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Lightbank's AI portfolio
Lightbank has backed 13 AI startups in rounds we track, $324M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Inspiren.
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$15M4
- Series A$113M3
- Stage not reported$68M3
- Series B$128M3
Where they are based
- United States12$274M
- United Kingdom1$50M
United States
United KingdomFounded
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M5
- $10M to $50M5
- $50M to $250M3
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
11 of 13 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States12
- United Kingdom1
Startups by country, 2 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
4 startups · $15M raised
1up1up is an enterprise-grade Artificial Intelligence company based in New York, specializing in knowledge automation for sales, markUnited States$5.3M
Kairon HealthKairon Health is a private healthcare technology company founded in 2024 and based in New York, NY.United States$5.0M
KilsarKilsar is an AI-driven predictive maintenance platform based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, founded in December 2021.United States$3.7M
ArophaAropha is an independent testing laboratory based in Bedford, Ohio, founded in 2021.United States$1.0M
Series A
3 startups · $113M raised
Stage not reported
3 startups · $68M raised
PrestoPresto is a software company that provides AI and automation solutions to the restaurant industry.United States$55M
ArtaArta is a logistics technology company based in New York and London, founded in 2014.United States$11M
NeedleNeedle is an AI-powered marketing platform tailored for direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce brands in sectors such as fashion, beaUnited States$2.1M
Series B
3 startups · $128M raised
KargoKargo is the leader in mobile brand advertising.United States$60M
Letter AILetter AI is an innovative revenue enablement platform founded in 2023 by Ali Akhtar and Armen Forget, based in Chicago, Illinois.United States$43M- OFOne FootprintOne Footprint is a technology company.United States$25M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Lightbank as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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