Lightdash

# Lightdash (www.lightdash.com)

> Lightdash is an AI-first business intelligence platform for technical data teams building self-serve analytics.

## Website

- [https://www.lightdash.com/](https://www.lightdash.com/): Main site and access point.

## About Us

Lightdash is the first AI-native business intelligence (BI) platform built for technical data teams who are frustrated with complex, expensive traditional BI tools. Lightdash integrates seamlessly with your existing data stack, helping data teams deliver self-serve analytics with a best-in-class developer experience. It enables analysts to define metrics in code, while providing the entire organization with fast, accurate, and explainable insights with no SQL required. With seamless integrations, AI-powered agents, and robust data visualization tools, Lightdash accelerates data-driven decision-making across companies of all sizes.

## What We Do (Features)

- [AI Agents](https://www.lightdash.com/ai-agents): AI-powered agents deliver fast, accurate answers using your dbt models. No SQL required, and explainable insights 24/7.
- [Integrations](https://www.lightdash.com/integrations): Connect Lightdash with the tools and services you already use and love.
- [Spotlight](https://www.lightdash.com/spotlight): Metrics-first exploration for intuitive, governed analytics.
- [Enhanced Analytics & Data Visualization](https://www.lightdash.com/features): Unlock deeper insights with advanced analytics and powerful visualization tools.
- [Templates](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/lightdash-templates): Pre-built templates to accelerate analytics and dashboard creation.
- [Dashboards as Code](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/introducing-dashboards-as-code): Manage and version dashboards programmatically for governed BI workflows.
- [Security](https://www.lightdash.com/lightdash-security): Enterprise-grade security and compliance.

## Topics We Cover

- Self-serve BI
- dbt integration & metrics
- AI-powered analytics
- Semantic layers
- Data team productivity
- Data visualization
- Governed BI workflows
- Collaboration in analytics
- Modern BI best practices

## Key Blog Posts & Resources

- [Introducing Dashboards as Code](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/introducing-dashboards-as-code)
- [Introducing Spotlight: Metrics-first BI](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/introducing-spotlight-metrics-first-bi)
- [Metric Trees: How Top Data Teams Impact Growth](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/metric-trees-how-top-data-teams-impact-growth)
- [Lightdash & dbt metrics](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/lightdash-dbt-metrics)
- [Lightdash raises $11M Series A led by Accel](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/lightdash-raises-series-a)
- [We have raised $8.4m to build the BI tool we always wanted](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/lightdash-raises-seed-round)
- [What is Semantic BI?](https://www.lightdash.com/blogpost/what-is-semantic-bi)
- [Customer Stories](https://www.lightdash.com/customer-stories) …