Xano
Headquarters
Woodland Hills, CAFounded
2014CEO / Founder
Prakash ChandranEmployees
51-200Funding
Series A — $15.4MProducts
1 product listedAvg. AI Score
8.0/10Website
www.xano.com
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About Xano
Xano is a no-code backend development platform founded in 2014 in Woodland Hills, California by Prakash Chandran, Jacques Antikadjian, and Sean Montgomery. The product provides a scalable backend, PostgreSQL database, auto-generated REST APIs, and a visual business logic builder.
Xano serves more than 100,000 applications across SMB and enterprise customers, and is commonly paired with frontend no-code tools like Bubble, Webflow, and FlutterFlow. The platform supports complex multi-tenant SaaS use cases.
The company has raised $15.4 million over three rounds, including a $10 million Series A in 2023 led by MHS Capital and Engineering Capital.
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Financials
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Products by Xano
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Competitive Landscape
Who Xano competes with, and how they differ.
Open-source Postgres backend-as-a-service; the most frequently named alternative to Xano, favoured by teams that want SQL and self-hosting over a visual API builder.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewed
Reactive TypeScript backend platform; competes for the same app-backend workload but targets developers writing code rather than no-code builders.
1 product reviewed on TopReviewedLong-running visual backend-as-a-service with a comparable no-code API builder and hosted database.
Enterprise low-code application platform; overlaps at the top of Xano's market where buyers want a full app platform rather than a backend alone.
Company Timeline
Key milestones in Xano's history, with sources.
- Funding
Series A — $10M led by MHS Capital, with Engineering Capital
Xano announced a $10M Series A on 12 October 2023, led by MHS Capital with participation from Engineering Capital and angel investors. An SEC Form D filing followed on 13 October 2023.
crunchbase.com - Funding
Raised $5M led by MHS Capital and Engineering Capital
The Los Angeles-based no-code backend provider raised $5M to simplify the platform, grow its community and build developer features for integration with large organizations.
finsmes.com - Launch
Xano no-code backend platform launches publicly
The visual API builder, scalable server and database product launched in January 2021; more than 20,000 businesses had adopted it within two years.
finsmes.com - Founded
Xano founded in Los Angeles by Prakash Chandran, Jacques Antikadjian and Sean Montgomery
The company was founded in 2014 to build a scalable no-code backend platform, and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.
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