# Retool

> Retool is a San Francisco-based software company that helps engineers build internal tools, dashboards, workflows, and AI-powered apps faster by combining a drag-and-drop UI builder with code (JavaScript, SQL, Python) and connectors to nearly any database or API.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** David Hsu (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~430
- **Products:** Retool Apps, Retool Workflows, Retool Mobile, Retool AI / Agents, Retool Database
- **Notable:** Reportedly hit $2M ARR before officially launching the product publicly., Reached $3.2B valuation by 2022., Customer list spans roughly a third of the Fortune 500.

## Products & services

- **Retool Apps** — Drag-and-drop builder for internal apps, dashboards, and admin panels with SQL, JavaScript and Python.
- **Retool Workflows** — Cron-style automation and event-driven workflows that wire together databases, APIs and humans-in-the-loop.
- **Retool Mobile** — Build native iOS and Android internal apps with the same drag-and-drop primitives.
- **Retool AI / Agents** — Vector DBs, LLM connectors, and an agent framework for building AI-powered internal tools.
- **Retool Database** — A managed Postgres database built into Retool for prototypes and production tools.

## Achievements

- Reportedly hit $2M ARR before officially launching the product publicly.
- Reached $3.2B valuation by 2022.
- Customer list spans roughly a third of the Fortune 500.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Released expanded AI agent capabilities and Retool Agents framework.
- **2023-10** — Launched Retool AI, including vector databases and LLM-powered actions.
- **2022-07** — Closed $45M Series C at $3.2B valuation.

## Links

- Website: https://retool.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tryretool
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/retool
- GitHub: https://github.com/tryretool
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Retool
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/retoolapp/

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Last updated: 2026-05-23