<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-15-001087.txt : 20150713
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-15-001087.hdr.sgml : 20150713
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150713120023
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-15-001087
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150709
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150713
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150713

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPFOLIO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001433195
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 CASTILIAN DRIVE
		CITY:			GOLETA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93117
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8053646093

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 CASTILIAN DRIVE
		CITY:			GOLETA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93117

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Oberndorf Investments, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001607557
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37468
		FILM NUMBER:		15985085

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		505 SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1950
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		1-415-500-6900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		505 SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1950
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94111

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OBERNDORF WILLIAM E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001218663

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37468
		FILM NUMBER:		15985086

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		505 SANSOME STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1950
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94111
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        <footnote id="F1">These shares are owned directly by Oberndorf Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;OBI&quot;), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by William E. Oberndorf (&quot;WEO&quot;) as the sole controlling person of OBI. WEO disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares are held in the self-directed Individual Retirement Account of WEO.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares are owned directly by the Bill &amp; Susan Oberndorf Foundation, a California corporation (&quot;Oberndorf Foundation&quot;), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by WEO as a controlling person of Oberndorf Foundation. WEO disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares are directly owned by WEO's child Peter C. Oberndorf, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by WEO. WEO disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These shares are owned directly by the Peter Oberndorf Irrevocable Trust, dated 6/30/89 (&quot;PCO Trust&quot;), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by WEO in his capacity as sole trustee for the PCO Trust. WEO disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Gary Scheier, as Attorney-in-Fact for William E. Oberndorf</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-07-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Gary Scheier, as Attorney-in-Fact for Oberndorf Investments LLC</signatureName>
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