The future of data analysis is Observable

Observable is redefining how businesses use data with a unified platform for every step of the data workflow and tools for every role.

Making data make sense

Observable helps teams deepen understanding by making data easier to see and explore. With powerful tools for visualizing data through code, UI, or AI, we help teams reveal insights, build trust, and spark collaboration. We built and maintain open-source tools like D3 and Observable Plot. Now, we’re shaping the future of data analysis and visualization. Join us.

508,100,000+

D3 downloads

4,390,000+

Observable Plot downloads

1,200,000+

Notebooks created & edited

Forging a path

For more than a decade, Observable has been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
2011First release of D3.js2016Observable isfounded anddevelopment begin2018Public launch 
of Observable2020Observable expandswith a Series Afunding round ledby Sequoia2021We celebrate 10years of D3Observable Plotlaunches2022Observable secures aSeries B funding roundled by Menlo We host our inauguraluser conference20231,000,000th ObservableNotebook is created AI is integrated intonotebooks with AI Assist2024Observable Framework,an open-source staticsite generator for dataapps, launches D3 hits 500,000,000downloadsThe 350,000th usersigns up for Observable2025We launch ObservableCanvases to helpaccelerate dataanalysis and supportdata collaborationFuture ’25Observable AIFuture ’26Coming soon...

Meet our team

Observable’s experienced leadership team is passionate about helping teams unlock the full potential of their data.
  • Mike Bostock

    Mike has created 1,057 notebooks since 2022.

    Mike Bostock

    Founder and Co-CEO
  • Julio Avalos

    Julio owns the record for the longest Duolingo streak without learning a word.

    Julio Avalos

    Co-CEO
  • Trevor Eddy

    Trevor, one of 800M chess players and 100M martial artists, aims to be the 0.01% to play full-contact chess.

    Trevor Eddy

    SVP of Sales
  • Seth Engelhard

    Seth has lived in cities from 0 to 8,392 feet above sea level.

    Seth Engelhard

    VP of Engineering
  • Hanna Woodburn

    Hanna is on track to read 30 books this year.

    Hanna Woodburn

    VP of Marketing
  • Alex Kohlhofer

    Alex has lived and worked in 4 different countries on 2 continents.

    Alex Kohlhofer

    Head of Design
  • Michelle Nguyen

    Michelle has explored 34 countries, logging over 13,600 hours of travel—all with just a carry-on.

    Michelle Nguyen

    Financial Controller
  • Erinn Wong

    Erinn has 2 rabbits who eat over 1,400 cups of greens each year.

    Erinn Wong

    Sr. People Ops Manager

Our board members + investors

  • Jim Goetz

    Jim Goetz

  • Theresia Gouw

    Theresia Gouw

  • Matt Murphy

    Matt Murphy

Careers

Benefits

Remote-first work culture

Work from anywhere in an environment built on trust and collaboration.

Comprehensive health coverage

100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees & their families.

401(k)

Plan for your future with a 401(k) that includes matching contributions.

Generous paid time off

Recharge with flexible PTO and 17 company holidays in 2025.

Home office setup

One-time stipend to help you create a productive remote workspace.

Annual learning stipend

Grow your skills and invest in your career at Observable.

Monthly AI tool stipend 

Explore and experiment with AI tools that support your work.

Team and company off-sites

Meet in person throughout the year to connect, collaborate, and have fun.
Observable team participating in a cooking class
Observable team in the office
Some Observable team members in a camping van

What people say

We are in love with @observablehq for all our #dataviz pieces 👩🏻‍💻

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Carmen Torrecillas

Data visualization developer

I’m getting happy tears every time I see the data files getting regenerated when data loaders change

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Youssef A

Getting more into @observablehq. I thought it was a kind of cool but now I realize it’s actually just AMAZING HOLY COW

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Victor Powell

Software engineer

If you’re curious about making #dataviz with code but scared of JavaScript, @observablehq is a really great place to start.

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Nicole Lillian Mark

Data visualization engineer

An open-ended tool like Observable offers endless opportunities to push the boundaries of what’s possible with our data…

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Max Lustyan

Principal Data Strategist

Observable opened up this whole new world of what we could offer people on such a short time scale... It expands the type of content we can create, and that we can offer our users.

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Katilyn Trudeau

Senior research associate

Observable lets us create polished, interactive, insightful visualizations without deep front-end expertise, making it essential for sharing our performance testing insights.

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Yao Yue

Co-Founder

🤯 This is outstanding work by the Observable team!

Connect data, code, charts, and powerful table components on the fly, visually, and effortlessly. All the piping complexity handled behind the scene. And then throw all that on an infinite multiplayer canvas with free form annotation. I feel like I’m staring at the future of BI!

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Thibaut Tiberghien

Co-founder and CTO  

The UX of AI isn’t an interface, it’s visualizations and simulations. That’s why I’ve been keeping my eye on Observable. And now, their new Data Canvas changes the game, again. It’s all coming together.

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Antoine Valot

I use Observable for data dashboards at Tether and it rocks - and now they are out with a new data collaboration product called canvases, and it really rocks

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Philip Gradwell

VP Economics

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