Lighthouse - About the company
Lighthouse is an acquired company based in Seattle (United States), founded in 1995 by Sjors Van De Rijt and Josh Stellick. It operates as a Provider of eDiscovery, information governance, compliance, and data management solutions. Lighthouse has raised $40.2M in funding from Spire Capital and Columbia Pacific Advisors. The company has 76 active competitors, including 2 funded and 25 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like KLDiscovery, Wexler and Consilio.
Company Details
Provider of eDiscovery, information governance, compliance, and data management solutions. The company offers services including case strategy, forensics, data collection, and document review. It also provides information governance support services, such as records management, migration, and legal hold implementation. The company delivers technology platforms for managing data related to legal and regulatory matters.
- Website
- www.lighthouseglobal.com/
- Email ID
- *****@lighthouseglobal.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Seattle, Washington
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1995
Location
Seattle, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$40.2M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 76 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2022
Employee Count
1,728 as on Sep 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Lightyear Capital (Apr 01, 2019)
Legal entities associated with Lighthouse
Lighthouse is associated with 4 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lighthouse Document Technologies Inc. CIN: 20181013453 , United States, Active | Jan 04, 2018 | - | - | - |
LIGHTHOUSE EDISCOVERY EUROPE, LTD. CIN: 9610972 , United Kingdom, Active | May 26, 2015 | £1M - £10M (As on Dec 31, 2022) | 53 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | |
LIGHTHOUSE ASIA PACIFIC PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74110MH2006FTC163172 , India, Active | Jul 19, 2006 | ₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
LIGHTHOUSE DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIES CIN: 431676776 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 807 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Lighthouse's acquisition details
Lighthouse got acquired by Lightyear Capital on Apr 01, 2019.
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Lighthouse's funding and investors
Lighthouse has raised a total funding of $40.2M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 2007. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Aug 03, 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Lighthouse has 6 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lighthouse:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 03, 2016 | 3026016 | Conventional Debt | 3475325 | 8233939 | 7556752 | 4561084 |
Feb 12, 2015 | 2096680 | Series B | 1428474 | 5490795 | 5745191 | 8745084 |
Nov 12, 2013 | 6067377 | Series A | 2162654 | 6362567 | 1139297 |
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Lighthouse's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Lighthouse are Sjors Van De Rijt and Josh Stellick. Ron Markezich and Brian Mcmanus are the CEOs of Lighthouse.
Here are the details of Lighthouse's key team members:
- Sjors Van De Rijt: Founder and CEO of telecom management consultancy of Lighthouse.
- Josh Stellick: Co-Founder of Lighthouse. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Ron Markezich: CEO of Lighthouse.
- Brian Mcmanus: CEO of Lighthouse. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Lighthouse's employee count trend
Lighthouse has 1,728 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Lighthouse's employee count trend over the years:
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Lighthouse's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Lighthouse include KLDiscovery, Wexler and Consilio. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lighthouse, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | KLDiscovery 2005, Austin (United States), Series B | Provider of eDiscovery, information governance, and data management related services | $33.7M | 67/100 | |
2nd | Lighthouse 1995, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Provider of eDiscovery, information governance, compliance, and data management solutions | $40.2M | 68/100 | |
3rd | Wexler 2023, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of AI platform for fact extraction, verification, and analysis | $6.7M | 63/100 | |
4th | Consilio 2002, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired | Provider of legal technology services for electronic discovery and investigations | $12M | 59/100 | |
5th | AccessData 1987, Lindon (United States), Acquired | Digital forensics and e-discovery solutions. | $20M | 51/100 | |
6th | Kazeon Systems 2003, Mountain View (United States), Acquired | Offers legal E-discovery and management services | $46M | 44/100 | |
7th | Legal.io 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of the legal marketplace | $11.6M | 44/100 | |
8th | NextPoint 2001, Chicago (United States), Late Stage | Cloud-based ediscovery software simplifying litigation with powerful, easy-to-use technology | - | 42/100 | |
9th | Recommind 2000, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | BI & data analytics solutions provider | $24M | 42/100 | |
10th | Liquid Machines 2001, Waltham (United States), Acqui-Hired | Enterprise rights management solutions | $37M | 41/100 |
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Lighthouse's Investments and acquisitions
Lighthouse has acquired 2 companies including H5 and Forexus. Lighthouse has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Lighthouse
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News related to Lighthouse
Media has covered Lighthouse for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates and 1 about people movement.
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Lighthouse Unveils LighthouseIQ, a Next-Generation Legal Intelligence Platform and Application SuiteBusiness Wire•Jan 21, 2026•Lighthouse
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Legal and Operations Executive Amy Hinzmann Joins Lighthouse as Head of Information GovernanceBusiness Wire•Nov 12, 2025•Lighthouse
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BEONx Partners with Lighthouse for Enhanced Revenue ManagementHotelnewsresource•May 08, 2025•BEONx, Lighthouse
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Lighthouse Launches “Ai For Review” Suite For Complex Ediscovery MattersBusiness Wire•Mar 14, 2025•Lighthouse
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Lighthouse Named a Finalist for Two 2025 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law AwardsBusiness Wire•Jan 23, 2025•Lighthouse
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£293m investment to help Lighthouse guide travel industryBusinessCloud•Nov 21, 2024•Highgate, Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Spectrum Equity and 2 others
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Lighthouse notches $370m in Series C funding roundShortTermRentalz•Nov 21, 2024•Lighthouse, Spectrum Equity, F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads Ventures and 7 others
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Lighthouse Names Participatory Design Specialist as Senior Director of AI & AnalyticsBusiness Wire•Aug 01, 2024•Lighthouse
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Lighthouse Expands Into Distribution With Acquisition of StardekkHotelnewsresource•Feb 15, 2024•Lighthouse, Stardekk, Lighthouse, stardekk.eu and 1 other
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