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Airtable

Airtable is a US-based relational database and low-code platform headquartered in San Francisco. Venture-backed with over $1.3 billion raised, it offers spreadsheet-database hybrid tools for business teams.

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Brand Identity Data

HQ Country
United States
HQ City
San Francisco
Founded
2012
EU Headquartered
No
EU Manufactured
No
Ownership Type
private
Stock Exchange
Private
Tax Domicile
US
Ultimate Parent
Formagrid Inc.
Data Hosting
US
CLOUD Act Exposure
Yes ⚠️
AI Trains on User Data
partial
GDPR Status
compliant
DSA Designation
na
Carbon Neutral
no
B Corp Certified
No
Supply Chain
opaque
Repair / Recycling
No
Ethical Certifications
None verified

Verified on August 2, 2026

Corporate Lineage

2012

Founded

Formagrid Inc. was founded by Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, and Emmett Nicholas.

2013

Beta Launch

Airtable launches its database-spreadsheet hybrid platform in private beta.

2018

Series C Funding

Raised $100 million in funding led by Thrive Capital, reaching unicorn status.

2021

Series E/F Funding

Raised $270 million at a $5.7 billion valuation, followed by another round pushing valuation to $11 billion.

2023

Airtable AI Launch

Introduced generative AI features integrated into the relational database platform.

European Alternatives to Airtable

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Baserow

Baserow is a Dutch open-source no-code database platform headquartered in Amsterdam. Self-hostable and fully EU-owned, it prevents vendor lock-in and is the leading European alternative to Airtable for relational database management.

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Verification Sources

  1. [1]Airtable on Wikidata
  2. [2]Airtable website