What does Dagster do?

Dagster is a data orchestration platform created by Dagster Labs, a company based in San Francisco. Founded in 2018, Dagster Labs focuses on building open-source software for data engineering, with a mission to enhance developer experience and foster community-driven development. The company has raised $15.8 million from notable investors, including Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures. The Dagster platform serves as a unified control plane for managing data and AI pipelines. It offers features such as data-aware orchestration, integrated observability, and enterprise capabilities through its commercial offering, Dagster+. The platform supports the entire lifecycle of data workflows, from development to production, and aligns with software engineering best practices to improve collaboration and development speed. Dagster is utilized by various organizations, including Flexport, Loom, and Kraft Heinz, and has a growing community of over 6,000 members.