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Airplane.dev provides a developer platform for building and automating internal business tools used by thousands of engineers across engineering, support, and operations teams. Engineers create custom workflows and dashboards using SQL, JavaScript, Python, and Docker images, turning them into deployable functions with approval flows, UI components, and task integration that fetch data and perform actions. The platform emphasizes multi-language support, a ready-made UI component library, end-to-end workflow automation, strong security, and observability for enterprise-scale use. Its goal is to help businesses quickly build, automate, and manage internal tools to streamline operations across teams.
About Airplane
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$72.5M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Airtable’s acquisition validated Airplane’s talent and product thesis in internal tooling.
- Airplane’s platform fit enterprise security needs, including audit logs and self-hosted storage.
- The 2022 $32 million Series B funded rapid hiring and product expansion.
What critics are saying
- Airtable announced Airplane’s shutdown on January 3, 2024; standalone employer risk ended.
- The Airtable deal was an acqui-hire, not a product bet, shrinking Airplane’s strategic value.
- Customers lost their tools after acquisition, proving dependence on a single buyer and timeline.
What makes Airplane unique
- Code-first internal tools across SQL, Python, JavaScript, and Docker unified workflows.
- Airplane shipped Pages, AI Applications, and secure self-hosted storage before shutdown.
- Thousands of engineers used Airplane for UI building and workload automation.
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Funding
Total Funding
$72.5M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
3 Rounds
Benchmark
SV AngelIndustry standards
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity
Generous budget for laptop, monitors, and other office equipment
Remote work, hybrid optional
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401k plan with matching
Unlimited vacation policy
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 19%1 year growth
↑ 19%2 year growth
↑ 21%I’m excited to announce that Airplane is being acquired by Airtable, an app building platform that connects teams through shared data. We started Airplane to democratize access to software tooling, and we found Airtable to be a fantastic match to continue that mission. Over 450,000 organizations use Airtable and over 50% of the Fortune 500 are paying customers. Beyond just a highly aligned roadmap and vision, we found Airtable shared our culture of rapid iteration and a high bar for quality. Th
That's why Airplane partnered with Neon, the fully managed multi-cloud Postgres, to build Airplane Postgres.
Airplane is so excited to introduce a preview of Pages, an enhanced and easy-to-use solution for building UIs in Airplane.
Today Airplane is excited to announce its newest solution, AI Applications, a suite of features and templates designed to make integrating AI into internal tools easier than ever.
Today, Airplane is announcing a new feature that will further allow you to use Airplane securely and entirely within your own infrastructure.
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About Airplane
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$72.5M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2021
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