# LightStep funding: rounds and investors

> LightStep has raised $70M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Redpoint, Harrison Metal and Sequoia Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lightstep (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *LightStep*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$70M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$29M** Round **$41M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $41M Dec 2018
- **Step-up i:** 1.4×
- **Investors:** 7 (1 led)

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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.

2018

**$29M** Round

**$41M** Series C

- **First round:** Round, $29M
- **Biggest round:** $41M
- **Between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Dec 2018** Series C **$41M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) [Harrison Metal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Heavybit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heavybit) Altimeter Capital/ Redpoint Reported by FinSMEs
- **Nov 2017** Round **$29M** *3 new* [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) Lead [Harrison Metal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal) Sequoia/ Cowboy Reported by Marketwired

## 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.

**Round** 2017 **Series C** 2018 [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) L [Harrison Metal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Heavybit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heavybit) Altimeter Capital/ Redpoint Sequoia/ Cowboy

## Everyone who backed them

[Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[Harrison Metal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal) VC firm **2** rounds

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Heavybit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heavybit) VC firm **1** round

Altimeter Capital/ Redpoint no record of our own yet **1** round

Sequoia/ Cowboy no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about LightStep

### Who invested in LightStep?

LightStep's investors include Redpoint, Harrison Metal, Sequoia Capital, Cowboy Ventures and Heavybit, and 2 more on record.

### How much has LightStep raised?

LightStep has raised $70M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did LightStep last raise?

LightStep's most recent round was a Series C of $41M in Dec 2018.

### What was LightStep's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $41M in Dec 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed LightStep first?

LightStep's first round on record, in Nov 2017, was backed by Redpoint, Harrison Metal and Sequoia/ Cowboy.

### What stage is LightStep at?

LightStep's latest named round is a Series C, in Dec 2018.

### Where is LightStep based?

LightStep is based in the United States.

### Who led LightStep's rounds?

Redpoint led the Undisclosed round in 2017.

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