Overview
Runway is a visual financial planning platform founded in 2020 (during COVID) by Siqi Chen (CEO, former Zynga, Postmates, NASA JPL) and Arya Asemanfar (formerly Zynga, Facebook). The San Francisco-based company has raised $33.5M including a $27.5M Series A in July 2023.
Highlights
- Founder story: Siqi Chen’s diverse background from NASA JPL to gaming to finance
- “One Data” technology: Unified modeling with human-readable formulas simpler than spreadsheets
- Integration leadership: 750+ integrations, highest in category
- “Plans” as primitive: New concept capturing business intent
- Design philosophy: “The finance platform you don’t hate”, Figma/Notion-inspired design meets enterprise functionality
- Target market: Startups to mid-market/enterprise, strong with financial advisory firms and PE funds
- Notable customers: AngelList, Superhuman, MyFitnessPal, Stability AI, 818 Tequila
- Use cases: Visual modeling, scenario analysis, investor presentations, financial advisory services
Founded
- Founded by Siqi Chen (CEO, ex-Zynga, Postmates, NASA JPL) and Arya Asemanfar (ex-Zynga, Facebook).
Headquarters
San Francisco, California.
Ownership and funding
Independent. Raised $33.5M (Series A: $27.5M, July 2023).
Core technology
“One Data” unified modeling with human-readable formulas simpler than spreadsheets. 750+ integrations (highest in category). “Plans” as a new primitive capturing business intent.
Market position
Startups to mid-market and enterprise; strong adoption among financial advisory firms and PE funds.
Product philosophy
“The finance platform you don’t hate”, Figma/Notion-inspired design meets enterprise functionality.
Notable customers
AngelList, Superhuman, MyFitnessPal, Stability AI, 818 Tequila.