# Lightship funding: rounds and investors > Lightship has raised $77M across 3 rounds since 2024. Investors include Obvious Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Congruent Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lightship (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Lightship* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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. Automotive & EVs Biotech Manufacturing Raised 11 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$77M** raised across 3 rounds since 2024, from 3 sources **$34M** Series B **$17M** Series C **$27M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $27M Dec 2025 - **Biggest round:** $34M Series B · Jan 2024 - **Step-up i:** 1.6× - **Investors:** 10 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2024 2025 **$34M** Series B **$17M** Series C **$27M** Venture - **First round:** Series B, $34M - **Biggest round:** $34M - **Between rounds:** 22 months ## The rounds - **Dec 2025** Venture **$27M** *3 returning* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) Source recorded - **Feb 2024** Series C **$17M** *2 new* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) Source recorded SEC filing: $136M sold, first sale Feb 2024 - **Jan 2024** Series B **$34M** *8 new* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Lead [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) Lead [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) [TechNexus Venture Collaborative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technexus-venture-collaborative) [THOR Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thor-industries) [HyperGuap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperguap) Reported by Firms' own news pages SEC filing: $136M sold, first sale Feb 2024 ## Founders and team From Lightship's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team. **Toby Kraus** Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer **Ben Parker** Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer - **Allie St. Amand** Vice President of People - **Hayley Cashdollar** Chief Operating Officer - **Nick Herron** Chief Engineer - **Rob Williams** Chief Creative Officer ## 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. **Series B** 2024 **Series C** 2024 **Venture** 2025 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) L [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) L [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) [TechNexus Venture Collaborative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technexus-venture-collaborative) [THOR Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thor-industries) [HyperGuap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperguap) ## Everyone who backed them [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Accelerator **2** rounds, led 1 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Congruent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/congruent-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Prelude Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prelude-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Novartis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis) VC firm **1** round [Allegis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegis-capital) VC firm **1** round [TechNexus Venture Collaborative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technexus-venture-collaborative) Accelerator **1** round [THOR Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thor-industries) Growth equity **1** round [HyperGuap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyperguap) Angel network **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lightship). ## Quick answers about Lightship ### Who invested in Lightship? Lightship's investors include Obvious Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Prelude Ventures and Khosla Ventures, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Lightship raised? Lightship has raised $77M across 3 rounds since 2024. ### When did Lightship last raise? Lightship's most recent round was a Venture of $27M in Dec 2025. ### What was Lightship's biggest round? Lightship's largest round on record is $34M (Series B), in Jan 2024, led by Obvious Ventures. ### Who backed Lightship first? Lightship's first round on record, in Jan 2024, was backed by Obvious Ventures, Prelude Ventures and Alumni Ventures and 5 others. ### What stage is Lightship at? Lightship's latest named round is a Venture, in Dec 2025. ### Where is Lightship based? Lightship is based in the United States. ### Who led Lightship's rounds? Obvious Ventures led the Series B in 2024. ## Companies like Lightship In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Apex** $1.1B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex)[**Star Therapeutics** $325M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/star-therapeutics)[**Peak Energy** $163M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peak-energy)[**ZwitterCo** $58M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zwitterco)[**Promaxo** $106M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/promaxo)[**Prolific Machines** $105M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolific-machines) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app