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Lightshift

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 2 cheques on record.

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Venture studioDeploying now

Pre-seedSeedDecentralizedBlockchainHealthcare

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100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque248days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.8MRounds led1 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch Lightshift

Lightshift highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.0M

What they do

Lightshift joins forces and invests in early-stage projects to co-build the open, decentralized future.From their own website
Type
Venture studio
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
DecentralizedBlockchainHealthcare
Based in
Lisbon, Portugal
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    AkaveSeed · US · TechStartups$6.7MWith 8 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Mar
    ArdaPre-seed · US · TechStartups$3.0MLed

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

DNDavid NogueiraManaging MemberiForm ADV
SCSimao CruzManaging MemberiForm ADV

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What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$25Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Lightshift Capital Management Limited
SEC number
CRD 323091

Recently backed

The latest companies Lightshift put money into.

Akave$6.7M · Mar 2026Arda$3.0M · Mar 2025

Quick answers about Lightshift

What does Lightshift invest in?

Lightshift invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Decentralized, Blockchain and Healthcare.

How active is Lightshift?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Lightshift invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Akave (Seed, Mar 2026) and Arda (Pre-seed, Mar 2025).

How big are Lightshift's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.8M.

Is Lightshift investing now?

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

What kind of investor is Lightshift?

Lightshift is a venture studio based in Lisbon, Portugal.

How much does Lightshift manage?

About $25M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

When was Lightshift founded?

Lightshift was founded in 2021.

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