Airtable Database Spreadsheet Platform

Airtable is a cloud-based platform combining the simplicity of a spreadsheet with the power of a relational database, enabling teams to build custom business applications without coding. Founded in 2012 by Howie Liu (CEO, who previously sold his startup Etacts to Salesforce), Andrew Ofstad, and Emmett Nicholas in San Francisco, California. The company has raised over $1.4 billion from Salesforce Ventures, Thrive Capital, and Greenoaks Capital, achieving a peak valuation of $11 billion. Serves over 500,000 organizations including Netflix, Time, Shopify, and Expedia. Key features: database meets spreadsheet: each table looks like a spreadsheet but behaves like a relational database. Fields have types (text, number, single select, multi-select, date, attachment, formula, rollup, lookup, count, currency). Linked records: create relationships between tables by linking records. Lookups pull data from linked records, rollups aggregate linked data. Multiple views: Grid, Kanban, Calendar, Gallery, Gantt, and Form views. Each view has independent filters, sorting, and grouping. Interfaces: build custom dashboards with drag-and-drop widgets (charts, tables, buttons) displaying real-time data. Automations: trigger-based workflows (when record matches conditions, on schedule, on button click) with actions (update record, send email, create record, run script). Extensions: marketplace of custom extensions (charts, maps, OCR) built with JavaScript. Sync data between bases or from external sources. 1,000+ integrations via Zapier. JavaScript/React. Proprietary with free tier.