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About Lightdash
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$19.4M
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2021
Overview
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
Lightdash transforms dbt projects into a BI platform that enables teams to write metrics in SQL and share self-service analytics across the organization. It builds on existing dbt workflows to turn data models into governed, reusable analytics with a self-serve layer, plus tools like the Lightdash CLI. This approach contrasts with traditional BI by tying analytics directly to a company’s dbt models, making metrics consistent and accessible to non-technical users. The goal is to help organizations make data-driven decisions by democratizing data access through a subscription-based BI platform with analytics and support.
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Raised $11M Series A from Accel in October 2024 to fuel AI growth.
- Revenue grew sevenfold in past year with customers like Workday.
- Launched customizable charts and Vega-Lite for advanced visualizations.
What critics are saying
- dbt Labs' 2025 Explorer erodes dbt-only value in 12-18 months.
- Looker's 20+ charts drive 60-80% user loss in 6-12 months.
- Metabase's January 2026 dbt connector captures SMBs in 3-6 months.
What makes Lightdash unique
- Lightdash transforms dbt projects into open-source BI platforms rivaling Looker.
- AI-powered analyst enables natural language queries for finance teams' insights.
- dbt-native metrics centralize business logic with CLI for developer workflows.
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Funding
Total Funding
$19.4M
Below
Industry Average
Funded Over
4 Rounds
Accel
Y CombinatorIndustry standards
Benefits
Remote Work Options
Flexible Work Hours
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 3%1 year growth
↑ 7%2 year growth
↑ 16%Instantly turn your dbt project into a full-stack BI platform. Analysts write metrics and Lightdash enables self-serve for the entire business.
Lightdash raises $11M Series A for open source self-serve data analytics platform.
Since announcing its commercial launch and $8.4 million seed funding two years ago, Lightdash launched a hosted cloud service for its core open source product, with additional features including security tooling.
According to the announcement, Moonfire claims to have taken leading roles in 23 funding rounds for different projects including leading Humaans’ $15 million Series A and investing in Lightdash’s $7 million round led by Accel and GOALS’ $20m Series A round with Seven Seven Six.
Lightdash has raised £7.5m in a seed funding round to develop and expand its functionality and features and boost hiring.
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About Lightdash
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$19.4M
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2021
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