Airbyte

Modern open-source ELT standard — $1.5B unicorn; replicates data from 600+ sources to warehouses, lakes, and AI.

Services Data Integration / Open Source / ELT
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San Francisco, CA, USA HQ
132 employees
2020 founded

What is Airbyte?

Airbyte is the modern open-source ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) standard founded in 2020 by Michel Tricot (CEO), Jean Lafleur (COO), and John Lafleur, headquartered in San Francisco. The platform replicates data from 600+ connectors — APIs, databases, files, SaaS apps — to data warehouses, lakehouses, and AI vector stores. YC W20 alum. Has raised $181M across multiple rounds from Accel, Benchmark, Coatue, and others, reaching unicorn status at a $1.5B valuation. Michel Tricot is a former director of engineering and head of integrations at LiveRamp and RideOS. John Lafleur is a serial entrepreneur in dev tools and B2B SaaS. 132 employees as of February 2026 — open-source community of thousands of contributors.

Mission & values

Make all data integration as simple, reliable, and open as moving a file — democratize data replication so every team can connect any source to any destination without lock-in.

Qualifications

Airbyte hires across engineering (platform, connectors, ML/AI, data, infrastructure), product, design, developer relations / advocacy, sales, customer success, marketing, and finance. Remote-first culture with strong concentrations in San Francisco and Europe. The connector ecosystem is open-source — many contributors join as community first, then convert to full-time. Apply at airbyte.com/company/careers.

Leadership

M

Michel Tricot

Co-Founder & CEO

Co-founded Airbyte in 2020 (YC W20). Former director of engineering and head of integrations at LiveRamp and RideOS.

J

Jean Lafleur

Co-Founder & COO

Co-founded Airbyte in 2020; previously founded another dev tools company.

J

John Lafleur

Co-Founder

Co-founded Airbyte in 2020; serial entrepreneur of dev tools and B2B SaaS.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Application or community path

    Apply via airbyte.com/company/careers — or contribute to the open-source project and get noticed.

  2. 2

    Recruiter screen

    Initial conversation about fit and timezone.

    About 3 days

  3. 3

    Hiring manager interview

    Role-specific deep-dive.

    About 5 days

  4. 4

    Technical loop

    Multi-round interviews including coding, system design, and connector / ELT depth where relevant.

    About 7 days

  5. 5

    Values + offer

    Cross-functional values fit; offer + comp discussion.

    About 3 days

Funding

StageSeries B
Total raised$181,000,000
Investors
Accel Benchmark Coatue Y Combinator

Awards & recognition

  • $1.5B unicorn valuation (Series B) · 2021

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  • 600+ open-source connectors · 2026

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  • Y Combinator W20 alum · 2020

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Company information

Frequently asked questions

Who founded Airbyte?
Michel Tricot (CEO), Jean Lafleur (COO), and John Lafleur in 2020 (YC W20).
What does Airbyte do?
Modern open-source ELT — replicates data from 600+ sources (APIs, databases, files, SaaS apps) to warehouses, lakehouses, and AI vector stores.
Is Airbyte open source?
Yes — the core is MIT-licensed open source with a thriving community of thousands of contributors. Enterprise + Cloud tiers add SLAs, RBAC, and managed hosting.
Is Airbyte profitable?
Private and venture-backed — $1.5B valuation. Profitability not disclosed.
Where are roles based?
San Francisco HQ + strong remote-first hiring across the US and Europe.
How can I apply?
Browse open roles at airbyte.com/company/careers, or get hired through open-source contributions.

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