Instana

Acquired

Full-stack observability powered by agentic AI

Chicago, United States · Founded 2015 · $56.0M raised

Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Employees
51–200
Founded
2015
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$56.0M
Last Round
$30.0M Series CSep 2018
Rounds
3
Acquisition Date
Nov 2020

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About

IBM Instana is a full-stack observability and application performance monitoring platform that uses agentic AI to automatically discover, monitor, and troubleshoot complex application environments. Supporting over 300 technologies out of the box, Instana provides real-time data updated every second across cloud-native, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Acquired by IBM in 2021, Instana helps enterprises reduce mean time to resolution by up to 80% through automated incident investigation.

Summary

Instana is a Cloud company based in Chicago, United States, founded in 2015. It has raised $56.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $30.0M Series C round in Sep 2018. Investors include IBM Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners and Accel.

Tech & App Stack

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionNov 2020

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Funding: Series A through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

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