The story
Founded by Martin Odersky in 2011.1
Private company
Lightbend Inc.
American software company
Lightbend, doing business as Akka, formerly known as Typesafe, is a company founded by Martin Odersky, the creator of the Scala programming language, Jonas Bonér, the creator of the Akka middleware, and Paul Phillips in 2011. It provides a platform for building reactive applications for the JVM, consisting of the Play Framework, Akka middleware and Scala programming language, with additional supporting products and development tools such as the Slick database library for Scala and the sbt build tool.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2011Founded1
- Industrysoftware industry1
- HeadquartersSan Francisco1
- Websitelightbend.com
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Lightbend, doing business as Akka, formerly known as Typesafe, is a company founded by Martin Odersky, the creator of the Scala programming language, Jonas Bonér, the creator of the Akka middleware, and Paul Phillips in 2011. It provides a platform for building reactive applications for the JVM, consisting of the Play Framework, Akka middleware and Scala programming language, with additional supporting products and development tools such as the Slick database library for Scala and the sbt build tool.2
Leadership
Who has led Lightbend Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderMartin Odersky1
Timeline
- 2011Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.lightbend.com/blog/typesafe-changes-name-to-lightbend1
- Websitelightbend.com1
- WikipediaAkka.io
- WikidataQ7860966
Sources
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- 1WikidataLightbend Inc. on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaLightbend Inc. on Wikipedia