Lightdash
Backed byY Combinator
Lightdash is an open-source Looker alternative. It's built on top of dbt and lets users centralise all their team's business logic in one place
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2020
- Category
- SaaS
- Funding
- VC-backed
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- Summary: the companyβs own description, ycombinator.com
- Founders, founding year, location: ycombinator.com
- Backers: ycombinator.com
- Funding: ycombinator.com β βY Combinator Summer 2020β
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Founders of Lightdash
- Hamzah Chaudhary
- Oliver Laslett
Investors backing Lightdash
- Y Combinator
Frequently asked questions
What does Lightdash do?
Lightdash is an open-source Looker alternative. It's built on top of dbt and lets users centralise all their team's business logic in one place
Where is Lightdash based?
Lightdash is based in London, United Kingdom.
When was Lightdash founded?
Lightdash was founded in 2020.
How much has Lightdash raised?
Lightdash is vc-backed. We have not verified a funding amount.
Who founded Lightdash?
Lightdash was founded by Hamzah Chaudhary, Oliver Laslett.
Who has invested in Lightdash?
Lightdash is backed by Y Combinator.