When was Lantern founded?

Lantern was founded in 2023 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Lantern located?

Lantern is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Lantern?

Jung Won Kim of Lantern. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Lantern have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Lantern is 7.

Is Lantern a funded company?

Lantern is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.02M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Lantern?

Lantern's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 28, 2025, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is Cryptocurrencies. In United States, the Cryptocurrencies sector has seen $1.25B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Lantern rank among its competitors?

Lantern ranks 24th amongst 542 active competitors, of which 117 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Figment, which secured an undisclosed amount in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Lantern?

Lantern's top competitors include Figment, ether.fi and Lido. Among them, Figment secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Lantern - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online platform offering suite of staking products. It offers a staking platform designed for crypto investors and allows users to stake Ethereum tokens and earn staking rewards for the Ethereum network. It also offers cryptocurrency-based loans.

Website: lantern.finance
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Email ID: *****@lantern.finance

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2023

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.02M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 28, 2025, $*****

Investors

Techstars & 3 more

Ranked

24^th among 542 active competitors

Employee Count

7 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Figment & 625 more

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Lantern is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
LANTERN FINANCE, INC. CIN: 7358912 , United States, Active	Mar 20, 2023	-	-	-

Lantern has raised a total funding of $1.02M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2024. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 28, 2025 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Lantern has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lantern:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 28, 2025	7664304	Seed	7911001	9106303	6073519	5757065
2024	1568	Seed	7415	2535	Techstars	3183

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The founders of Lantern are Jung Won Kim, Deegii Altangerel and Prince Jindal. Jung Won Kim is the CEO of Lantern.

Here are the details of Lantern's key team members:

Jung Won Kim: Co-Founder & CEO of Lantern.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Deegii Altangerel: Co-Founder, CTO of Lantern.
Prince Jindal: Co-Founder of Lantern.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Lantern's employee count trend

Lantern has 7 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Lantern's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Lantern include Figment, ether.fi and Lido. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lantern, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Figment 2018, Toronto (Canada), Series C	Online platform for the staking solution	$165M	Bonfire Ventures, Thoma Bravo & 57 others	69/100
2nd	ether.fi 2022, George Town (Cayman Islands), Series A	Liquid staking protocol	$32.3M	Bullish, Chapter One & 28 others	66/100
3rd	Lido 2020, Finland, Series A	Non-custodial staking solution for cryptocurrencies	$72M	Andreessen Horowitz, KR1 & 19 others	63/100
4th	CyberConnect 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series A	Web3 social network platform	$25M	Sky9 Capital, INCE CAPITAL & 25 others	62/100
5th	EigenLayer 2021, Seattle (United States), Series B	Provider of verifiable cloud computing platform	$241M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 26 others	62/100
6th	Puffer Finance 2022, United States, Series A	Anti-slashing liquid staking protocol	$24.1M	Binance Labs, Lemniscap & 32 others	60/100
7th	Tokens.com 2020, Toronto (Canada), Public	Blockchain-based technology focused on transaction processing and validation services for various digital assets	$25M	-	60/100
8th	P2P 2018, George Town (Cayman Islands), Series A	Provider of a non-custodial staking platform for cryptocurrencies	$23M	Sygnum, Bybit & 2 others	60/100
9th	Symbiotic 2024, Finland, Series A	Platform offering a generalized shared security system for decentralized networks	$34.8M	CyberFund, Coinbase & 2 others	58/100
10th	Solv Finance 2021, Beijing (China), Series B	Blockchain-based network for financial institutions	$26M	Binance, Laser Digital & 32 others	57/100
24th	Lantern 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Online platform offering suite of staking products	$1.02M	Techstars, Andover & 2 others	51/100