Lightbank Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Venture fund investing in early-stage AI, consumer, and fintech companies.

Founded

2010

Deals · 12mo

13

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

EdTech

Enterprise Software

FinTech

Human Resources

...

Investment portfolio

114rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Rebuild	Sep 2026Participated	$13 MSeed
Noise	Sep 2026Participated	$7 MSeed
Footprint	Sep 2026Participated	$25 MSeries B
Kairon Health	Sep 2026Participated	$5 MSeed
Inspiren	Sep 2026Participated	$70 MSeries C
Ours Privacy	Aug 2026Led	$15 MSeries A
Valarian Technologies	Jul 2026Participated	$50 MSeries A
Letter AI	Feb 2026Participated	$40 MSeries B
Bearing	Feb 2026Participated	$5 MSeed
Kargo	Dec 2025Participated	$42 MSeries B
Keeper	Dec 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Letter AI	Oct 2025Participated	$11 MSeries A
Rebuild	Sep 2026Participated	$13 MSeed
Noise	Sep 2026Participated	$7 MSeed
Footprint	Sep 2026Participated	$25 MSeries B
Kairon Health	Sep 2026Participated	$5 MSeed
Inspiren	Sep 2026Participated	$70 MSeries C
Ours Privacy	Aug 2026Led	$15 MSeries A
Valarian Technologies	Jul 2026Participated	$50 MSeries A
Letter AI	Feb 2026Participated	$40 MSeries B
Bearing	Feb 2026Participated	$5 MSeed
Kargo	Dec 2025Participated	$42 MSeries B
Keeper	Dec 2025Led	$4 MSeed
Letter AI	Oct 2025Participated	$11 MSeries A

114 Items

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Deal Distribution

Lightbank: 114 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	15	25
Series A	7	19
Series B	0	11
Series C+	0	3
Other Equity	22	12

Monthly Deal Activity

Lightbank: 114 deals are recorded across 322 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jan '00	1
Feb '00	0
Mar '00	0
Apr '00	0
May '00	0
Jun '00	0
Jul '00	0
Aug '00	0
Sep '00	0
Oct '00	0
Nov '00	0
Dec '00	0
Jan '01	0
Feb '01	0
Mar '01	0
Apr '01	0
May '01	0
Jun '01	0
Jul '01	0
Aug '01	0
Sep '01	0
Oct '01	0
Nov '01	0
Dec '01	0
Jan '02	0
Feb '02	0
Mar '02	0
Apr '02	0
May '02	0
Jun '02	0
Jul '02	0
Aug '02	0
Sep '02	0
Oct '02	0
Nov '02	0
Dec '02	0
Jan '03	0
Feb '03	0
Mar '03	0
Apr '03	0
May '03	0
Jun '03	0
Jul '03	0
Aug '03	0
Sep '03	0
Oct '03	0
Nov '03	0
Dec '03	0
Jan '04	0
Feb '04	0
Mar '04	0
Apr '04	0
May '04	0
Jun '04	0
Jul '04	0
Aug '04	0
Sep '04	0
Oct '04	0
Nov '04	0
Dec '04	0
Jan '05	0
Feb '05	0
Mar '05	0
Apr '05	0
May '05	0
Jun '05	0
Jul '05	0
Aug '05	0
Sep '05	0
Oct '05	0
Nov '05	0
Dec '05	0
Jan '06	0
Feb '06	0
Mar '06	0
Apr '06	0
May '06	0
Jun '06	0
Jul '06	0
Aug '06	0
Sep '06	0
Oct '06	0
Nov '06	0
Dec '06	0
Jan '07	0
Feb '07	0
Mar '07	0
Apr '07	0
May '07	0
Jun '07	0
Jul '07	0
Aug '07	0
Sep '07	0
Oct '07	0
Nov '07	0
Dec '07	0
Jan '08	0
Feb '08	0
Mar '08	0
Apr '08	0
May '08	0
Jun '08	0
Jul '08	0
Aug '08	0
Sep '08	0
Oct '08	0
Nov '08	0
Dec '08	0
Jan '09	0
Feb '09	0
Mar '09	0
Apr '09	0
May '09	0
Jun '09	0
Jul '09	0
Aug '09	0
Sep '09	0
Oct '09	0
Nov '09	0
Dec '09	0
Jan '10	0
Feb '10	0
Mar '10	0
Apr '10	1
May '10	0
Jun '10	0
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	1
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	2
Apr '11	2
May '11	3
Jun '11	4
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	2
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	1
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	1
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	3
May '12	2
Jun '12	1
Jul '12	1
Aug '12	1
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	1
Nov '12	1
Dec '12	2
Jan '13	1
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	2
Apr '13	1
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	1
Aug '13	2
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	1
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	1
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	1
Apr '14	1
May '14	0
Jun '14	2
Jul '14	1
Aug '14	1
Sep '14	2
Oct '14	4
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	2
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	1
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	1
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	1
Apr '16	1
May '16	1
Jun '16	1
Jul '16	1
Aug '16	1
Sep '16	2
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	1
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	1
Oct '17	1
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	1
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	1
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	1
Nov '19	1
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	1
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	1
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	1
Aug '21	2
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	2
May '22	1
Jun '22	1
Jul '22	1
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	1
Oct '22	1
Nov '22	1
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	1
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	1
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	1
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	1
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	2
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	2
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	1
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	1
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	2
Aug '25	1
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	2
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	2
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	2
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	1
Aug '26	1
Sep '26	5
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

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

Lightbank: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (38 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	38
Networks, Cloud & Communication	37
E-Commerce & Retail	27
Media & Entertainment	21
Data, Analytics & IT	18
Fintech	17
Social & Community Platforms	17
Marketing & Advertising	16
Health & Life Sciences	13
Professional Services	11
Travel & Hospitality	10
Consumer & Lifestyle	10
AI & Machine Learning	10
Transportation & Logistics	9
Cybersecurity & Privacy	8
Education & Workforce	7
Clean Energy & Sustainability	6
Developer Tools	6
Real Estate & Construction	4
Food & Agriculture	3
Space & Frontier Tech	2
Hardware & Robotics	2
Gaming & eSports	2
Government & Defense	1
Crypto & Blockchain	1

Deal Size Distribution

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

Lightbank: 114 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	64
$5M-$10M	25
$10M-$25M	16
$25M-$50M	5
$50M-$100M	4
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 7 of 7 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Lightbank: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (104 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	104
Europe	4
Canada	2
60611	1
94041	1
20190	1
Israel	1

Co-Investors

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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.

Lightbank: 20 co-investors are shown, with New Enterprise Associates sharing 12 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
New Enterprise Associates	12
500 Global	6
Battery Ventures	5
SV Angel	5
Eniac Ventures	4
Gaingels	4
Lerer Hippeau	4
New World Ventures	4
Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures	4
Y Combinator	4
Alumni Ventures	3
Bullpen Capital	3
CRV	3
Draper Associates	3
Felicis Ventures	3
Founder Collective	3
Goodwater Capital	3
Greycroft	3
Hyde Park Angels	3
Ludlow Ventures	3