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Lightrun
A startup that makes it easier for developers to debug their production code
About Lightrun
Lightrun is a technology startup that operates in the software development market, offering a platform that enhances visibility during the runtime process. The company's solution allows developers to inject logs, metrics, and traces in real time while the process is running, thereby enabling them to debug various types of applications including monoliths, microservices, serverless systems, and more directly from their Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
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Lightrun's platform is designed to serve software developers and team leads, helping them increase productivity, reduce time to market, and troubleshoot issues at runtime. It provides a native developer experience, allowing users to instrument everything in real-time without stopping the live application. This means that developers can add monitoring tools to their code while it's running, without having to stop or restart the application.
The company's business model is likely based on a subscription or licensing model, where clients pay for access to the platform and its features. Lightrun claims that its platform delivers a 763% return on investment (ROI) and a net present value (NPV) of $5.62 million over a three-year period. This suggests that the platform can significantly improve developer productivity and reduce the mean time to repair (MTTR), which is the average time it takes to fix a problem or a failure.
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Funding history
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES BOther financing | Apr 2025 | $70M | $280M | Sorenson Capital · Accel · Insight Partners · Citi | ↗ |
| SERIES BOther financing | Jul 2024 | $18M | $115M | Insight Partners · Glilot Capital Partners · GTM Capital | ↗ |
Financials
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Lightrun is 38K monthly website visits, up 675.5% over the last three months. Lightrun's team declined 11.8% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed1 investor entered at this stage
Glilot Capital Partners
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Insight Partners
GTM Capital
Accel
Sorenson Capital
Citi
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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