When was LightOn founded?

LightOn was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is LightOn located?

LightOn is headquartered in Paris, France.

Who is the current CEO of LightOn?

Florent Krzakala and Igor Carron s of LightOn. Florent Krzakala has also founded 1 company.

How many employees does LightOn have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at LightOn is 81.

Is LightOn a funded company?

LightOn is a funded company, having raised a total of $3.3M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Dec 19, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of LightOn?

LightOn's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Dec 11, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of LightOn?

Annual revenue of LightOn is between €1M and €10M as on Dec 31, 2024

Where does LightOn rank among its competitors?

LightOn ranks 18th amongst 569 active competitors, of which 76 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was You Technologies, which secured $100M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of LightOn?

LightOn's top competitors include Glean, Coveo and Elastic. Among them, You Technologies secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

LightOn - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

LightOn is a public company based in Paris (France), founded in 2016 by Florent Krzakala, Laurent Daudet, Sylvain Gigan and Igor Carron. It operates as a Provider of a private GenAI platform with enhanced knowledge and workflow. LightOn has raised $3.3M in funding from Axon Partners Group. The company has 569 active competitors, including 76 funded and 35 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Glean, Coveo and Elastic.

Company Details

Provider of a private GenAI platform with enhanced knowledge and workflow. The platform offers private chat, agentic behavior, and advanced tools. It enables users to retrieve and interact with documents, including text, images, tables, and graphs. The platform allows building custom tools for direct use. It provides security, administrative controls, secure hosting, user management, and access control.

Website: lighton.ai
Social
Email ID: *****@lighton.ai

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

Paris, France

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$3.3M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Dec 11, 2024, $*****

Investors

Axon Partners Group & 8 more

Ranked

18^th among 569 active competitors

Annual Revenue

€1M - €10M as on Dec 31, 2024

Employee Count

81 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

OpenAI & 1615 more

Exit Details

Public

View LightOn's full profile

LightOn is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Lighton CIN: 821100690 , France, Active	Jun 21, 2016	€1M - €10M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-	-

LightOn got listed on Nov 26, 2024.

Click here to take a look at LightOn's IPO in detail

LightOn has raised a total funding of $3.3M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 19, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Dec 11, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. LightOn has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of LightOn:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 11, 2024	3317936	Post IPO	3357334	8200207	3138869	9181102
Dec 19, 2018	9716731	Seed	8240524	7132805	4267309	Anorak Ventures & 1 more

Access funding benchmarks and valuations. Sign up today!

View details of LightOn's funding rounds and investors

The founders of LightOn are Florent Krzakala, Laurent Daudet, Sylvain Gigan and Igor Carron. Florent Krzakala is the CEO of LightOn.

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

Florent Krzakala: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of LightOn.
Laurent Daudet: Co-Founder & CTO of LightOn.
Sylvain Gigan: Co-Founder of LightOn.
Igor Carron: CEO and Co-Founder of LightOn.

View details of LightOn's Founder profiles and Board Members

LightOn's employee count trend

LightOn has 81 employees as of Aug 26. Here is LightOn's employee count trend over the years:

Uncover LightOn's growth story! Sign up today!

Access Tracxn on any website

Our Google Chrome extension lets you view company details while browsing their websites

Install Tracxn Extension

Top competitors of LightOn include Glean, Coveo and Elastic. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of LightOn, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Glean 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Cloud-based platform for enterprise search	$765M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Altimeter Capital ... & 53 others	77/100
2nd	Coveo 2004, Quebec City (Canada), Public	Provider of AI-powered search and recommendation solutions for enterprise businesses	$358M	Elliott Management, OMERS & 17 others	74/100
3rd	Elastic 2012, San Francisco (United States), Public	Cloud based text analytics platform	$104M	New Enterprise Associates, HTIF & 11 others	72/100
4th	Lucidworks 2007, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Provider of AI-powered search and discovery platform for digital experiences	$218M	Granite Ventures, Walden International & 10 others	69/100
5th	You Technologies 2020, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	AI-enabled key-word based private search engine	$199M	Georgian, Cox Enterprises & 20 others	69/100
6th	Sanalabs 2016, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Developer of AI agents and an AI-native learning management system	$136M	New Enterprise Associates, EQT & 19 others	67/100
7th	Squirro 2012, Zurich (Switzerland), Series B	Developer of generative AI platforms for enterprise data management tasks	$15.5M	FormulaVC, Salesforce Ventures & 13 others	67/100
8th	Graft 2021, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of an AI platform for enterprise knowledge management and search	$29M	Google Ventures, Radical Ventures & 5 others	66/100
9th	Guru 2013, Philadelphia (United States), Series C	AI platform for knowledge work, empowering teams with trusted information	$68M	FirstMark, Emergence Capital & 7 others	64/100
10th	Jina AI 2020, Germany, Acquired	Developer of search foundation providing embeddings, reranker, and reader capabilities	$39M	Canaan, SAP.iO & 4 others	62/100
18th	LightOn 2016, Paris (France), Public	Provider of a private GenAI platform with enhanced knowledge and workflow	$3.3M	Frst Capital, Otium Capital & 7 others	57/100