Ably
The realtime platform that just works.
London, United Kingdom · Founded 2016 · $78.0M raised
- Headquarters
- London
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- ably.com
- Total Funding
- $78.0M
- Last Round
- $1.0M SeedDec 2024
- Rounds
- 4
About
Ably is the definitive realtime experience platform, powering more WebSocket connections than any other pub/sub platform. Trusted by companies like HubSpot, NASCAR, and Webflow, Ably serves over 2 billion devices monthly across 80 countries, delivering 6.5ms global message delivery latency and a 99.999% SLA with six years of 100% uptime. Founded in 2015 by Matthew O'Riordan and Dr. Paddy Byers, Ably provides composable realtime infrastructure through simple APIs and SDKs covering 22+ languages and platforms. Its product suite spans Pub/Sub messaging, Ably Chat, LiveSync (database-to-frontend sync), Spaces (collaborative presence), and an AI Transport layer for agentic AI workloads — all backed by 700+ points of presence and 11 globally distributed regions. Ably has raised $78 million to date including a $70M Series B led by Insight Partners and Dawn Capital.
Summary
Ably is a Cloud company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2016. It has raised $78.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $1.0M Seed round in Dec 2024. Investors include Alibaba Group.
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Funding History
Dec 2024
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