United States · Series C startup

Who invested in Lightelligence

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$220Mraised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

$10MSeed$210MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $210MSept 2025
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Investors
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20182019202020212022202320242025
$10MSeed$210MSeries C
First round
Seed, $10M
Feb 2018
Biggest round
$210M
Series C · Sept 2025
Between rounds
7.6 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Sept 2025
  2. Feb 2018
    Seed$10M1 new

    Reported by Siliconangle

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

BaiduInvestment firm1round, led 1
Vertex VenturesVC firm1round
CICCInvestment bank1round
CAS StarVC firm1round
Baidu VenturesVC firm1round
Taihill VentureVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Lightelligence as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Prosperity7 VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site

Quick answers about Lightelligence

Who invested in Lightelligence?

Lightelligence's investors include Baidu, Matrix Partners China, Vertex Ventures, CICC and Vertex Ventures China, and 3 more on record.

How much has Lightelligence raised?

Lightelligence has raised $220M across 2 rounds since 2018.

When did Lightelligence last raise?

Lightelligence's most recent round was a Series C of $210M in Sept 2025.

What was Lightelligence's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $210M in Sept 2025, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Lightelligence first?

Lightelligence's first round on record, in Feb 2018, was backed by Baidu.

What stage is Lightelligence at?

Lightelligence's latest named round is a Series C, in Sept 2025.

Where is Lightelligence based?

Lightelligence is based in the United States.

Who led Lightelligence's rounds?

Baidu led the Seed in 2018.

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