Founder Profile
Paul Copplestone
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Paul Copplestone?
Paul Copplestone is a founder of Supabase, which was founded in 2020 with Ant Wilson.
- Company founded
- Supabase
- Founded
- 2020
- Co-founders
- Ant Wilson
Background
Software developer and serial founder from New Zealand who previously ran startups before Supabase.
Founding Story
Paul Copplestone co-founded Supabase in 2020 and has been CEO since. A third-time founder from New Zealand, he has pushed the company to keep its core tools open source and to build on standard Postgres. He led Supabase from Y Combinator W20 to a $10.5 billion valuation in June 2026. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Supabase Series F announcement (Supabase)
- Supabase Series E announcement (Supabase)