John Lafleur

John Lafleur is the COO and Co-Founder of Airbyte, a leading open-source data integration platform, and is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to establishing Airbyte in 2020, he spent over ten years building technology products and launched three previous startups, resulting in two successful acquisitions and one failure. Under his operational leadership, Airbyte rapidly scaled its market presence and secured a $150 million Series B funding round reaching a valuation of over one billion dollars, a milestone notably covered by Forbes. Beyond his executive duties, he is a frequent contributing writer for prominent technology publications, authoring articles on product development, team building, and go-to-market strategies for SDTimes, Dzone, and TheNewStack. Lafleur currently focuses on scaling high-performing teams, expanding B2B SaaS messaging, and democratizing data engineering through an accessible open-source platform.