Rows is a company.
Rows has raised $27.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Rows.
Rows has raised $27.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Rows.
Rows has raised $27.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Rows's investors include Accel, Band of Angels, Cherry Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Expedite Ventures, HV Capital, Indico Capital Partners, Lakestar, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Charles Zedlewski, Chris Schagen.
Rows is a Berlin-based SaaS company building an AI-powered spreadsheet platform that combines traditional spreadsheet functionality with no-code integrations, AI analytics, and collaborative features. It targets business professionals frustrated by legacy tools like Excel and Google Sheets, enabling them to import data from sources like Google Analytics, Instagram, and custom APIs, analyze it via the world's first AI Analyst, and create presentation-ready visuals without coding.[1][2][3] Serving hundreds of thousands of users including AWS, Hewlett-Packard, and Mercado Libre, Rows solves data silos and slow workflows by offering seamless imports, AI-driven insights, and sharing capabilities, driving growth through €8 million in recent funding and expansion across the US, UK, and Europe.[3][4]
Founded in 2016 (with some sources noting 2017) by Torben Schulz and Humberto Ayres Pereira, Rows originated from dashdash, a prior entity focused on innovative spreadsheet enhancements.[1][2][3][4] The founders recognized that business users wanted to build powerful tools using familiar spreadsheet interfaces but without coding, especially as data shifted to the cloud.[1][3] Early traction came from rebranding to Rows with a bold identity emphasizing low-code/no-code disruption in an industry stagnant since 2006, leading to game-changing integrations and features that positioned it against giants like Excel.[2] Pivotal moments include rapid product launches timed to market waves like AI, multiple Product Hunt successes, and building a team of 50-90+ across offices in Porto, Berlin, and beyond.[1][3][4][5]
Rows rides the no-code/low-code wave and AI democratization in data tools, transforming spreadsheets from static relics into dynamic, cloud-native platforms amid exploding data volumes from social, analytics, and APIs.[2][3][7] Timing is ideal post-ChatGPT, as AI co-pilots like its Analyst make complex analysis intuitive, addressing productivity roadblocks in a market where legacy tools remain siloed and unchanged since 2006.[1][2][3] Favorable forces include remote collaboration demands, business users' aversion to coding, and investor interest (e.g., €8M round), fueling global expansion.[3][4] Rows influences the ecosystem by inspiring "spreadsheet facelifts," enabling 1B+ users to create shareable apps and setting benchmarks for integrated, AI-enhanced data workflows.[1][3]
Rows is primed to capture more market share by doubling down on AI expansions, new integrations, and US/UK growth, leveraging its funding to scale the team beyond 90 and refine speed-to-market launches.[3][4][5] Trends like agentic AI, multimodal data, and enterprise no-code adoption will propel it, potentially challenging incumbents through wizardry-like UX and collaborative magic.[1][2][7] Its influence may evolve from disruptor to standard-setter, empowering the next 1B app creators and redefining spreadsheets as the ultimate business OS—turning "0 to magic fast" into everyday reality.[1][3]
Rows has raised $27.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Venture Round in May 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | $10.0M Venture Round | Accel, Band of Angels, Cherry Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Expedite Ventures, HV Capital, Indico Capital Partners, Lakestar, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Charles Zedlewski, Chris Schagen, Christian Reber, Felix Jahn, Guy Podjarny, Michael Fey | |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $16.0M Series B | Accel, Band of Angels, Cherry Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Expedite Ventures, HV Capital, Indico Capital Partners, Lakestar, Pioneer Fund, Sequoia Capital, SNR, Charles Zedlewski, Chris Schagen, Christian Reber, Felix Jahn, Guy Podjarny, Michael Fey | |
| Apr 1, 2017 | $1.0M Seed | Band of Angels, Cherry Ventures, Expedite Ventures, HV Capital, SNR, Charles Zedlewski, Chris Schagen |
