# Lighter Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Lighter Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 75 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jan 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Lighter Capital

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 75 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund, Nov 2015 VC firm

Debt Venture Seed Apps Internet Fintech

Deploying now

**20%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 75 on record

Since the last cheque **298** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.1M** Rounds led **0 of 75** Sole investor **47 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 93%**

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## Lighter Capital highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Debt and Venture: 72% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 47 rounds, median $500K

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Apps Internet Fintech
- **Based in:** Seattle, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **75 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jan** **[TechnoMile](https://millionrounds.com/company/technomile)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Plexus](https://millionrounds.com/company/plexus)** Series A · AU **$3.1M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Zen Supplies](https://millionrounds.com/company/zen-supplies)** Debt · US **$459K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[BombBomb](https://millionrounds.com/company/bombbomb)** Venture · US **$2.4M** With 1 other
- **2024** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Virtual Connect Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtual-connect-technologies)** Venture · CA **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Kevel](https://millionrounds.com/company/kevel)** Series C · US **$23M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[FormAssembly](https://millionrounds.com/company/formassembly)** Venture · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Swoogo](https://millionrounds.com/company/swoogo)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[quip](https://millionrounds.com/company/quip)** Venture · US **$16M** With 2 others
- **2023** 6 rounds
- **Jul** **[Knowify](https://millionrounds.com/company/knowify)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Sendlane](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendlane)** Series C · US **$4.2M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Graphium Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphium-health)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Revival Rugs](https://millionrounds.com/company/revival-rugs)** Crowdfunding · US **$176K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Revival Rugs](https://millionrounds.com/company/revival-rugs)** Crowdfunding · US **$107K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[publica.la](https://millionrounds.com/company/publica-la)** Seed · US **$800K** With 3 others
- **2022** 5 rounds
- **Jul** **[Keen Decision Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/keen-decision-systems)** Series B · US **$11M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Realvolve](https://millionrounds.com/company/realvolve)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **May** **[Arrivalist](https://millionrounds.com/company/arrivalist)** Debt · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Stylitics](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylitics)** Series C · US **$80M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Design Pickle](https://millionrounds.com/company/design-pickle)** Growth · US **$25M** Sole investor
- **2021** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[SetSchedule](https://millionrounds.com/company/setschedule)** Debt · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Ekos](https://millionrounds.com/company/ekos)** Series B · US **$21M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Skyepack](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyepack)** Debt · US **$875K** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[TextUs](https://millionrounds.com/company/textus)** Series C · US **$22M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Rallyware](https://millionrounds.com/company/rallyware)** Venture · US **$22M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Blue Sentry](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-sentry)** Debt · US **$1.2M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Beachly Brands](https://millionrounds.com/company/beachly-brands)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Tettra](https://millionrounds.com/company/tettra)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Minty](https://millionrounds.com/company/minty)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2020** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[BoardBookit](https://millionrounds.com/company/boardbookit)** Series B **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Lume](https://millionrounds.com/company/lume)** Firms' own news pages **$4.3M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[SPOTIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotio)** Series A **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Dental Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/dental-intelligence)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Bottega](https://millionrounds.com/company/bottega)** Series A **$800K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[ListReports](https://millionrounds.com/company/listreports)** Venture **$8.6M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Sideqik](https://millionrounds.com/company/sideqik)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2018** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[NinjaCat](https://millionrounds.com/company/ninjacat)** US · FinSMEs **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Springboard Retail](https://millionrounds.com/company/springboard-retail)** Debt **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Roya.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/roya-com)** Seed **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[theEMPLOYEEapp](https://millionrounds.com/company/theemployeeapp)** Debt **$500K** Sole 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 registration **2 named**

JL **John Lackland** CEO OF MANAGING MEMBER i Filing they signed

MO **Molly Otter** Executive Officer i Filing 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.

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Nov 2015

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Debt Venture Seed

Median round joined **$1.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$500K**

Led 0 of 75 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 47 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *25*
- Venture *22*
- Seed *10*
- Series A *4*
- Series C *4*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) 2
- [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) 2
- [Golden Seeds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-seeds) 2
- [PSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners) 2
- [PeakSpan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peakspan-capital) 2

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## 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.

[**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Alchemist Accelerator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator)[**FundersClub** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub)[**Golden Seeds** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-seeds)[**PSG** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners)[**PeakSpan Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peakspan-capital)[**Right Side Capital Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management)[**Service Provider Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital)[**Triangle Tweener Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Lighter Capital put money into.

[**TechnoMile** Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/technomile)[**Plexus** $3.1M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/plexus)[**Zen Supplies** $459K · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/zen-supplies)[**BombBomb** $2.4M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/bombbomb)[**Kevel** $23M · Mar 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/kevel)[**FormAssembly** $4.0M · Mar 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/formassembly)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Give First](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/give-first) 7 Jan 2021 · 26 min Andy Sack on Give First and Creating a Startup Ecosystem from Scratch Mentions [Andy Sack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-sack)[Lighter Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighter-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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