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Airtable

No-code database/spreadsheet platform for building custom business applications; acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.28B in August 2026, roughly an 88% markdown from its $11B+ 2021 peak valuation.

Enterprise SaaSSan Francisco, California, USAFounded 2012Founders: Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, Emmett NicholasAcquiredWebsite ↗
Last verified Sep 16, 2026

Key Metrics

Valuation
$1.28B
As of Aug 4, 2026TechCrunch
ARR
~$480M
As of Jun 2026TechCrunch
Total funding
$1.4B
As of Sep 16, 2026Value Add Pulse research

Company Snapshot

Airtable is a Enterprise SaaS company, based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded 2012 by Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, Emmett Nicholas. Latest valuation $1.28B (As of Aug 4, 2026, TechCrunch). Total funding $1.4B (As of Sep 16, 2026).

Recent changes

  1. Sep 16, 2026First reported total funding: $1.4B Value Add Pulse enrichment
  2. Aug 4, 2026Acquired for an undisclosed amount Value Add Pulse enrichment
  3. Aug 4, 2026Bending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B in Cash Pulse story
  4. Aug 4, 2026Bending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B Pulse story
  5. Aug 4, 2026Bending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B, an 88% Markdown Pulse story
Earlier changes (5)
  1. Aug 4, 2026Valuation rose from $1.28B (Bending Spoons acquisition, Aug 2026) to $1.28B TechCrunch
  2. Aug 2026Valuation fell from $11B+ to $1.28B (Bending Spoons acquisition, Aug 2026) Value Add Pulse enrichment
  3. Jun 2026First reported arr: ~$480M TechCrunch
  4. Dec 2021Raised $735M Series F at a $11.7B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
  5. 2021First reported valuation: $11B+ TechCrunch

Funding History

2 events · sources dated per row
DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Aug 4, 2026acquisition$1.28B
Value Add Pulse research
Dec 1, 2021Series F$735M$11.7B
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Valuation over time
$0M$6.1B$12B20212026-08
Underlying values
As ofValueMethodSource
Aug 4, 2026$1.28BReportedTechCrunch
Aug 2026$1.28B (Bending Spoons acquisition, Aug 2026)ReportedValue Add Pulse research
2021$11B+ReportedTechCrunch

Investors

Latest Pulse

  1. Bending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B, an 88% MarkdownBending Spoons agreed to acquire Airtable for $1.28B in cash, its first deal since going public -- an 88% markdown from Airtable's $11B peak valuation during the 2021 boom.
  2. Bending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28BBending Spoons, fresh off its own July IPO, agreed to acquire Airtable for $1.285B -- a steep discount to Airtable's 2021 peak valuation of over $11B but a premium to recent secondary pricing near $4B.
  3. Bending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B in CashBending Spoons agreed to buy Airtable for $1.285B in its first acquisition since going public, a steep comedown from Airtable's $11B peak valuation in 2021 and its more recent $4B secondary-market price.

Coverage Timeline

newest first
  1. FUNDINGBending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B, an 88% Markdown
  2. BIG TECHBending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B
  3. FUNDINGBending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.28B in Cash

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