# Omar Gabr

> Omar Gabr is the Egyptian co-founder and president of Luciq, formerly Instabug. With university friend Moataz Soliman, he turned a shake-to-report bug feature into a developer-tools business, joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch, and raised funding from Accel and Insight Partners. He led the company as CEO before moving to president in 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder and President at Luciq
- **Organizations:** Luciq (formerly Instabug), AStarApps, Endeavor
- **Nationality:** Egyptian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Computer and Communications Engineering, Cairo University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Instabug, now Luciq, with Moataz Soliman., Led Instabug through Y Combinator Winter 2016., Co-led a business reporting more than 2.7 billion devices reached in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Began the venture with Moataz Soliman around their final university semester; developed AStarApps and pivoted toward in-app bug reporting.
- **2013** — Instabug won the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition and a $50,000 prize.
- **2015** — Introduced paid plans; Gabr later said the business reached profitability in September.
- **2016** — Joined Y Combinator Winter 2016 and raised $1.7 million in seed financing led by Accel.
- **2019** — Recognised with Soliman in Forbes Middle East’s 30 Under 30.
- **2020** — Raised a $5 million Series A led by Accel; Instabug won the Judge’s Choice Alexander Fleming Serendipity award at London Business School’s Real Innovation Awards.
- **2022** — Announced a $46 million Series B led by Insight Partners.
- **2025** — Moved from CEO to co-founder and president; Instabug announced its Luciq rebrand in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Instabug, now Luciq, with Moataz Soliman.
- Led Instabug through Y Combinator Winter 2016.
- Co-led a business reporting more than 2.7 billion devices reached in 2021.
- Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30, 2019.
- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.
- Instabug received the 2020 Real Innovation Awards Judge’s Choice award in the Alexander Fleming Serendipity category.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced as a speaker at the Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostic Report Summit in El Gouna, billed as Luciq co-founder and president.
- **2025-09** — Instabug announced its rebrand to Luciq and an agentic mobile observability direction.
- **2025-02** — Company announced Jim Douglas as CEO and Gabr’s transition to co-founder and president.

## Links

- Website: https://www.luciq.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/okgabr
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/okgabr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omarkgabr

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Last updated: 2026-10-19