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Who invested in Lightyear?
Lightyear's investors include NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I), Altos Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Altos Ventures and Ridge Ventures, and 16 more on record.
20252026
$11MVenture$31MSeries B$23MSeries B$16MVenture
United Kingdom · Venture startup
Who invested in Lightyear
4 rounds we have observed, with the 21 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.
Raised 10 months ago
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$81Mraised across 4 rounds since 2024, from 6 sources
$11MVenture$31MSeries B$23MSeries B$16MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $16MJan 2026
- Biggest round
- $31MSeries B · Nov 2024
- Investors
- 21 (2 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $11M Sept 2024
- Biggest round
- $31M Series B · Nov 2024
- Usual gap between rounds
- 5 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Jan 2026Venture$16M5 new
Source recordedSEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Jan 2026
- Jul 2025
- Nov 2024
- Sept 2024Venture$11M2 new
Source recordedSEC filing: $31M sold, first sale Aug 2024
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.
Venture2024Series B2024Series B2025Venture2026
NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)L
Altos VenturesL
Lightspeed Venture PartnersAltos Ventures
Ridge Ventures
Operator Partners
EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEsBOM
Superangel
Contrary
NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)LAltos VenturesLLightspeed Venture PartnersAltos VenturesRidge VenturesOperator PartnersEASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEsBOMSuperangelContraryEveryone who backed them
Altos VenturesVC firm1round
BOMVC firm1round
Jaan TallinnVC firm1round
Taavet HinrikusVC firm1round
Ott KaukverAngel1round
Markus VilligAngel1round
Sir Richard BransonGrowth equity1round
Eileen Burbidge MBEGrowth equity1round
Lars TruninGrowth equity1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Lightyear 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.
Quick answers about Lightyear
How much has Lightyear raised?
Lightyear has raised $81M across 4 rounds since 2024.
When did Lightyear last raise?
Lightyear's most recent round was a Venture of $16M in Jan 2026.
What was Lightyear's biggest round?
Lightyear's largest round on record is $31M (Series B), in Nov 2024, led by Altos Ventures.
Who backed Lightyear first?
Lightyear's first round on record, in Sept 2024, was backed by EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs and BOM.
What stage is Lightyear at?
Lightyear's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2026.
Where is Lightyear based?
Lightyear is based in the United Kingdom.
Who led Lightyear's rounds?
Altos Ventures led the Series B in 2024; NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I) led the Series B in 2025.
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