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Monitoring solution that applies automation and artificial intelligence to the APM (application performance management) process

Chicago, United StatesFounded 2015AI
Valuation $250–500M Last recorded · 2020
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding
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About Instana

Instana specializes in automated Application Performance Management (APM) solutions tailored for microservice and cloud-native applications. The company provides real-time visibility into application performance, enabling businesses to identify and resolve issues quickly. Instana's platform offers features such as automated alerting, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis, making it easier for organizations to manage complex, modern IT environments. The company serves a wide range of clients, including enterprises undergoing digital transformation and those with extensive DevOps practices. Instana operates in the APM market, which is essential for businesses that rely on software applications to drive their operations. The business model revolves around a subscription-based service, where clients pay for access to the platform and its various features. Revenue is generated through these subscriptions, as well as through additional services and support packages.

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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Chicago, United States
Employees
79
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
68.4/100
Industry
Enterprise Software
Sector
AI, Analytics, Developer Tools, Core AI, MLops, Hard Tech, AI Data Preparation and Generation, DT and LS
Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Machine Learning
Business model
SaaS
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
2 companies, latest Dec 2019
Capital deployed
—
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

Funding history

4 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing Nov 2020 $0 — IBM —
SERIES COther financing Sep 2018 $30M $120M Accel · Meritech Capital ↗
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Growth signals

Instana website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Instana is 1.7K monthly website visits, up 1207.7% over the last three months. Instana's team declined 18.6% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits1.7K 3-month web change+1207.7% 1-year team growth-18.6%
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Investors

4 investors on the cap table

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Series A2 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage

Other known investors1 additional known investor

  • IBM
Team profiled 36 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 3 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
12 countries with
team presence
🇮🇳 India37%
🇺🇸 United States24.1%
🇩🇪 Germany11.1%
🇮🇪 Ireland5.6%
🇷🇸 Serbia5.6%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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