Instabug
{{coi|date=October 2022}}
{{Orphan|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = Instabug
| company_type = Incorporated
| foundation = Feb 1, 2014
| location = San Francisco, United States
| language = English
| key_people = Omar Gabr (CEO), Moataz Soliman (CTO)
| industry = Software Industry
| num_employees = 101-250
| url = {{URL|http://www.instabug.com/}}
| num_users = 2 billion
| logo = Instabug Logo.svg
| type = Bug reporting, crash reporting, in-app chats, user surveys
}}
Instabug is a software company that provides bug reporting, app performance monitoring, crash reporting, in-app chats, and user surveys for mobile apps. The company was founded in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/02/instabug-the-yc-startup-out-of-cairo-is-out-of-beta-to-squash-mobile-bugs/|title=Instabug, The YC Startup Out Of Cairo, Is Out Of Beta To Squash Mobile Bugs {{!}} TechCrunch|last=Butcher|first=Mike|date=2 February 2016 |access-date=2017-08-28}}
As of September 2019, Instabug has reached over 25,000 companies, 400 millions reported issues and feedbacks received, and 2 billion devices running their SDK worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.menabytes.com/instabug-25000-companies/|title=Menabytes|last=Paracha|first=Zubair Naeem|date=2019-09-04|website=www.menabyte.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-20}} Instabug's 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 known for customizable “Shake to Send” feature on the mobile user side and detailed reports on the developer side.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3031075/instabug-launches-bug-tracking-tool-for-mobile-developers|title=Instabug Launches Bug-Tracking Tool For Mobile Developers|date=2014-05-28|work=Fast Company|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://instabug.com/3rd-party-integrations|title=Instabug: In-App Feedback & Bug Reporting for Mobile Apps!|website=Instabug|access-date=2017-08-28}}
History
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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.flat6labs.com/company/instabug/|title=Instabug {{!}} Flat6Labs|website=www.flat6labs.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-28}}
In 2013, Instabug secured early seed investments from Georges Harik,{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/the-20-most-promising-egyptian-startups/item/1/|title=20 Most Promising Egyptian Startups - Forbes Middle East|last=forbesme|work=Forbes Middle East|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828185216/https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/the-20-most-promising-egyptian-startups/item/1/|url-status=dead}} Cairo Angels, Middle East Venture Partners, and angel investor Hala Fadel.{{Cite news|url=http://news.arabnet.me/instabug-version-2-lauunches-developed-user-tracking-and-dashboard-services/|title=Instabug Version 2 Launches with Developed User-Tracking and Dashboard Services|work=Arabnet|access-date=2017-08-28}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://blog.instabug.com/2014/08/introducing-android-direct-chat-crash-reporting/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919070159/http://blog.instabug.com/2014/08/introducing-android-direct-chat-crash-reporting/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2014|title=Instabug introducing Android, Crash Reporting and Direct Chat|date=2014-08-03|work=Instabug Blog|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-US}}
In 2016, Instabug was incubated by Y Combinator, “the world’s most powerful startup incubator”, 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, Jim Payne, Tim Abbott, Othman Laraki among others.{{Cite web|url=https://angel.co/instabug|title=Instabug|website=angel.co|access-date=2017-08-28}} In August 2016, Instabug was named the #1 Startup in Egypt by Forbes. In October 2016, Instabug introduced in-app chats.{{Cite web |last=Sathya |date=2022-07-27 |title=Instabug - 20 Amazing stats and facts {{!}} HelloLeads CRM Blogs |url=https://www.helloleads.io/blog/stats-facts/20-amazing-stats-and-facts-about-instabug/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |language=en}}
In January 2017, the company introduced Instabug for Web. In February 2017, Instabug introduced user surveys.{{Cite news|url=https://blog.instabug.com/2017/01/instabug-for-web-network-requests-logging-and-latest-updates/|title=Introducing Instabug For Web, Network Request Logging & Latest Updates|date=2017-01-04|work=Instabug Blog|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828151900/https://blog.instabug.com/2017/01/instabug-for-web-network-requests-logging-and-latest-updates/|url-status=dead}} In July 2017, it launched Betatesters.io, a platform connecting mobile app developers and beta testers.{{Cite web|url=http://betatesters.io/|title=Betatesters.io|website=betatesters.io|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828225944/http://betatesters.io/|url-status=dead}} That same month, Instabug was named the third-fastest growing SaaS company in the world.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://instabug.com}}
- {{YouTube|ZfQR2r6rqyE|Instabug explainer}}
- [https://github.com/Instabug Instabug on GitHub]