{"id":640907,"date":"2024-10-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/open-source-bi-platform-lightdash-gets-accels-backing-to-bring-ai-to-business-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T08:00:00","slug":"open-source-bi-platform-lightdash-gets-accels-backing-to-bring-ai-to-business-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/open-source-bi-platform-lightdash-gets-accels-backing-to-bring-ai-to-business-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"#Open source BI platform Lightdash gets Accel&#8217;s backing to bring AI to business intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28965b18f67\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28965b18f67\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/open-source-bi-platform-lightdash-gets-accels-backing-to-bring-ai-to-business-intelligence\/#In_the_cloud\" >In the cloud<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lightdash.com\/\">Lightdash<\/a>, a business intelligence (BI) platform and open source alternative to Google\u2019s Looker, is lifting the lid on a new product that allows companies to train \u201cAI analysts\u201d specific to individual teams\u2019 use-cases, enabling anyone in a company to query aggregate business data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help, the 4-year-old startup also on Tuesday announced that it has raised $11 million in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> A round of funding led by Accel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lightdash is built for an open source command-line-based data transformation tool called\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/getdbt.com\/\">dbt<\/a> (data build tool), which leans on SQL to help businesses transform raw data into structured, analysis-ready datasets. The company was known as Hubble when it\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=24224355\">graduated from Y Combinator\u2019s (YC) S20 batch<\/a>, with a focus on running tests on companies\u2019 data warehouse to identify issues with data quality. As things transpired, these metrics were most useful baked into BI tools, which is why co-founder and CEO <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hamzahc\/\">Hamzah Chaudhary<\/a> pivoted the product and brand to Lightdash in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For context, \u201cbusiness intelligence\u201d describes the process of pooling and integrating disparate data sets to unlock insights, identify trends, and predict future outcomes. The Lightdash platform serves as both a front and back end, so people inexperienced in SQL, such as marketing or finance teams, can access the visual component through an interface. More technical users can dabble in the back-end to build customized workflows and define all the business logic needed for business reporting purposes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this ties in with Lightdash\u2019s latest launch, a feature that will allow anyone in a team to ask natural language questions of the company\u2019s own data, and receive \u201ccurated insights\u201d relevant to their department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor example, the finance team will have an AI analyst that only has access to the data, metrics, and content that is relevant to them,\u201d Chaudhary explained to TechCrunch over email. \u201cThey can interact with their AI analyst in natural language, drastically shortening their time to insights, whether as a chart, spreadsheet, or a dashboard.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?w=680\" alt=\"Lightdash AI analyst\" class=\"wp-image-2891859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png 1718w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=150,93 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=768,475 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=680,420 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=1200,742 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=1280,791 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=430,266 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=720,445 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=900,556 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=800,495 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=1536,949 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=668,413 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=607,375 607w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=998,617 998w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Frame-2147233259-3-e1727961232688.png?resize=708,438 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1718px) 100vw, 1718px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Lightdash AI analyst. <\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Lightdash<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the stumbling blocks for enterprises fully embracing generative AI is the thorny issue of data security; businesses are cautious about giving access to confidential company data. However, Chaudhary says that the company\u2019s AI Analyst is powered by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/security.lightdash.com\/\">same Lightdash API used in its standard product<\/a>, meaning companies already satisfied with Lightdash\u2019s security credentials aren\u2019t exposing themselves to any extra risk by using its AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cData permissions and governance are one of the key blockers to larger companies rolling out these tools, and with Lightdash\u2019s AI analyst, you get those production features out of the box,\u201d Chaudhary said. \u201cThis is important to recognize; it\u2019s not a brand new query engine for customer data, it\u2019s actually a brand new way to interact with our existing query engine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, the AI analyst largely doesn\u2019t require access to customers\u2019 actual data, Chaudhary added, as it relies on the metadata such as a metric\u2019s title and de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion for the majority of its analyses. \u201cCustomers have complete control over what information they want to share with the LLMs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, Chaudhary says that customers are able to select their preferred LLM provider, including the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, while they can also use their own model, which should appease any lingering concerns about opening access to sensitive company data.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-the-cloud\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_cloud\"><\/span>In the cloud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since announcing its commercial launch and $8.4 million seed funding two years ago, Lightdash launched a hosted cloud service for its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lightdash\/lightdash\">core open source product<\/a>, with additional features including security tooling. Chaudhary says that more than 5,000 teams are now running the open source product themselves, though it\u2019s often a starting point before upgrading to the full feature-set available in the commercial edition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLarger teams have had success using the OSS product to run proof-of-concepts without being blocked by infosec and procurement reviews,\u201d Chaudhary said. \u201cThis allows companies to separate the buying process from trialling Lightdash, drastically reducing the barrier to trying the tool and building internal Lightdash champions before moving to the cloud product. Lightdash OSS also provides hobbyists and smaller teams an easy introduction to BI as it provides a complete set of features for getting started. As teams scale up, they prefer the cloud platform for the managed deployment, additional features and improved performance and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, Chaudhary says that it has grown its revenues seven-fold in the past year, with customers including $60 billion enterprise software company Workday, as well as Beauty Pie, Hypebeast, and Morning Brew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Lightdash claims a global spread of 13 employees split between Europe and the U.S., and with its fresh cash injection, the company said that it\u2019s looking to expand its team and product, including new features along the lines of what it\u2019s introducing now with its AI analysts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from lead backer Accel, Lightdash\u2019s Series A round included participation from Operator Partners, Shopify Ventures, Y Combinator, and a handful of angel investors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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