When was Discern founded?

Discern was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Discern located?

Discern is headquartered in New York, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Discern?

Helen Lin of Discern. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Discern have?

As of Dec 31, 2019, Discern has 22 employees, reflecting a 16% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Discern a funded company?

Discern is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Dec 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Discern?

Discern's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Dec 2021, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Sales Force Automation. In United States, the Sales Force Automation sector has seen $215M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Discern rank among its competitors?

Discern ranks 178th amongst 1520 active competitors, of which 244 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Funnel, which secured $80M in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Discern?

Discern's top competitors include Aviso, Tableau and Sisense. Among them, Funnel secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

Discern - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Discern is a seed company based in New York (United States), founded in 2020 by Ling Lin, Helen Lin, Francoise Louvel and Prachi Bansal. It operates as a Business operations and intelligence software. Discern has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 1520 active competitors, including 244 funded and 139 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Aviso, Tableau and Sisense.

Company Details

Business operations and intelligence software. The platform analyzes critical information spread across functions and systems and draws out deeper intelligence to deliver business recommendations, and automates board reporting. It offers a no-code platform with operational KPIs, sales intelligence, marketing intelligence, and customer intelligence.

Website: discern.io
Email ID: *****@discern.io
Phone Number: +1 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

New York, United States

Stage

Seed

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Dec 2021, $*****

Investors

Insight Partners

Ranked

178^th among 1520 active competitors

Employee Count

22 as on Dec 31, 2019

Similar Companies

Aviso & 1920 more

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Discern is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Discern Corporation CIN: 7938166 , United States, Active	Apr 16, 2020	-	-	-

Discern has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Dec 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Discern has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Discern:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 2021	5807913	Seed	2624783	8649199	4351904	5207803

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The founders of Discern are Ling Lin, Helen Lin, Francoise Louvel and Prachi Bansal. Helen Lin is the CEO of Discern.

Here are the details of Discern's key team members:

Ling Lin: Co-Founder of Discern.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Helen Lin: Co-Founder & CEO of Discern.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Francoise Louvel: Co-Founder of Discern.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Prachi Bansal: Co-Founder of Discern.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Discern's employee count trend

Discern has 22 employees as of Dec 19. The total employee count is 16.0% more than what it was in Dec 18. Here is Discern's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Discern include Aviso, Tableau and Sisense. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Discern, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Aviso 2012, Redwood City (United States), Series B	AI powered predictive analytics platform	$31M	Shasta Ventures, Scale Venture Partners & 8 others	71/100
2nd	Tableau 2003, Seattle (United States), Acquired	Cloud based visual analytics solutions provider	$15M	Meritech, New Enterprise Associates & 1 others	68/100
3rd	Sisense 2004, New York City (United States), Series F	Provider of business intelligence and data analysis solutions	$276M	Insight Partners, DFJ Growth & 23 others	67/100
4th	Looker 2012, Santa Cruz (United States), Acquired	Data integration and visualization solutions provider	$282M	Meritech, Kleiner Perkins & 16 others	67/100
5th	MoEngage 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Cloud based platform offering cross channel customer engagement software	$299M	Exfinity Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners ... & 26 others	66/100
6th	EDO 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Series B	Platform offering campaign analytics software	$92.4M	Shamrock Capital Advisors, Vista Equity Partners ... & 6 others	66/100
7th	Altamira Technologies 1999, Dayton (United States), Acquired	Developer of an open-source big data fusion, analysis, and visualization platform	-	Columbia Capital, Multiplier Capital & 1 others	65/100
8th	SPINS 1995, Chicago (United States), Series B	Provider of retail consumer analytics services	-	General Atlantic, Stripes & 3 others	65/100
9th	Funnel 2014, Stockholm (Sweden), Series C	Cloud based marketing and predictive analytics software	$131M	F-Prime Capital, Fjarde AP-fonden & 10 others	65/100
10th	Advisr 2017, New York City (United States), Acquired	Platform offering software to pitch products to customers	$13M	Next Frontier Capital, Revel Partners & 1 others	65/100
178th	Discern 2020, New York (United States), Seed	Business operations and intelligence software	-	Insight Partners	39/100