When was Lightneer founded?

Lightneer was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Lightneer located?

Lightneer is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

How many employees does Lightneer have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Lightneer is 2.

Is Lightneer a funded company?

Lightneer is a funded company, having raised a total of $8.93M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 19, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Lightneer?

Lightneer's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Aug 15, 2017, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does Lightneer rank among its competitors?

Lightneer ranks 344th amongst 8589 active competitors, of which 365 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Nazara, which secured $60M in Jan, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Lightneer?

Lightneer's top competitors include Tripledot, Nazara and King. Among them, Nazara secured the most recent funding round in January, 2025.

Lightneer - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Lightneer is a mobile game development studio. The company specializes in developing casual games such as arcade, puzzle, strategy, etc. Some of the games developed by the company include Fishing Champs, Rodeo Raiders, Build City, etc. These games are available on the Android platform. It monetizes through in-app ads and purchases.

Website: lightneer.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$8.93M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Aug 15, 2017, $*****

Investors

GSV Ventures & 5 more

Ranked

344^th among 8589 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Tripledot & 11396 more

Exit Details

Public

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Lightneer has raised a total funding of $8.93M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 19, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 15, 2017 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Lightneer has 5 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lightneer:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 15, 2017	4639564	Seed	4552112	4306576	9354644	3194851
Sep 14, 2016	7850857	Seed	8762419	6425261	2151400	IPR VC
Apr 19, 2016	8566311	Seed	8281077	6404598	IPR VC & 1 more	Deborah H Quazzo

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The founders of Lightneer is Lauri Jarvilehto. Henri Lindgren Lindgren is the CEO of Lightneer.

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

Lauri Jarvilehto: Co-Founder of Lightneer and founder of 1 other company.

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Lightneer's employee count trend

Lightneer has 2 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Lightneer's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Lightneer include Tripledot, Nazara and King. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lightneer, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Tripledot 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Developer of mobile games across various platforms and application stores	$202M	Access Industries, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 28 others	81/100
2nd	Nazara 1999, Mumbai (India), Public	Provider of diversified gaming and sports media platform	$128M	WestBridge Capital, Hornbill Capital & 102 others	81/100
3rd	King 2003, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Developer of mobile games providing interactive entertainment across multiple platforms	-	Lakestar, Mosaic Ventures & 3 others	81/100
4th	Zynga 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Casual games developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms	$526M	Sprout Capital Partners, Adams Street Partners ... & 38 others	80/100
5th	Voodoo 2013, Paris (France), Series E	Developer of mobile applications and games for entertainment purposes	$200M	GBL, Goldman Sachs & 7 others	75/100
6th	Team17 1990, Wakefield (United Kingdom), Public	Developer of indie games across multiple platforms and genres	$21.8M	Herald Investment Management, LDC & 2 others	75/100
7th	Jam City 2007, Culver City (United States), Acquired	Game developer and publisher	$499M	Elsewhere Partners, Columbia Capital & 20 others	73/100
8th	Playtika 2010, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public	Video Game developer specializing in casual games for mobile and web platforms	$1.5M	HTIF, NFX & 4 others	72/100
9th	Homa Games 2018, Paris (France), Series B	Developer and publisher of mobile-based casual games	$165M	Headline, Northzone & 14 others	72/100
10th	Akatsuki 2010, Shinagawa (Japan), Public	Indie game development company based out of Japan	$13.8M	Link and motivation group, Sony & 1 others	72/100
344th	Lightneer 2015, Helsinki (Finland), Public	Mobile game development studio	$8.93M	GSV Ventures, Founders Factory & 4 others	46/100