Lighter Capital Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Fintech company providing non-dilutive growth capital for startups.

Founded

2010

Deals · 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

—

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Financial Services

FinTech

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

14rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Plexus	May 2025Led	$6 MOther Equity
Fit Small Business	Jan 2019Led	$0.70 MOther Equity
NinjaCat	Dec 2018Led	$1 MOther Equity
Springboard Retail	Nov 2018Led	$0.40 MOther Equity
ListReports	Nov 2018Led	$0.56 MOther Equity
Growbots	Jun 2017Participated	$3 MOther Equity
Biometrica	Nov 2016Led	$0.30 MOther Equity
Rallyware	Jul 2016Participated	$0.68 MSeed
Lume	Oct 2015Led	$0.40 MDebt
Storytellit	Jul 2015Led	$0.50 MDebt
Building Energy	Mar 2015Led	$0.30 MOther Equity
Quick Left	Dec 2014Led	$0.50 MOther Equity
Plexus	May 2025Led	$6 MOther Equity
Fit Small Business	Jan 2019Led	$0.70 MOther Equity
NinjaCat	Dec 2018Led	$1 MOther Equity
Springboard Retail	Nov 2018Led	$0.40 MOther Equity
ListReports	Nov 2018Led	$0.56 MOther Equity
Growbots	Jun 2017Participated	$3 MOther Equity
Biometrica	Nov 2016Led	$0.30 MOther Equity
Rallyware	Jul 2016Participated	$0.68 MSeed
Lume	Oct 2015Led	$0.40 MDebt
Storytellit	Jul 2015Led	$0.50 MDebt
Building Energy	Mar 2015Led	$0.30 MOther Equity
Quick Left	Dec 2014Led	$0.50 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

Lighter Capital: 14 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	0	1
Other Equity	10	1
Debt	2	0

Monthly Deal Activity

Lighter Capital: 14 deals are recorded across 151 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Apr '14	1
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	1
Dec '14	1
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	1
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	1
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	1
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	1
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	2
Dec '18	1
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	1
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Lighter Capital: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	10
Networks, Cloud & Communication	5
Marketing & Advertising	4
Professional Services	4
Education & Workforce	3
AI & Machine Learning	3
Social & Community Platforms	2
Developer Tools	2
Travel & Hospitality	1
Government & Defense	1
E-Commerce & Retail	1
Cybersecurity & Privacy	1
Clean Energy & Sustainability	1
Data, Analytics & IT	1
Real Estate & Construction	1
Fintech	1
Media & Entertainment	1
Gaming & eSports	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Lighter Capital: 14 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	13
$5M-$10M	1
$10M-$25M	0
$25M-$50M	0
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Lighter Capital: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	13
Australia	1

Co-Investors

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