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The open source Looker alternative
Lightdash was founded in 2020 by Oliver Laslett (Founder) and Hamzah Chaudhary (Founder).
Lightdash has raised $37.5M in total across 8 funding rounds.
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.
Lightdash was founded in 2020 by Oliver Laslett (Founder) and Hamzah Chaudhary (Founder).
Lightdash has raised $37.5M in total across 8 funding rounds.
Lightdash's investors include DNX Ventures, Accel, AirAngels, Moonfire Ventures, Motier Ventures, Speedinvest, Ameet Patel, Charles Gorintin, Guy Podjarny, Harsh Sinha, Jean Charles Samuelian, Mathilde Collin.
Key people at Lightdash.
Lightdash is an open-source business intelligence (BI) platform positioned as an alternative to Looker, designed to empower data analysts and modern data teams by integrating seamlessly with popular data tools like dbt and major data warehouses such as Snowflake and BigQuery[2][5][6]. It enables users to centralize business logic, define metrics once, and create customizable dashboards without requiring coding skills, making data insights more accessible across organizations[1][6]. Lightdash’s AI-powered assistant further enhances user experience by allowing natural language queries, accelerating time to insights for teams like finance and operations[3].
For an investment firm, Lightdash represents a company focused on democratizing data analytics through open-source technology, targeting sectors reliant on data-driven decision-making such as SaaS, logistics, and enterprise software. Its impact on the startup ecosystem includes fostering innovation in BI tools by offering a cost-effective, developer-friendly alternative to proprietary platforms, encouraging broader adoption of self-serve analytics.
For a portfolio company, Lightdash builds an AI-first, open-source BI product that serves data analysts and business teams in enterprises and startups. It solves the problem of complex, costly, and siloed data analytics by providing a unified, easy-to-use platform that integrates with existing data infrastructure and accelerates insights delivery. The company has demonstrated strong growth momentum, with revenue increasing more than sevenfold in the past year and notable customers like Workday[3].
Lightdash was founded in 2020 by Hamzah Chaudhary and Oliver Laslett, both with backgrounds as data scientists and software engineers, which informed their approach to simplifying data analytics workflows[1][4]. Initially launched as Hubble, the company focused on testing data quality within warehouses but pivoted in 2021 to become Lightdash, combining data quality testing with a BI tool to better serve analysts’ needs[3]. The founders’ frustration with existing data tools and their experience in product management and analytics drove the mission to build a modern, open-source data stack for data-driven teams[4].
Early traction included launching the first BI tool to natively support dbt metrics and gaining a community following through open-source releases and active engagement, culminating in successful funding rounds that enabled product expansion and AI feature development[7].
Lightdash rides the growing trend of open-source BI and self-serve analytics, which addresses the increasing demand for accessible, transparent, and customizable data tools in the era of big data and cloud data warehouses[2][5]. The timing aligns with enterprises seeking to reduce vendor lock-in and costs associated with legacy BI platforms while empowering broader teams to leverage data independently.
Market forces favor Lightdash as organizations adopt modern data stacks centered on tools like dbt, Snowflake, and BigQuery, creating a fertile environment for a BI platform that integrates natively with these technologies[1][3]. By lowering barriers to entry and improving data governance and discoverability, Lightdash influences the ecosystem by promoting data democratization and accelerating data-driven decision-making across industries.
Lightdash is poised for continued growth fueled by its AI innovations and expanding product capabilities, including features like dashboards as code and React SDKs that enhance customization and integration[7]. The company’s focus on AI agents that autonomously maintain data definitions and assist users suggests a future where BI tools become increasingly intelligent and user-friendly.
Trends such as AI augmentation in analytics, open-source adoption, and cloud data warehouse proliferation will shape Lightdash’s trajectory. Its influence is likely to grow as it challenges proprietary incumbents by offering a flexible, cost-effective, and developer-friendly alternative that scales with modern data teams.
Returning to its founding mission, Lightdash aims to make self-serve analytics effortless and accessible, transforming how organizations interact with their data and accelerating the shift toward truly data-driven cultures.
Lightdash has raised $37.5M across 8 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.3M Hubble - Series B in October 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | $5.3M Hubble - Series B | DNX Ventures | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $11.0M Series A | Accel | AirAngels, Moonfire Ventures, Motier Ventures, Speedinvest, Ameet Patel, Charles Gorintin, Guy Podjarny, Harsh Sinha, Jean Charles Samuelian, Mathilde Collin, Riccardo Zacconi, Roxanne Varza, Sebastian Knutsson, Tim Sadler, Varsha Rao |
| Oct 1, 2022 | $2.0M Seed | Accel | Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, At One Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Earth and beyond ventures, Energize Ventures, Entrée Capital Ventures, Flex Capital, Footwork, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, InterWest, Metaplanet, Moonfire Ventures, Motier Ventures, SOSV, Speedinvest, Techstars, Unusual Ventures, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Ameet Patel, Benny Schnaider, Charles Gorintin, Cristóbal Conde, Dylan Field, Ed Baker, Guy Fighel, Guy Podjarny, Harsh Sinha, Hubert Thieblot, Jean Charles Samuelian, Julia Hartz, Mathilde Collin, Nicolas Julia, Riccardo Zacconi, Roxanne Varza, Scott Belsky, Sebastian Knutsson, Tim Sadler, Varsha Rao, Guillermo Rauch |
| May 5, 2022 | $9.0M Hubble - Seed | Tom Clute | Accel, CrowdStrike Ventures |
| Jul 6, 2021 | $2.7M Hubble - Other Equity | Hugo Conceição Silva | JLL Spark, Starwood Capital Group |
| Jan 22, 2019 | $5.2M Hubble - Series A | Mihir Shah | Michael Tefula, Taylor Wescoatt |
| Jun 1, 2017 | $1.6M Hubble - Other Equity | Firestartr | 500 Startups, Concrete VC, Alexander Lazarev |
| Sep 28, 2014 | $810K Hubble - Seed | Faisal Butt | Andreas Pouros, Brett Akker, Guy Westlake, Ivan Mazour, Jackson Hull, Jonathan Galore, Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce, Sheraz Dar, Seedcamp |