# Lightyear funding: rounds and investors > Lightyear has raised $81M across 4 rounds since 2024. Investors include NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I), Altos Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lightyear (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Enterprise Software Financial Services Fintech Raised 10 months ago Follow Lightyear and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Flightyear) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$81M** raised across 4 rounds since 2024, from 6 sources **$11M** Venture **$31M** Series B **$23M** Series B **$16M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $16M Jan 2026 - **Biggest round:** $31M Series B · Nov 2024 - **Investors:** 21 (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. 2025 2026 **$11M** Venture **$31M** Series B **$23M** Series B **$16M** Venture - **First round:** Venture, $11M - **Biggest round:** $31M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Venture **$16M** *5 new* [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [Operator Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-partners) [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) [Amplo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplo) Source recorded SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Jan 2026 - **Jul 2025** Series B **$23M** *13 new* [NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordicninja) Lead [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Superangel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superangel) [Metaplanet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaplanet) [Specialist VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/specialist-vc) [Jaan Tallinn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jaan-tallinn) [Taavet Hinrikus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taavet-hinrikus) [Ott Kaukver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ott-kaukver) [Markus Villig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/markus-villig) [Sir Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sir-richard-branson) [Skaala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/skaala) [Eileen Burbidge MBE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-burbidge-mbe) [Lars Trunin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lars-trunin) Reported by NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I) and 2 others - **Nov 2024** Series B **$31M** *1 new* [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures-2) Lead Reported by AlleyWatch SEC filing: $31M sold, first sale Aug 2024 - **Sept 2024** Venture **$11M** *2 new* [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) [BOM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bom) Source recorded SEC 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. **Venture** 2024 **Series B** 2024 **Series B** 2025 **Venture** 2026 [NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordicninja) L [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures-2) L [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [Operator Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-partners) [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) [BOM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bom) [Superangel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superangel) [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) ## Everyone who backed them [NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordicninja) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Operator Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-partners) VC firm **1** round [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) Government **1** round [BOM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bom) VC firm **1** round [Superangel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superangel) VC firm **1** round [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) VC firm **1** round [Amplo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplo) VC firm **1** round [Metaplanet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaplanet) VC firm **1** round [Specialist VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/specialist-vc) VC firm **1** round [Jaan Tallinn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jaan-tallinn) VC firm **1** round [Taavet Hinrikus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taavet-hinrikus) VC firm **1** round [Ott Kaukver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ott-kaukver) Angel **1** round [Markus Villig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/markus-villig) Angel **1** round [Sir Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sir-richard-branson) Growth equity **1** round [Skaala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/skaala) Family office **1** round [Eileen Burbidge MBE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-burbidge-mbe) Growth equity **1** round [Lars Trunin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lars-trunin) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lightyear). ## 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. [Mosaic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mosaic-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Lightyear ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like Lightyear In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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