# Naveen Rudrappa

> Naveen Rudrappa is founder and CEO. NocoDB on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Founder and CEO.

Naveen Rudrappa is founder and CEO of NocoDB, the open-source tool that turns databases into spreadsheet-style apps. In 2017 he built a side project to expose a MySQL database of UK property data through APIs, released the prototype on GitHub, and later started NocoDB with a friend. The company was incorporated in 2021.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvnrd/

## What Naveen builds

- [NocoDB](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nocodb.md), graded BB, 75.8/100, in Spreadsheets & operational tables. NocoDB is a database of typed records in bases, tables and views, run on NocoDB Cloud or self-hosted. Agents reach it through a REST API and a built-in MCP server, using scoped API tokens or OAuth. Founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-28.

## Backed by

- [Decibel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/decibel/)
- [OSS Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/oss-capital/)
- [Uncorrelated Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/uncorrelated-ventures/)
- [Together Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/together-fund/)
- [Ram Shriram](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ram-shriram/)
- [Matt Mullenweg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matt-mullenweg/)
- [Naval Ravikant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/naval-ravikant/)
- [Jeff Hammerbacher](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jeff-hammerbacher/)
- [Spencer Kimball](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spencer-kimball/)
- [Bob Young](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bob-young/)
- [Tod Sacerdoti](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tod-sacerdoti/)
- [Bertrand Diard](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bertrand-diard/)
- [Girish Mathrubootham](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/girish-mathrubootham/)
- [Manav Garg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/manav-garg/)
- [Chad Hurley](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/chad-hurley/)
- [Jitendra Jagadev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jitendra-jagadev/)

## Questions

### Who is Naveen Rudrappa?

Naveen Rudrappa is founder and CEO of NocoDB, the open-source tool that turns databases into spreadsheet-style apps. In 2017 he built a side project to expose a MySQL database of UK property data through APIs, released the prototype on GitHub, and later started NocoDB with a friend. The company was incorporated in 2021.

### What does NocoDB Inc make?

Anchor Terminal lists NocoDB from NocoDB Inc. NocoDB is a database of typed records in bases, tables and views, run on NocoDB Cloud or self-hosted. Agents reach it through a REST API and a built-in MCP server, using scoped API tokens or OAuth.

### Who has invested in NocoDB Inc?

The sources our research read name Decibel, OSS Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, Together Fund, Ram Shriram, Matt Mullenweg, Naval Ravikant, Jeff Hammerbacher, Spencer Kimball, Bob Young, Tod Sacerdoti, Bertrand Diard, Girish Mathrubootham, Manav Garg, Chad Hurley and Jitendra Jagadev.

### How are Naveen's tools graded?

NocoDB is graded BB, 75.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://nocodb.com/about-us
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvnrd/
- https://nocodb.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/companies/?keywords=NocoDB

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