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San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 3 employees · 15 known investors

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Lantern provides infrastructure and tools on top of Postgres to help companies build reliable AI applications.

Also known as Lantern Systems, Inc.

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.

DQDi Qi
Di QiFounder2023–2025Di Qi studied computer science at Princeton and has held positions at Facebook and Y Combinator before starting Lantern, a platform for developing AI applications.
NGNarek Galstyan
Narek GalstyanFounderuntil 2025Narek 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.
OCOwen Colegrove
Owen ColegroveFounder
UC
Umur Cubukcu
OE
Ozgun Erdogan
BBBastien Beurier
Bastien BeurierFounder
CL
Conor LeenFounder
GLGuillaume Lachaud
Guillaume LachaudFounder
JS
Jay ShitoleFounder
MR
Matt RojasFounder
VM
Varik Matevosyan Di QiFounder

Investors · 15

M13listed by M13New York · $4M – $7M

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Wayfinder Ventureslisted by Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M

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Amplify.LAreportedLos Angeles · $500K – $5M

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Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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BIGSTORY VCreportedWalnut · $100K – $400K

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Capitalize VCreportedChicago · $100K – $200K

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Echo Health VenturesreportedDurham

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Eight CapitalreportedNorwalk

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HousereportedBerkeley · $1M – $2M

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Insight PartnersreportedNew York · $120M – $350M

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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Pear VCreportedSan Francisco · $150K – $4M

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Primary Venture PartnersreportedNew York · $1M – $3M

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Salesforce VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $50M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$3.1M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2026

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s2.devS2.dev builds infrastructure services and tools for developers. The company focuses on providing a platform for application development and deployment.
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Citus DataCitus is a Postgres extension that enables horizontal scaling of databases by distributing data and queries across multiple nodes. It serves SaaS applications, real-time analytics platforms, and microservices architectures that need to scale transactional and analytical workloads on a single distributed database.
NeonNeon provides serverless Postgres databases that scale to zero and provision in under a second, designed for platforms that need to offer dedicated database instances to each user or workspace. The service targets SaaS and developer platforms requiring fleet management at scale with API-first provisioning, automatic suspension when idle, and built-in quota controls for multi-tier billing.
ParadeDBParadeDB is a Postgres extension that adds full-text search, vector retrieval, and aggregation capabilities to PostgreSQL databases. It enables developers to consolidate search and analytics workloads into a single database using standard SQL without requiring a separate search engine.
SupabaseSupabase is a fully managed PostgreSQL backend platform that integrates with AI builders like Claude, Lovable, and Bolt to enable rapid development of production applications. It provides authentication, real-time database sync, storage, serverless functions, and vector support for AI/ML applications.
PeerDBPeerDB provides fast and cost-effective data replication from PostgreSQL to data warehouses including Snowflake, BigQuery, and ClickHouse, as well as to event queues like Kafka and EventHubs. The open-source tool and commercial cloud service enable change data capture and parallel data migration for engineering and data teams.
KeyDBKeyDB is an open source, multithreaded database that serves as a faster alternative to Redis, designed for high-throughput applications requiring horizontal and vertical scaling. It supports multiple data structures, persistence options, and advanced features like MVCC non-blocking queries and cross-region multi-master replication.
XataXata provides a database platform that lets teams create a synced, anonymized clone of their production database and spin up instant branches from it for development and CI/CD workflows. It is aimed at software developers managing database environments.

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Frequently 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, M13, Wayfinder Ventures, Amplify.LA, Andreessen Horowitz, BIGSTORY VC, Capitalize VC, Echo Health Ventures and 7 more.
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.