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Light Ray Ventures

136 Madison Ave, Floors 5 & 6, PMB #4042, New York, NY, 10016, United States

Overview

Investment firm supporting growth stage companies in innovative sectors.

Founded

2020

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Ireland
Israel
United States

Sector focus

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Clean Energy
CleanTech
Construction
...

Investment portfolio

3rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
EELI Technology
Jul 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
XFuel
Jan 2026Participated
$29 MSeries A
Ole Shop
Nov 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
EELI Technology
Jul 2026Participated
$2 MSeed
XFuel
Jan 2026Participated
$29 MSeries A
Ole Shop
Nov 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Light Ray Ventures: 3 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Light Ray Ventures: 3 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

Light Ray Ventures: 3 deals are recorded across 36 months.All available history.
Light Ray Ventures: 3 deals are recorded across 36 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '231
Dec '230
Jan '240
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Mar '240
Apr '240
May '240
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Jan '261
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Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Light Ray Ventures: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Light Ray Ventures: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Hardware & Robotics1
E-Commerce & Retail1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Transportation & Logistics1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Light Ray Ventures: 3 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Light Ray Ventures: 3 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M0
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Light Ray Ventures: Israel has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Light Ray Ventures: Israel has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Israel1
Europe1
United States1
Light Ray Ventures: 19 co-investors are shown, with AENU sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Light Ray Ventures: 19 co-investors are shown, with AENU sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
AENU1
AI Global1
APY Ventures1
Audacy1
Element 81
European Innovation Council1
Future Planet Capital1
Galata Business Angels1
Goodwater Capital1
JLL Spark1
NYK Line1
O'Shaughnessy Ventures1
Overlap Holdings1
Safar Partners1
SOSV1
Stolt Ventures1
Union Square Ventures1
Wagner Carbon1
Wolf Point Capital1

Investment Strategy

Light Ray Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Light Ray Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating3100%
Light Ray Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Light Ray Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Alexey Tsyplakov

Managing Partner, CEO

Dima Bovykin

Managing Partner

Dmitry Borodin

Investment Director

Ivan Korobeynikov

Director, CFO

Ivan Savelyev

co-founder and managing partner

Michael Malone

Head of Acquisition

Serge Bogdanov

Managing partner