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About Lightyear
Lightyear.com is a financial technology startup that operates in the investment sector. The company offers a unique platform for investing in stocks, funds, and earning interest on uninvested cash. It primarily serves individual investors who are looking to grow their wealth over the long term or hedge against risk.
Lightyear operates in the global market, with a focus on the US, EU, and UK markets. It offers access to over 5,000 US stocks across the NYSE and Nasdaq, as well as ETFs, EU stocks, UK stocks, and money market funds. The company's business model is centered around providing cost-effective investment solutions. It saves on fees by not charging for ETFs and controls conversion fees.
Lightyear is regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and in the EU by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (EFSA). It ensures the safety of customer assets by keeping them separate from the company's own assets and holding them with authorized custodians.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 94
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 85.9/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Wealth Management
- Sector
- Fintech, Neo Brokers Trading, Startup Estonia, uk is8 financial services
- Technology
- Mobile app
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES BOther financing | Jul 2025 | $23M | $92M | Markus Villig · Superangel · Kaarel Kotkas · MetaPlanet | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | Jul 2022 | $25M | $100M | Mosaic Ventures · Skaala · Richard Branson · MetaPlanet | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Lightyear is 580K monthly website visits, up 11.5% over the last three months. Lightyear's team grew 11.9% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed10 investors entered at this stage
Jaan Tallinn
Kaarel Kotkas
Taavet Hinrikus
Ott Kaukver
Sten Tamkivi- WRWander Rutgers
Mosaic Ventures
Eileen Burbidge
Skaala- HSHarsh Sinha
Series A8 investors entered at this stage
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Richard Branson
MetaPlanet
Virgin Management
NordicNinja VC
Markus Villig
Superangel
Specialist VC
Other known investors1 additional known investor
Tech Nation
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
Market sentiment
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