# Abel Mengistu

> Abel Mengistu is the cofounder and CEO of FlutterFlow, the low-code visual app builder that has enabled over 2 million users to create production-ready Flutter applications without deep coding expertise. A former Google senior software engineer who worked on Google Maps and ATAP hardware, he co-founded FlutterFlow in 2020 with Alex Greaves after a failed restaurant-recommendation startup taught them the real bottleneck was app development complexity. Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch after applying past the deadline, they famously survived 'No-sleep November' to build FlutterFlow 1.0 in a single month. The company raised a $25.5M Series A from GV (Google Ventures) in January 2024, has grown to 173 employees, and in 2025 launched Dreamflow - an AI-powered builder that generates production-ready app screens in roughly 10 seconds.

- **Role:** Cofounder & CEO at FlutterFlow
- **Organizations:** FlutterFlow, Y Combinator (W21), Google, Taste Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics, University of Manchester
- **Known for:** Co-founded FlutterFlow, which has attracted over 2 million users worldwide, Raised $25.5M Series A from GV (Google Ventures) and Gradient Ventures at ~$170M valuation, Grew FlutterFlow to $25.2M in annual revenue with 173 employees

## Career timeline

- **2007-2011** — Studied Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics at the University of Manchester
- **2013-2018** — Senior Software Engineer at Google, working on Google Maps and Google ATAP & Hardware
- **2019-2020** — Co-founded Taste Inc., a restaurant recommendation app startup that was shut down within a year
- **2020** — Co-founded FlutterFlow with Alex Greaves in October 2020
- **2021** — Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2021 (W21) batch; survived 'No-sleep November' to build FlutterFlow 1.0
- **2021** — FlutterFlow publicly launched at Google I/O on May 19, 2021
- **2024** — Raised $25.5M Series A led by GV (Google Ventures) at ~$170M valuation in January 2024
- **2024-2025** — Grew FlutterFlow to $25.2M ARR, 173 employees, 2M+ users, and launched Dreamflow AI builder

## Achievements

- Co-founded FlutterFlow, which has attracted over 2 million users worldwide
- Raised $25.5M Series A from GV (Google Ventures) and Gradient Ventures at ~$170M valuation
- Grew FlutterFlow to $25.2M in annual revenue with 173 employees
- FlutterFlow has generated over 2 billion lines of Flutter code
- Deployed in 200+ countries and regions
- Accepted into Y Combinator W21 after applying past the deadline
- Launched at Google I/O 2021 to a developer audience of millions
- Named in UrbanGeekz 50 2025: Software
- Launched Dreamflow, an AI builder generating production-ready screens in ~10 seconds

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Launched Dreamflow Enterprise, enabling teams to ship production-ready mobile apps faster with AI assistance, visual builder, and native Flutter code export.
- **2025-11** — Launched Dreamflow Buildathon 2025, a global 50-day app-building hackathon.
- **2025-10** — Launched FF Designer for fast UI generation with AI-assisted screen creation.
- **2024-01** — Raised $25.5M Series A led by GV (Google Ventures) with participation from Gradient Ventures, Xoogler Ventures, and Y Combinator.
- **2026-04** — FlutterFlow team grew to 173 employees, with 359% headcount growth year-over-year.

## Links

- Website: https://flutterflow.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asmengistu
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/asmengistu
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZJh5y0c47VKWjVq4KKWoA

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Last updated: 2026-05-27