Firebaserevenue, acquisition & funding

Application Development Platforms1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CaliforniaFounded 2011

Firebase was acquired by Google.

Firebase is a cloud-based mobile and web application development platform that was acquired by Google in 2014.

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Annual revenue: $50M; Aug 2020
Owner: Google; Date not on record
Total raised: $7M; 3 rounds
Employees: 21; Dec 2020

Firebase revenue

Firebase's annual revenue was $50M in August 2020, its last figure before Google bought it (source not recorded).

$20M

$40M

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$50M

20112012–192020

ReportedFounded 2011 at $0; every reading has its own bar

As of	Revenue	Source
Aug 2020	$50M	–

– source not recorded

Who owns Firebase

Google owns Firebase. The date and price of the deal are not on record.

Firebase funding rounds & investors

Firebase has raised $7M across three rounds since 2011. The latest was a $1.1M funding round in May 2021.

Date	Round	Raised
May 2021	Funding round	$1.1M
Jun 2013	Funding round	$5.6M
Nov 2011	Funding round	$300K
	Total raised	$7M

Firebase competitors

Firebase competes most directly with Supabase, back4app and Nhost.

Company	Revenue	Funding	Employees	Customers	Founded
Supabase	$170M	$995M	350	–	2020
Firebase	$50M	$7M	21	110K	2011
back4app	$1.7M	–	15	55M	2015
Nhost	$660K	–	6	–	2019

Firebase founders & employees

Albert Wenger founded Firebase in 2011. Firebase had 21 employees (December 2020), up from 17 a year earlier.

Albert WengerFounder & Board Member

201820192020

ReportedOne figure per year; a reported figure wins over an estimate

Team mix (Dec 2020): 7 engineers, 1 in marketing

All 5 headcount readings, with sources

As of	Employees	Source
Dec 2020	21	–
Aug 2020	51	–
Jun 2020	21	–
Dec 2019	17	–
Dec 2018	16	–

Firebase FAQ

What was Firebase's revenue?

Before Google bought it, Firebase's annual revenue was $50M in August 2020 (source not recorded).

Who owns Firebase?

Google owns Firebase.

How much funding has Firebase raised?

Firebase raised $7M across three funding rounds before Google bought it. The last was a $1.1M funding round in May 2021.

How many employees does Firebase have?

Firebase had 21 employees in December 2020.

Who founded Firebase?

Albert Wenger founded Firebase in 2011.

How this page is sourced

Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST and say whose they are. Not financial advice.

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