Who founded Thunkable?

Thunkable was founded by Arun Saigal, WeiHua Li, Wei in 2015.

Who are Thunkable's investors?

Thunkable's investors include James Beshara Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Owl Ventures, PJC, Sky9 Capital, Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, Four Cities and 7 more.

How much funding has Thunkable raised?

Thunkable has disclosed $25.3M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.

Where is Thunkable headquartered?

Thunkable is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Thunkable

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San Francisco, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 40 employees · Hiring · 15 known investors

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Thunkable provides a no-code mobile app development platform that allows users to build applications without programming expertise. The platform serves creators, entrepreneurs, and organizations seeking to develop mobile apps with minimal coding knowledge.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W16)

Thunkable was founded in 2015 by Arun Saigal, WeiHua Li, and Wei.

Arun Saigal Co-Founder and CEOArun Saigal is co-founder and CEO of Thunkable, a no-code platform for building native Android, iOS, and mobile web applications. He has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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Board

Ansaf Kareem Board directorGeneral Partner at Latitude

Amit Patel Board directorCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures

Investors · 15

James Beshara Fundlisted by James Beshara FundVenicevia James Beshara · inferred

How we know: James Beshara Fund's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

Lightspeed Venture Partnerslisted by Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M

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Owl Ventureslisted by Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50Mvia Amit A. Patel · quoted

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PJClisted by PJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M

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Sky9 Capitallisted by Sky9 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Craft VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $50K – $50M

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Four CitiesreportedNewton

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FW CapitalreportedWrexham · $130K – $9.1M

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LatitudeinferredSan Francisco

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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Mandra Capitalreported

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New Enterprise Associates (NEA)reportedMenlo Park · $200K – $40M

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SV AngelreportedSan Francisco · $150K – $20M

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ZhenFundreportedBeijing · $250K – $3M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$25.3M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2018–2025

Undisclosed amountSeries BSep 2025
Owl Ventures (lead), Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEA
Source ↗

▶$25.3MraisedMar 2022 · 16 investors · Other Technology

Rule 506(b)

Thunkable raises $30M after its no-code mobile app development platform hits 3M users and 6M apps – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Apr 2022

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Arun SaigalExecutive Officer, Director
Ansaf KareemDirector
Amit PatelDirector
Weihua James LiDirector

Offering amount: $30M
Amount sold: $25.3M
First sale: Feb 2022
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
National Science Foundation	Phase I	2018	$224.9K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

Thunkable raises $30M after its no-code mobile app development platform hits 3M users and 6M apps – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Apr 2022

After Raising $3.3 Million in Funding, Thunkable Launches "Thunkable X," a DIY Mobile App Builder for Non-Codersprnewswire.com · Jun 2018

Frequently asked questions

What does Thunkable do?: Thunkable provides a no-code mobile app development platform that allows users to build applications without programming expertise. The platform serves creators, entrepreneurs, and organizations seeking to develop mobile apps with minimal coding knowledge.
Who founded Thunkable?: Thunkable was founded by Arun Saigal, WeiHua Li, Wei in 2015.
Who are Thunkable's investors?: Thunkable's investors include James Beshara Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Owl Ventures, PJC, Sky9 Capital, Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, Four Cities and 7 more.
How much funding has Thunkable raised?: Thunkable has disclosed $25.3M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Thunkable headquartered?: Thunkable is headquartered in San Francisco, US.