Lightspark - About the company
Lightspark is a seed company based in Los Angeles (United States), founded in 2022 by James Everingham, David Marcus, Christian Catalini and Tomer Barel. It operates as a Platform created to explore, build and extend the capabilities and utility of Bitcoin. Lightspark has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm. The company has 301 active competitors, including 86 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Brahma, Pi Network and Bloxroute.
Company Details
Platform created to explore, build and extend the capabilities and utility of Bitcoin. The platform's infrastructure allows clients to transact on the Lightning network, enabling companies, developers, and merchants to get instantaneous transactions at a minimum cost.
- Website
- www.lightspark.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@lightspark.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Stage
Seed
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
11th among 301 active competitors
Employee Count
92 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Lightspark
Lightspark is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LIGHTSPARK GROUP, INC. CIN: 881760276 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 61 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Lightspark's funding and investors
Lightspark has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on May 11, 2022 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Lightspark has 12 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lightspark:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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May 11, 2022 | 2631430 | Seed | 5608288 | 9883403 | 5171601 | 4580632 |
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Lightspark's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Lightspark are James Everingham, David Marcus, Christian Catalini and Tomer Barel. David Marcus is the CEO of Lightspark.
Here are the details of Lightspark's key team members:
- James Everingham: Co-Founder of Lightspark and founder of 2 other companies, Pixazza and Luminate. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
- David Marcus: Co-Founder & CEO of Lightspark. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Christian Catalini: Co-Founder of Lightspark.
- Tomer Barel: Co-Founder of Lightspark. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Lightspark's employee count trend
Lightspark has 92 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Lightspark's employee count trend over the years:
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Lightspark's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Lightspark include Brahma, Pi Network and Bloxroute. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lightspark, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Blockchain-based network for Defi applications in the finance industry | $6.71M | 71/100 | ||
2nd |  Pi Network 2019, Palo Alto (United States), Seed | Provider of blockchain-based platform offering to mine coins | - | 67/100 | |
3rd |  Bloxroute 2017, Evanston (United States), Acquired | Provider of real-time data and transaction propagation for blockchain networks | $89.6M | 67/100 | |
4th | Berachain 2022, George Town (Cayman Islands), Series B | Provider of EVM-compatible blockchain built on Proof-of-Liquidity consensus | $142M | 62/100 | |
5th |  Sei 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Online platform offering blockchain infrastructure solutions | $35M | 61/100 | |
6th | Blockchain-based platform offering tokenizes enterprise-grade GPUs | $15M | 60/100 | ||
7th |  Veda Tech 2024, New York City (United States), Series B | Provider of vault infrastructure platform for institutions to manage onchain financial products | $18M | 59/100 | |
8th | Radix 2016, Channel Islands, Series A | Blockchain platform featuring a range of DeFi applications | $14.1M | 58/100 | |
9th | Platform offering online banking solutions | $3M | 57/100 | ||
10th |  Kemet Trading 2022, New York City (United States), Series A | Platform offering infrastructure for digital asset derivative trading | $6.99M | 56/100 | |
11th |  Lightspark 2022, Los Angeles (United States), Seed | Platform created to explore, build and extend the capabilities and utility of Bitcoin | - | 56/100 |
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Lightspark's Investments and acquisitions
Lightspark has acquired Striga. Lightspark has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Lightspark
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News related to Lightspark
Filter this listMedia has covered Lightspark for a total of 11 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates and 4 about partnerships.
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Rain Partners BDACS to Bring KRW1 Stablecoin to Visa Network for Global SpendingThe Crypto Times•Sep 15, 2026•Visa, B-DACS, Reap, Lithic and 1 other
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Lithic and Lightspark Partner to Power Global Card Program on Stablecoin Settlement RailsBusiness Wire•Aug 05, 2026•Lithic, Lightspark
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Bitcoin L2 Protocol Spark Announces Q2 2026 Roadmap to Enhance Accessibility and FunctionalityCrowdfund Insider•Jan 14, 2026•Lightspark
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Lolli Partners with Spark to Accelerate Bitcoin Rewards and Self-CustodyPR Newswire•Dec 11, 2025•Lolli, Lightspark, Spark
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Proof Launches Digital Credential Solution for Digital Asset ServicesCIO Influence•Oct 20, 2025•Proof, Lightspark
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Introducing Lightspark Grid: Real-Time Global Money AccessibilityGlobeNewswire•Oct 17, 2025•Lightspark
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Lightspark Acquires Striga and takes a new step towards instant, global and regulated paymentsGlobeNewswire•Oct 14, 2025•Lightspark, Striga
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Tether Announces Plan to Incorporate USD₮ to RGB, Powering Native Stablecoins on BitcoinPR Newswire•Aug 28, 2025•Tether, Lightspark
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