When was Light Protocol founded?

Light Protocol was founded in 2019.

Where is Light Protocol located?

Light Protocol is headquartered in United Arab Emirates.

Is Light Protocol a funded company?

Light Protocol is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.2M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round.

When was the latest funding round of Light Protocol?

Light Protocol's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Oct 17, 2022, with participation from 9 investors. Its primary sector is Cryptocurrencies. In United Arab Emirates, the Cryptocurrencies sector has seen $130M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Light Protocol rank among its competitors?

Light Protocol ranks 1st amongst 11 active competitors, none of which are funded.

Who are the top competitors of Light Protocol?

Light Protocol's top competitors include Iron Fish, Vexl and Offshift. Among them, Iron Fish secured the most recent funding round in April, 2023.

Light Protocol - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Blockchain-based platform for application development. It offers an app for transferring SOL tokens to liquidity pools and withdraw them with a different address. It also offers an SDK for developers to add SOL transactions to their Solana dApps.

Website: lightprotocol.com
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Founded Year

2019

Location

United Arab Emirates

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$4.2M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Oct 17, 2022, $*****

Investors

Polychain & 10 more

Ranked

1^st among 11 active competitors

Similar Companies

Iron Fish & 10 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Helius (Jun 10, 2026)

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Light Protocol got acquired by Helius on Jun 10, 2026.

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Light Protocol has raised a total funding of $4.2M over 2 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 17, 2022 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Light Protocol has 8 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Light Protocol:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 17, 2022	8381026	Seed	2078052	5103077	6744561	6409435

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Top competitors of Light Protocol include Iron Fish, Vexl and Offshift. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Light Protocol, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Light Protocol 2019, United Arab Emirates, Acquired	Blockchain-based platform for application development	$4.2M	SOSV, dao5 & 9 others	53/100
2nd	Iron Fish 2020, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired	Developer of a zero-knowledge layer-1 blockchain providing optional privacy to assets	$57.3M	Andreessen Horowitz, Electric Capital & 11 others	36/100
3rd	Vexl 2021, Czech Republic, Unfunded	Developer of mobile software facilitating private peer to peer transactions	-	-	20/100
4th	Offshift Unfunded	Provider of privacy protocols for anonymous asset transactions on Ethereum	-	-	16/100
5th	Veilnyx Germany, Unfunded	Developer of middleware providing privacy features for decentralized finance protocols	-	-	16/100
6th	Umbra Privacy 2025, Unfunded	Developer of privacy software for shielding digital financial asset transactions	-	-	16/100
7th	Clawgnito Unfunded	Provider of autonomous agent infrastructure for private digital currency payments	-	-	16/100
8th	Fedimint Unfunded	Developer of open source software for federated digital cash transactions	-	-	16/100
9th	Veil Pay 2025, Unfunded	Developer of private payment software for blockchain and digital assets	-	-	16/100
10th	Tornado Cash Unfunded	Provider of decentralized protocols for private cryptocurrency asset transaction processing	-	-	16/100