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Ably

10 known investors

Find your way into Ably

112 people in our graph share verified history with the Ably team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kevin Johnsonunlockedknows Paddy Byers · together at University of Cambridge (overlapped)
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Ably provides a globally distributed realtime messaging platform for developers, delivering low-latency data transport across internet-connected devices with guarantees around message ordering, idempotency, and connection recovery. It offers products for pub/sub messaging, chat, live state sync, and collaborative environments, along with integrations, enterprise security controls, and usage-based pricing.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Founders & leadership

MOMatthew O'Riordan
Matthew O'RiordaninCEO and co-founderHe has overseen the company's growth to serve major clients and scale its infrastructure to handle trillions of monthly operations.
PBPaddy Byers
Paddy ByersinCTO & Co-founderHe has spent nearly four decades in technical leadership roles across startups and established companies.

Investors · 10

Insight Partners✓ verifiedNew York · $120M – $350M
Forward Partners✓ verifiedLondon
Dawn CapitalLondon · $317.5K – $6.3M
Fairpoint CapitalStockholm · $1M – $4M
MMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13Mvia Simon Menashy · led
Molten VenturesLondon · $2.5M – $63M
Portfolio VenturesLondon · $200K – $500K
Digital HorizonreportedGeorge Town

Also in the syndicate · 2

MMCTriple Point

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$70M disclosed across 1 round · 2021

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Ably went on to found or lead other companies.

Matthew O'RiordanCEO & Co-founderFounded AblyPaddy ByersCTO & Co-founderFounded Ably

In the news

Ably | Investment | Insight Partnersinsightpartners.com · Nov 2022Ably: London Tech Startup Raises Major Series B Funding Round From VCs - Business Insiderbusinessinsider.com · Jun 2021Ably Announces $70 Million Series B Funding From Insight Partners and Dawn Capital | Insight Partnersinsightpartners.com · Jun 2021Ably raises $70 million for its developer platform that enables realtime features | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jun 2021Ably Raises $7M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Apr 2020Ably raises $1m to deliver next generation realtime digital experiences | by Matthew O'Riordan | Ably: Serious, serverless realtime infrastructure | Mediummedium.com · Mar 2018

Frequently asked questions

What does Ably do?
Ably provides a globally distributed realtime messaging platform for developers, delivering low-latency data transport across internet-connected devices with guarantees around message ordering, idempotency, and connection recovery. It offers products for pub/sub messaging, chat, live state sync, and collaborative environments, along with integrations, enterprise security controls, and usage-based pricing.
Who founded Ably?
Ably was founded by Matthew O'Riordan, Paddy Byers.
Who are Ably's investors?
Ably's investors include Insight Partners, Forward Partners, Dawn Capital, Fairpoint Capital, MMC Ventures, Molten Ventures, Portfolio Ventures, Digital Horizon.
How much funding has Ably raised?
Ably has disclosed $70M raised across 1 round.