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Lighter Capital

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 75 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Nov 2015VC firm

DebtVentureSeedAppsInternetFintech

Deploying now
20%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 75 on record
Since the last cheque298days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.1MRounds led0 of 75Sole investor47 roundsMostly inUnited States, 93%
Pitch Lighter Capital

Lighter Capital highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 47 rounds, median $500K

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AppsInternetFintech
Based in
Seattle, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first75 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jan
    TechnoMileVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  3. 2025

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    PlexusSeries A · AU$3.1MSole investor
  5. Mar
    Zen SuppliesDebt · US$459KSole investor
  6. Mar
    BombBombVenture · US$2.4MWith 1 other
  7. 2024

    5 rounds

  8. Aug
    Virtual Connect TechnologiesVenture · CA$1.3MSole investor
  9. Mar
    KevelSeries C · US$23MWith 3 others
  10. Mar
    FormAssemblyVenture · US$4.0MSole investor
  11. Feb
    SwoogoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  12. Feb
    quipVenture · US$16MWith 2 others
  13. 2023

    6 rounds

  14. Jul
    KnowifyVenture · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    SendlaneSeries C · US$4.2MWith 1 other
  16. Jun
    Graphium HealthVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  17. May
    Revival RugsCrowdfunding · US$176KSole investor
  18. Apr
    Revival RugsCrowdfunding · US$107KSole investor
  19. Feb
    publica.laSeed · US$800KWith 3 others
  20. 2022

    5 rounds

  21. Jul
    Keen Decision SystemsSeries B · US$11MWith 1 other
  22. May
    RealvolveVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. May
    ArrivalistDebt · US$2.0MSole investor
  24. Mar
    StyliticsSeries C · US$80MWith 2 others
  25. Feb
    Design PickleGrowth · US$25MSole investor
  26. 2021

    9 rounds

  27. Dec
    SetScheduleDebt · US$10MSole investor
  28. Dec
    EkosSeries B · US$21MWith 1 other
  29. Nov
    SkyepackDebt · US$875KWith 1 other
  30. Nov
    TextUsSeries C · US$22MSole investor
  31. Oct
    RallywareVenture · US$22MWith 4 others
  32. Aug
    Blue SentryDebt · US$1.2MSole investor
  33. Jul
    Beachly BrandsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  34. May
    TettraVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  35. May
    MintyVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  36. 2020

    4 rounds

  37. Nov
    BoardBookitSeries B$4.0MWith 3 others
  38. Mar
    LumeFirms' own news pages$4.3MSole investor
  39. Jan
    SPOTIOSeries A$4.5MSole investor
  40. Jan
    Dental IntelligenceVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. 2019

    3 rounds

  42. Dec
    BottegaSeries A$800KSole investor
  43. Sept
    ListReportsVenture$8.6MWith 2 others
  44. Feb
    SideqikSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 4 others
  45. 2018

    11 rounds

  46. Dec
    NinjaCatUS · FinSMEs$1.1MSole investor
  47. Nov
    Springboard RetailDebt$1.1MSole investor
  48. Jun
    Roya.comSeed$1.0MSole investor
  49. Apr
    theEMPLOYEEappDebt$500KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

JLJohn LacklandCEO OF MANAGING MEMBERiFiling they signed
MOMolly OtterExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Lighter Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Lighter Capital put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Lighter Capital in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Lighter Capital

What does Lighter Capital invest in?

Lighter Capital invests most often at Debt and Venture (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps, Internet and Fintech.

How active is Lighter Capital?

75 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

What has Lighter Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TechnoMile (Venture, Jan 2026), Plexus (Series A, Oct 2025) and Zen Supplies (Debt, Mar 2025).

How big are Lighter Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

Does Lighter Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 75 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Lighter Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%).

Is Lighter Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Lighter Capital invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (2 rounds together), Alchemist Accelerator (2 rounds together) and FundersClub (2 rounds together).

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