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Airbyte
Airbyte builds the data replication layer powering context-aware AI agents, syncing 1.2M daily pipelines for 20% of the Fortune 500.
Airbyte
Airbyte launched in 2020 to solve the problem of moving data between systems at scale. The company's open-source platform now supports 600+ data replication connectors and 50+ agent connectors, used by thousands of organizations including 20% of the Fortune 500 (per Airbyte, May 2026). The firm is headquartered in San Francisco. The company's core product is a Context Store that ingests records from CRM, support, billing, HR, and development tools — syncing them into a queryable entity graph. Airbyte enables agents built with frameworks like LangChain, CrewAI, and LlamaIndex to retrieve structured data across systems with a single call. The platform covers Salesforce, Zendesk, Stripe, GitHub, and Jira among others, handling authentication, schema mapping, and incremental updates. As of May 2026, Airbyte reports 1.2 million pipelines synced daily, 27,000 community members, and 20,000 GitHub stars. The company maintains SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance. Notable named customers include Drivepoint, whose product manager Franziska Ibscher cited Airbyte's role in powering AI features with reliable data. Airbyte's structural differentiator is its open-source replication infrastructure — already proven for production data pipelines before being repurposed for AI agents. The company offers three deployment paths: a no-code Automation Builder, an MCP server for connecting with Claude and ChatGPT, and a Python SDK. This layered approach lets organizations start with a drag-and-drop interface and graduate to programmatic control on the same data layer.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
2020
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who founded Airbyte?
Airbyte was founded in 2020 by Michel Tricot and John Lafleur. Tricot serves as CEO and Lafleur as Head of Product. The founding team previously built data pipelines at companies like Liveramp and Parisoma (per Crunchbase, 2020).
How does Airbyte generate revenue?
Airbyte operates on an open-core model: the data replication connectors are open source, while the Context Store and enterprise features (SOC 2, SSO, priority support) are monetized through a SaaS subscription. The company also offers managed cloud hosting for customers who prefer not to self-host (per Airbyte website).
Which venture firms have invested in Airbyte?
Airbyte has raised $181M from investors including Accel, Benchmark, and Y Combinator. Notable individual backers include executives from Datadog, GitLab, and MongoDB. The most recent round was a $150M Series B in 2022 led by Accel (per the firm).
What is the Context Store?
The Context Store is Airbyte's core product for AI agents: a queryable index that ingests data from CRM, support, billing, and developer tools. Instead of making separate API calls to each system, an agent calls the Context Store once and retrieves unified records with source tags (per firm website).
Is Airbyte a family office?
No. Airbyte is a venture-backed technology company, not a family office or asset manager. It appears on Altss as a portfolio company or service provider relevant to family offices evaluating data infrastructure investments.
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