Lantern
DefunctYC W24San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 3 employees · 4 known investors
Lantern provides infrastructure and tools on top of Postgres to help companies build reliable AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceB2BOpen SourceEnterpriseDatabasesUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W24)
Lantern was founded in 2023 by Di Qi, Narek Galstyan, and Owen Colegrove.
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Narek GalstyaninFounderNarek Galstyan was an early engineer at Timescale, where he worked on core database features. He holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton, where his thesis focused on OS scheduling in Rust, and is a PhD student at UC Berkeley studying distributed systems.
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Owen ColegroveFounder
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Umur Cubukcu
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Ozgun Erdogan
Investors · 4
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$3.1M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2026
- $3.1MSeedJul 2026 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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In the news
Lantern Raises $3.1M Seedthesaasnews.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Lantern do?
- Lantern provides infrastructure and tools on top of Postgres to help companies build reliable AI applications.
- Who founded Lantern?
- Lantern was founded by Di Qi, Narek Galstyan, Owen Colegrove in 2023.
- Who are Lantern's investors?
- Lantern's investors include Y Combinator, Wayfinder Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, Salesforce Ventures.
- How much funding has Lantern raised?
- Lantern has disclosed $3.1M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Lantern headquartered?
- Lantern is headquartered in San Francisco, US.