# LightUp funding: rounds and investors > LightUp has raised $10M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include National Science Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz and SOSV. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lightup (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *LightUp* 5 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. Cloud Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$10M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$25K** Seed **$120K** Crowdfunding **$1.3M** Grant **$9.0M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $9.0M Mar 2023 - **Step-up i:** 6.9× - **Investors:** 10 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. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **$25K** Seed **$120K** Crowdfunding **?** Venture **$1.3M** Grant **$9.0M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $25K - **Biggest round:** $9.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2023** Series A **$9.0M** *4 new* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) [GTMfund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gtmfund) Source recorded - **Aug 2016** Grant **$1.3M** *4 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) [HAX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hax) Source recorded - **Apr 2015** Venture **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jun 2013** Crowdfunding **$120K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jan 2013** Seed **$25K** *2 new* [SOS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sos-ventures) [HAXLR8R](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haxlr8r) From a historical funding record ## 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. **Seed** 2013 **Crowdfunding** 2013 **Venture** 2015 **Grant** 2016 **Series A** 2023 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) [HAX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hax) [GTMfund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gtmfund) [SOS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sos-ventures) [HAXLR8R](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haxlr8r) ## Everyone who backed them [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) VC firm **1** round [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) VC firm **1** round [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) VC firm **1** round [HAX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hax) Accelerator **1** round [GTMfund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gtmfund) VC firm **1** round [SOS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sos-ventures) VC firm **1** round [HAXLR8R](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haxlr8r) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lightup). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list LightUp as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Vela Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vela-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Growth Enjin Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growth-enjin-partners) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about LightUp ### Who invested in LightUp? LightUp's investors include National Science Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz, SOSV, Shasta Ventures and Incubate Fund, and 5 more on record. ### How much has LightUp raised? LightUp has raised $10M across 5 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did LightUp last raise? LightUp's most recent round was a Series A of $9.0M in Mar 2023. ### What was LightUp's biggest round? Its most recent round, $9.0M in Mar 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed LightUp first? LightUp's first round on record, in Jan 2013, was backed by SOS Ventures and HAXLR8R. ### What stage is LightUp at? LightUp's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2023. ### Where is LightUp based? LightUp is based in the United States. ## Companies like LightUp In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**Blacksmith** $131M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blacksmith)[**Tasklet** $13M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tasklet)[**VEIR** $185M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/veir)[**Namespace** $42M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/namespace)[**Lambda** $6.8B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lambda) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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