers, developers and entrepreneurs to build mobile apps, with the stated goal that a fully functioning app could be built in as little as an hour using a drag-and-drop interface.
Business model
FlutterFlow sells access to its cloud-based visual development platform, offering a free entry tier ("Start for Free") alongside paid usage; a surrounding ecosystem includes a template marketplace and a directory for hiring FlutterFlow agencies and freelancers.
Freemium software-as-a-service: users can start for free and upgrade to paid plans for the visual development platform, with adjacent marketplace offerings such as templates.
Traction
The company's website reports over 3.3 million users building with FlutterFlow, while its Y Combinator profile cites more than 1.3 million users in over 200 countries and a team size of 55; customer testimonials reference use at Wendy's, Google and Atlassian, and the company states customers include large banking, consulting, telecom and manufacturing firms.
Latest developments
Recent product emphasis is on AI-assisted building — image-to-component, prompt-to-component and prompt-to-page generation, Figma import, and an AI Agent Builder for deploying configurable agents in FlutterFlow apps — alongside documentation on scaling apps through native plugin integration and modular libraries for "super apps."
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Market position
FlutterFlow positions itself as a low-code/visual application development platform for native mobile and web apps, differentiated from other no-code platforms by Flutter code export; it reports more than 3.3 million users and, per its Y Combinator profile, more than 1.3 million users across over 200 countries and regions.
Key stated differentiators are full Flutter code export with no vendor lock-in, granular control over widget properties and logic plus custom Dart/Flutter extensibility, team collaboration features such as branching and in-product comments, cross-platform deployment to iOS, Android and web, and integrated AI generation tooling.
Technology
The platform is built around Google's Flutter framework: projects are composed visually and compile to Flutter/Dart code that users can export. It supports custom Dart functions and Flutter widgets, Google Cloud Functions deployment, Firebase and Supabase data integrations, RESTful API connections, native plugin integration through method channels, automated testing and a debug panel, local device runs, and AI-based generation of components and pages from prompts, images or Figma designs.
Go-to-market
Self-serve adoption through a free tier and web sign-up, supported by product documentation, video training series, a template marketplace, a developer/agency hiring directory, and community channels including a forum and Reddit community; enterprise positioning emphasizes developer efficiency, faster project timelines and lower cost for large-scale business applications.
Designers, developers, entrepreneurs, product managers and product teams, ranging from individuals and early-stage startups building MVPs to large enterprises; the company states its customers include large banking, consulting, telecom and manufacturing companies, and testimonials come from staff at Wendy's, Google and Atlassian.
Geography
Remote-first company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in Mountain View, New York City and Singapore, and users in more than 200 countries and regions.
History
Founded in 2020 by two former Google engineers, FlutterFlow went through Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch. It has grown into a remote-first company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with a team size listed at 55 and additional offices in Mountain View, New York City and Singapore, and reported press coverage of new funding for its low-code app development platform in January 2024.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — 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 — not independently audited.
Founder mafia
4 people who came through FlutterFlow went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 2
by search overlap
Companies competing with FlutterFlow for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsFlutterFlow offers AI-assisted generation of UI components and pages from prompts or images, component generation from Figma designs, and an AI Agent Builder for creating, configuring and deploying AI agents inside FlutterFlow apps.
Y Combinator's company profile links to news dated January 11, 2024 reporting that FlutterFlow attracted funding for its low-code mobile app development platform. No amount or investors are stated in the available material.
FlutterFlow took part in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch; its primary partner is listed as Jared Friedman.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does FlutterFlow do?
- FlutterFlow is a visual development platform for building mobile, web and desktop apps that exports Flutter code.
- Who founded FlutterFlow?
- FlutterFlow was founded by Abel Mengistu, Alex Greaves in 2020.
- Who are FlutterFlow's investors?
- FlutterFlow's investors include CRV (Charles River Ventures), Gradient Ventures, Open Opportunity Fund, The MBA Fund, Y Combinator, Locus Ventures, Lombardstreet Ventures.
- Where is FlutterFlow headquartered?
- FlutterFlow is headquartered in San Francisco, US.