# Supabase

> Supabase is the open-source backend platform that hands developers a full Postgres database, authentication, file storage, edge functions, realtime APIs and vector search behind one project - no infrastructure to babysit. Started in 2020 as the open-source answer to Firebase, it now underpins roughly 10 million developers and, as of mid-2026, is valued at $10.5 billion after AI coding tools began launching more than 60% of its new databases.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Global / San Francisco, United States (fully remote)
- **Founders:** Paul Copplestone (Co-founder & CEO), Ant Wilson (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~410 employees across 50+ countries (fully remote)
- **Products:** Supabase Database, Supabase Auth, Supabase Storage, Realtime, Edge Functions
- **Notable:** Grew from 8 hosted databases in April 2020 to ~10 million developers by 2026, Reached a $10.5B valuation in June 2026, doubling from $5B in eight months, Crossed 100,000 GitHub stars in May 2026 with 1,893 contributors

## Products & services

- **Supabase Database** — A dedicated, full PostgreSQL database per project with complete SQL support, row-level security, foreign keys and every Postgres extension available.
- **Supabase Auth** — User authentication with email, magic links, and social/OAuth logins (Apple, GitHub, Google, Slack and more), tightly integrated with Postgres row-level security. Now adding OAuth 2.1 authorization-server capabilities.
- **Supabase Storage** — S3-compatible object storage for files, images and video, with tiered cached and origin egress pricing.
- **Realtime** — Listen to database changes, broadcast messages and track presence over websockets for live, multi-user apps.
- **Edge Functions** — Serverless TypeScript functions running on the Deno-based Supabase Edge Runtime, deployable to every region.
- **Vector / AI (pgvector)** — Store, index and query vector embeddings alongside relational data using the pgvector extension, plus new Vector Buckets for scale.
- **Auto-generated APIs** — Instant RESTful and GraphQL APIs generated directly from your database schema.
- **Studio Dashboard & SQL Editor** — A web dashboard with a table editor, SQL editor and no-code tooling to manage the whole backend.
- **Multigres** — An open-source, scalable operating system for Postgres providing high availability and operational simplicity; released as v0.1 alpha in 2026.

## Achievements

- Grew from 8 hosted databases in April 2020 to ~10 million developers by 2026
- Reached a $10.5B valuation in June 2026, doubling from $5B in eight months
- Crossed 100,000 GitHub stars in May 2026 with 1,893 contributors
- 15.1 million databases created on the platform in 2025 alone
- Raised over $1.2B in total funding across six rounds
- Became the default backend for a wave of AI coding tools, which launch over 60% of new databases

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Raised $500M Series F led by GIC at a $10.5B valuation; total funding surpasses $1.2B.
- **2026-06** — Released Multigres v0.1 alpha, an open-source high-availability operating system for Postgres.
- **2026-05** — Passed 100,000 GitHub stars and reported nearly 10 million developers on the platform.
- **2026** — Over 60% of new databases now launched by AI coding tools; database launches up 600% year-over-year.
- **2025-10** — Raised $100M Series E at a $5B valuation, co-led by Accel and Peak XV.

## Links

- Website: https://supabase.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/supabase
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/supabase
- GitHub: https://github.com/supabase/supabase
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/supabase

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Last updated: 2026-08-20