Omar Gabr Revolutionizes Egypt’s Tech Scene with AI-Powered Mobile Bug Detection and Resolution
A top mobile-first bug-reporting platform, Instabug now rebranded as Luciq is refining mobile bug detection and resolution in Egypt by diverting the company into an AI-powered observability platform. Founded by Omar Gabr, this shift is set to enable developers to detect, prioritize, and resolve app issues faster, reducing downtime and improving user experience.
Luciq had previously raised a total of US$46 million in Series B funding in 2022 with the aim to secure a forward-looking vision as mobile apps are becoming the primary interface for billions of users worldwide.
In the words of Omar Gabr, Founder and CEO of Luciq,
The goal is to “make debugging as seamless as possible,” ensuring developers to focus primarily more on building features rather than troubleshooting issues.
Developers are under more pressure to create trustworthy and high-performing apps as mobile usage in Egypt continues to soar. But discovering and fixing issues is still a difficult and time-consuming process that often requires the need for several tools and human cooperation. By establishing a more automated and integrated debugging system, Gabr's method seeks to streamline this process.
By tracking, identifying, and fixing defects in real time, the platform helps developers react more quickly and with less downtime. It removes the fragmentation that usually slows down development cycles by combining debugging instruments into a single interface. For startups and small teams with limited engineering resources, this is particularly important.
About Luciq
Luciq is an Egyptian-founded software development company that provides tools for mobile app developers to detect bugs, monitor performance, and improve user experience. It is widely recognized as one of the most successful tech startups to emerge from Egypt.
Luciq was founded by Omar Gabr and Moataz Soliman in Cairo. The company started as a simple tool that allowed users to report bugs in mobile apps by shaking their phones, capturing screenshots and technical data to help developers fix issues quickly.