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Edit request — adding 2020 Series A, 2022 Series B, and 2025 rebrand to Luciq

Disclosure (WP:COI / WP:PAID): I'm connected to the company. Per Wikipedia policy I'm not editing the article directly. The {{paid}} disclosure is on my user page. I'm not proposing to remove or change any existing content; I'm only proposing to add what's missing.

What's missing from the article

The body currently stops at July 2017. Three substantial events have been independently reported on since and aren't reflected:

1. A US$5 million Series A in May 2020 led by Accel.
2. A US$46 million Series B in May 2022 led by Insight Partners.
3. A rebrand from Instabug to Luciq announced at DroidCon Berlin on 24 September 2025.

All three were covered by independent secondary outlets at the time.

Proposed change #1 — one-sentence addition to the lead

Where: immediately after the closing </ref> of the existing TechCrunch citation at the end of the article's first sentence, on the same line, separated by a single space.

Wikitext to insert:

The company, dual-headquartered in [[Cairo]] and [[San Francisco]], raised a US$46 million [[Series B]] round led by [[Insight Partners]] in May 2022,<ref name="tc-2022-seriesb">{{Cite news |last=Azevedo |first=Mary Ann |date=17 May 2022 |title=With a fresh $46M, Instabug aims to do more than fix your app's bugs |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/17/instabug-lands-46m-to-help-keep-your-apps-from-crashing/ |work=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref> and rebranded from Instabug to Luciq in September 2025 as part of the launch of an [[artificial intelligence|AI]]-driven product line the company calls "Agentic Mobile Observability".<ref name="meatech-2025">{{Cite news |date=25 September 2025 |title=Instabug Rebrands as Luciq, Pioneering Agentic Mobile Observability with AI |url=https://meatechwatch.com/2025/09/25/instabug-rebrands-as-luciq-pioneering-agentic-mobile-observability-with-ai/ |work=MEA Tech Watch |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>

Proposed change #2 — three new sub-sections appended to the History section

Where: immediately after the existing sentence "That same month, Luciq was named the third-fastest growing SaaS company in the world." and before the == References == heading.

Wikitext to insert:

=== Series A and enterprise expansion (2020) ===
On 4 May 2020, Luciq announced a US$5 million [[Series A]] funding round led by [[Accel (venture capital firm)|Accel]], with participation from existing angel investors including Amr Awadallah, co-founder of [[Cloudera]], and Jim Payne, founder of [[MoPub]].<ref name="tc-2020-seriesa">{{Cite news |last=Butcher |first=Mike |date=4 May 2020 |title=Instabug raises $5M Series A round led by Accel, as mobile app usage surges |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/04/instabug-raises-5m-series-a-round-led-by-accel-as-mobile-app-usage-surges/ |work=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref> ''[[TechCrunch]]'' reported that 28 of the top 100 apps in [[Apple]]'s [[App Store (Apple)|App Store]] used Luciq's [[software development kit|SDK]] at the time of the round, and that revenue had grown 120% in the prior twelve months.<ref name="tc-2020-seriesa" />

=== Series B and platform expansion (2022) ===
On 17 May 2022, Luciq announced a US$46 million [[Series B]] funding round led by [[Insight Partners]], with participation from existing investor Accel and new investors Forgepoint Capital and [[Endeavor (organization)|Endeavor]]. The round brought the company's total equity raised to approximately US$54 million.<ref name="tc-2022-seriesb" /><ref name="wamda-2022">{{Cite news |date=17 May 2022 |title=Instabug raises $46 million Series B round |url=https://www.wamda.com/2022/05/instabug-raises-46-million-series-b-round |work=Wamda |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="arabnews-2022">{{Cite news |date=18 May 2022 |title=Egypt-founded bug reporting platform Instabug raises $46m |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2084656/business-economy |work=[[Arab News]] |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>

''TechCrunch'' reported that, at the time of the round, the company employed approximately 190 people, with most of its engineering team based in Cairo, and named [[DoorDash]], [[Verizon]], [[InterContinental Hotels Group|IHG]], [[Anheuser-Busch InBev|AB InBev]], [[Porsche]], [[Qualtrics]], [[Gojek]] and [[Clubhouse (app)|Clubhouse]] among its customers.<ref name="tc-2022-seriesb" /> The same coverage reported that, in 2021, Luciq's [[software development kit|SDK]] reached 2.7 billion mobile devices, processed 110 billion mobile sessions, and helped resolve 4.2 billion issues.<ref name="tc-2022-seriesb" /><ref name="wamda-2022" />

Around the time of the Series B, the company described its product direction as broadening from bug and crash reporting toward [[application performance management|application performance monitoring]] for mobile apps.<ref name="tc-2022-seriesb" />

=== Rebrand to Luciq (2025) ===
On 24 September 2025, at the DroidCon Berlin developer conference, the company announced that it would operate under the name Luciq (stylised "Luciq.ai"), positioning the platform around what it described as "Agentic Mobile Observability" — a framing in which AI agents are used to detect, diagnose, and recommend fixes for issues in mobile apps.<ref name="meatech-2025" /><ref name="daba-2025">{{Cite news |date=29 September 2025 |title=Egypt's Instabug Becomes Luciq to Mark Expansion Beyond Bug Tracking |url=https://www.dabafinance.com/en/news/instabug-rebrands-luciq-mobile-observability |work=Daba Finance |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>

Independent coverage at the time of the rebrand placed Luciq's cumulative funding at more than US$50 million and named [[DoorDash]], [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]], [[Decathlon (retailer)|Decathlon]], and [[Verizon]] among its customers.<ref name="meatech-2025" /><ref name="daba-2025" />

Sources used

All independent secondary; no luciq.ai, instabug.com, PR-wire, or company-authored citations.

• TechCrunch — Mike Butcher, "Instabug raises $5M Series A round led by Accel, as mobile app usage surges" (4 May 2020): https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/04/instabug-raises-5m-series-a-round-led-by-accel-as-mobile-app-usage-surges/
• TechCrunch — Mary Ann Azevedo, "With a fresh $46M, Instabug aims to do more than fix your app's bugs" (17 May 2022): https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/17/instabug-lands-46m-to-help-keep-your-apps-from-crashing/
• Wamda — "Instabug raises $46 million Series B round" (17 May 2022): https://www.wamda.com/2022/05/instabug-raises-46-million-series-b-round
• Arab News — "Egypt-founded bug reporting platform Instabug raises $46m" (18 May 2022): https://www.arabnews.com/node/2084656/business-economy
• MEA Tech Watch — "Instabug Rebrands as Luciq, Pioneering Agentic Mobile Observability with AI" (25 September 2025): https://meatechwatch.com/2025/09/25/instabug-rebrands-as-luciq-pioneering-agentic-mobile-observability-with-ai/
• Daba Finance — "Egypt's Instabug Becomes Luciq to Mark Expansion Beyond Bug Tracking" (29 September 2025): https://www.dabafinance.com/en/news/instabug-rebrands-luciq-mobile-observability

Suggested edit summary

Add 2020 Series A, 2022 Series B, and 2025 rebrand to Luciq from independent secondary sources (TechCrunch, Wamda, Arab News, MEA Tech Watch, Daba Finance). No existing content or citations changed. Per Talk request and WP:COI.

Note for the reviewer on paste order

Change #1 defines the named refs tc-2022-seriesb and meatech-2025; change #2 reuses both. If change #2 is applied first the preview will show two "Cite error" boxes; applying change #1 resolves them. Either order works as long as both are saved together.

Thanks for taking a look. Ahmedanwar92 (talk) 05:48, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi Ahmedanwar92. Thank you for your suggestion, but I am declining your edit request because your proposed text is too promotional and does not adhere to Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising, marketing or public relations, but the purpose of your proposed text – as demonstrated by its focus on funding rounds and lists of clients – is clearly to win over prospective customers and investors. There is no need for articles about businesses to chronicle every source of funding that the company has received. Similarly, articles should not list a company's customers unless the article can explain why a particular customer is significant. In my opinion, this article already has enough content about Luciq's funding rounds and clients, and I do not see a compelling need to add more. Best, Altamel (talk) 23:16, 4 June 2026 (UTC)