Founder Profile
Andrew Ofstad
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Andrew Ofstad?
Andrew Ofstad is a founder of Airtable, which was founded in 2012 with Howie Liu and Emmett Nicholas.
- Company founded
- Airtable
- Founded
- 2012
- Co-founders
- Howie Liu and Emmett Nicholas
Background
Product manager at Google who worked on the redesign of Google Maps.
Founding Story
Andrew Ofstad co-founded Airtable in 2012. Recognizing that traditional spreadsheets were completely inadequate for managing complex relational data, he helped design Airtable's highly visual, user-friendly interface. As a product visionary, he ensured the platform remained simple enough for non-technical users while possessing the backend power of a true relational database. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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- About Airtable (Airtable)
- Airtable Secures $735M to Expand Connected Apps Platform (Airtable)