Co-founder & CEO. Former CTO and Digital Marketing Lead at HEYTEA (喜茶), where he led software development and digital strategy. Founder of Bika.ai. Expert in no-code and visual database platforms.

Gary Guangyu Li

Co-founder & COO. Holds a PhD (likely in Engineering/AI). Member of Asia CEO Community. Formerly worked in AI engineering roles (e.g., associated with Meta/Meta AI research).

Executive Team

Kelly Chan

Co-founder & CEO

Former CTO of HEYTEA; recognized for building digital products used by millions of users and thousands of businesses.

Gary Guangyu Li

Co-founder & COO

Academic and operational lead with a focus on AI engineering and global business expansion.

Founding Story

Originally founded as Vikadata in China, the company aimed to democratize database software. It expanded globally as APITable Ltd. in 2022 to offer an AI-integrated, open-source alternative to incumbents like Airtable.

Business Model

Revenue

$1.1M ARR (reported as of 2025).

Revenue Model

SaaS Subscription model with tiered pricing (Free, Starter, Plus, Enterprise).

Pricing Tiers

Free

2 seats, basic features for personal CRM and task management.

Starter

$18/2 seats/month

Advanced usage for individuals, includes all Free features.

Plus

$39/unlimited seats/month

Best for small teams, offers unlimited seats and all Starter features.

Enterprise

Custom

Tailored solutions for large-scale enterprise needs and security.

Private

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

SMBs
AI Developers
Marketing Agencies
Remote Teams

Use Cases

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Project and Task Management
Inventory and Sales Tracking
No-code AI Application Development
Marketing Automation

Notable Customers

HEYTEA
3,000+ companies globally

Quick Facts

Headquarters

7030 Woodbine Avenue, Suite 500, Markham, ON L3R 6G2, Canada

Founded

2019

Entity Type

Ltd.

Employees

Total Funding

$13M

Investors

IDG Capital, 5Y Capital

Office Locations

Markham

Shenzhen

Funding History

SeedUnknown

Sep 2019

5Y Capital

Pre-Series AUnknown

Feb 2021

IDG Capital

GL Ventures

Venture Round$13M Total Raised

2023

IDG Capital

5Y Capital

GL Ventures (Hillhouse)

History & Milestones

2024-2025

Launched AITable.ai, integrating real-time table data with ChatGPT to build custom AI agents.

Jan 2023

Open-sourced the core APITable engine on GitHub, gaining significant traction in the developer community.

Nov 17, 2022

APITable Ltd. officially incorporated in Ontario, Canada.

Feb 2021

Raised Pre-Series A funding from IDG Capital, 5Y Capital, and GL Ventures.

Dec 2021

Global launch of APITable.com to provide a visual database solution for the international market.

Key Capabilities

Grid, Kanban, Gantt, Calendar, and Dashboard views

AI Agent builder with 1-click ChatGPT training

6,000+ app integrations via Zapier, Make, and others

Unlimited seats in specific pricing tiers

Open-source and API-first architecture

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Slack
Discord
OpenAI
Google Workspace

Key Partnerships

Zapier

Make

Pabbly

Connect

Website

GitHub

X / Twitter

Discord

AI Topics

APITable Ltd. focuses on these topics:

Database Tools(1)

Workflow Automation(1)

Customer Relationship Management(1)

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APITable Ltd.

Empower a billion humans with AI capabilities by providing a powerful but easy-to-use visual database tool that is open source for everyone.

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At a Glance

Markham, ONHeadquarters

2019Est.

15Employees

Customer Relationship Management

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AI Tools by APITable Ltd.

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AITable.ai

AI Visual Database Builder

Database Tools Workflow Automation CRM

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Latest News

04/01/2024

Update Summary v1.10.0: Improved stability and performance enhancements.

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12/01/2023

AITable.ai Review: The Smartest AI-Powered Database and No-Code Automation Platform.

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11/01/2022

APITable Ltd. officially incorporated in Markham, Canada.

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02/01/2021

APITable (Vikadata) lands funding from IDG Capital, GL Ventures, and 5Y Capital.

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Products & Services

Visual AI Database

2021

A low-code visual database that combines the simplicity of a spreadsheet with the power of a database, featuring Grid, Kanban, and Gantt views.

AI Chatbot Builder

2023

An AI agent platform that allows users to train ChatGPT on their specific data tables and deploy chat widgets to websites in one click.

APITable Open Source

2023

An open-source, self-hosted alternative to Airtable, hosted on GitHub (apitable/apitable).

Market Position

A more affordable, open-source, and AI-native alternative to Airtable, offering unlimited seats and high extensibility.

Leadership

Founders

Kelly Chan (Peilin Chan)

Gary Guangyu Li

Co-founder & COO. Holds a PhD (likely in Engineering/AI). Member of Asia CEO Community. Formerly worked in AI engineering roles (e.g., associated with Meta/Meta AI research).

Executive Team

Kelly Chan

Co-founder & CEO

Former CTO of HEYTEA; recognized for building digital products used by millions of users and thousands of businesses.

Gary Guangyu Li

Co-founder & COO

Academic and operational lead with a focus on AI engineering and global business expansion.

Founding Story

Business Model

Revenue

$1.1M ARR (reported as of 2025).

Revenue Model

SaaS Subscription model with tiered pricing (Free, Starter, Plus, Enterprise).

Pricing Tiers

Free

2 seats, basic features for personal CRM and task management.

Starter

$18/2 seats/month

Advanced usage for individuals, includes all Free features.

Plus

$39/unlimited seats/month

Best for small teams, offers unlimited seats and all Starter features.

Enterprise

Custom

Tailored solutions for large-scale enterprise needs and security.

Private

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

SMBs
AI Developers
Marketing Agencies
Remote Teams

Use Cases

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Project and Task Management
Inventory and Sales Tracking
No-code AI Application Development
Marketing Automation

Notable Customers

HEYTEA
3,000+ companies globally

Quick Facts

Headquarters

7030 Woodbine Avenue, Suite 500, Markham, ON L3R 6G2, Canada

Founded

2019

Entity Type

Ltd.

Employees

Total Funding

$13M

Investors

IDG Capital, 5Y Capital

Office Locations

Markham

Shenzhen

Funding History

SeedUnknown

Sep 2019

5Y Capital

Pre-Series AUnknown

Feb 2021

IDG Capital

GL Ventures

Venture Round$13M Total Raised

2023

IDG Capital

5Y Capital

GL Ventures (Hillhouse)

History & Milestones

2024-2025

Launched AITable.ai, integrating real-time table data with ChatGPT to build custom AI agents.

Jan 2023

Open-sourced the core APITable engine on GitHub, gaining significant traction in the developer community.

Nov 17, 2022

APITable Ltd. officially incorporated in Ontario, Canada.

Feb 2021

Raised Pre-Series A funding from IDG Capital, 5Y Capital, and GL Ventures.

Dec 2021

Global launch of APITable.com to provide a visual database solution for the international market.

Key Capabilities

Grid, Kanban, Gantt, Calendar, and Dashboard views

AI Agent builder with 1-click ChatGPT training

6,000+ app integrations via Zapier, Make, and others

Unlimited seats in specific pricing tiers

Open-source and API-first architecture

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Slack
Discord
OpenAI
Google Workspace

Key Partnerships

Zapier

Make

Pabbly

Connect

Website

GitHub

X / Twitter

Discord

AI Topics

APITable Ltd. focuses on these topics:

Database Tools(1)

Workflow Automation(1)

Customer Relationship Management(1)

Back to all developers