Instabug
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| Type of business | Incorporated |
|---|---|
Type of site | Bug reporting, crash reporting, in-app chats, user surveys |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Key people | Omar Gabr (CEO), Moataz Soliman (CTO) |
| Industry | Software Industry |
| Employees | 50+ |
| URL | www |
| Users | 20,000 |
Instabug is a software company founded in 2012 that provides bug reporting, crash reporting, in-app chats, and user surveys for mobile apps.
As of July 2017, Instabug has been integrated in over 800 million devices,[1] including at least 26 of the top 100 apps globally,[2] and is one of the fastest growing software as a service (SaaS) company in the world. Instabug is a lightweight software development kit (SDK) used by Android, iOS, Cordova, Ionic, Xamarin, and web developers during beta testing as well as in live production versions of their apps.
It is best known for its customizable “Shake to Send” feature on the mobile user side and incredibly detailed reports on the developer side.[3] Users can attach annotated screenshots, video recordings, and voice notes to supplement their bug reports, which automatically includes network and device logs and repro steps. The SDK also integrates with a range of third-party tools used by developers, including Slack, Zapier, JIRA, Trello, Zendesk, and more.[4]
History
Instabug started in 2012 in Cairo, Egypt by two co-founders: Omar Gabr and Moataz Soliman. During their last semester at Cairo University, Gabr and Soliman created AStarApps, which offered a range of services to mobile developers, including an extremely early iOS version of Instabug’s bug reporting tool with its intuitive “Shake to Send” feature. Shortly after, Gabr and Soliman pivoted from AStarApps to focus on the bug reporter and what is now known as Instabug, Inc. They were incubated by Flat6Labs, the leading startup accelerator in the MENA region, during its Summer 2012 batch.[5]
In 2013, Instabug secured early seed investments from Georges Harik (Google employee number 7 and Advisor to Google Ventures),[6] Cairo Angels, Middle East Venture Partners, and angel investor Hala Fadel.[7] They also won first place and $50,000 in the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition that year.
In 2014, Instabug introduced an Android SDK and crash reporting.[8]
In 2016, Instabug was incubated by Y Combinator, “the world’s most powerful startup incubator”,[9] as part of its Winter batch. In June of that year, Instabug raised $1.7 million in seed funding led by top venture capital firm Accel, including investments from Amr Awadallah (Co-founder and CTO of Cloudera), Jim Payne (former Co-founder and CEO of MoPub acquired by Twitter), Tim Abbott (Co-founder and CTO of Ksplice), Othman Laraki (Co-founder and CEO of Color Genomics), and others.[10] In August 2016, Instabug was named the #1 Startup in Egypt by Forbes.[11] In October 2016, Instabug introduced in-app chats.
In January 2017, the company introduced Instabug for Web. In February 2017, Instabug introduced user surveys.[12] In July 2017, it launched Betatesters.io, a platform connecting mobile app developers and beta testers.[13] That same month, Instabug was named the third-fastest growing SaaS company in the world.
Products and Services
Instabug offers three main products: bug reporting, crash reporting, and in-app chats.
References
- ^ "Instabug". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Butcher, Mike. "Instabug, The YC Startup Out Of Cairo, Is Out Of Beta To Squash Mobile Bugs | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Instabug Launches Bug-Tracking Tool For Mobile Developers". Fast Company. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Instabug: In-App Feedback & Bug Reporting for Mobile Apps!". Instabug. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Instabug | Flat6Labs". www.flat6labs.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ forbesme. "20 Most Promising Egyptian Startups - Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Instabug Version 2 Launches with Developed User-Tracking and Dashboard Services". Arabnet. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Instabug introducing Android, Crash Reporting and Direct Chat". Instabug Blog. 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Y Combinator (company)". Wikipedia. 2017-08-26.
- ^ "Instabug". angel.co. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ forbesme. "20 Most Promising Egyptian Startups - Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Introducing Instabug For Web, Network Request Logging & Latest Updates". Instabug Blog. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Betatesters.io". betatesters.io. Retrieved 2017-08-28.