Lightyear - About the company
Lightyear is a series B company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2020. It operates as a Broker-based online trading and investment platform offering stocks, ETFs, money market funds, and savings accounts. Lightyear has raised $58.1M in funding from investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mosaic Ventures and NordicNinja, with a current valuation of £*****. The company has 1087 active competitors, including 79 funded and 82 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Robinhood, Groww and Public.
Company Details
Broker-based online trading and investment platform offering stocks, ETFs, money market funds, and savings accounts. It facilitates investment in stocks and bonds from various markets. It provides access to savings accounts with interest and offers money market funds. The platform is regulated by financial authorities and ensures the safety of customer assets through multi-country regulation, government insurance, and safeguarding of assets with authorized banks.
- Website
- lightyear.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@lightyear.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2020
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$58.1M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
£***** as on May 06, 2025
Investors
Ranked
36th among 1087 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£1M - £10M as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
93 as on Jul 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Lightyear
Lightyear is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LIGHTYEAR FINANCIAL LTD CIN: 12925823 , United Kingdom, Active | Oct 02, 2020 | £1M - £10M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 25 (As on Mar 31, 2024) |
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Lightyear's funding and investors
Lightyear has raised a total funding of $58.1M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 03, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 24, 2025 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Lightyear has 13 institutional investors and 16 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lightyear:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jul 24, 2025 | 6670938 | Series B | 8491715 | 6090469 | 8188110 | 6879189 |
Jul 16, 2022 | 3623228 | Series A | 6145009 | 7394448 | 9426067 | |
Sep 15, 2021 | 5862642 | Seed | 6812069 | 7190721 |
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Lightyear's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileLightyear's Board of Directors
Lightyear's board has 3 active members. Nicole Quinn, Mihkel Aamer and Martin Sokk are part of team.Here is the list of Lightyear's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 5y 11m | |
Team | - | Current | 5y 11m | |
Investor | - | Current | 3y 11m |
Lightyear's employee count trend
Lightyear has 93 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Lightyear's employee count trend over the years:
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Lightyear's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Lightyear include Robinhood, Groww and Public. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lightyear, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Robinhood 2013, Menlo Park (United States), Public | Broker-based online trading and investment platform | $5.73B | 88/100 | |
2nd | Provider of digital brokerage services for stocks and mutual funds | $596M | 88/100 | ||
3rd | Public 2019, New York City (United States), Series D | Multi-asset investment platform for individuals | $421M | 80/100 | |
4th | Freetrade 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | App-based stock market trading platform | $165M | 79/100 | |
5th | Wealthsimple 2014, Toronto (Canada), Series F | Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing | $1.29B | 77/100 | |
6th | Online investing platform for stocks and mutual funds | $515M | 77/100 | ||
7th | Broker-based online trading and investment platform | $220M | 77/100 | ||
8th | Scalable Capital 2014, Munich (Germany), Series F | Provider of a digital investment and brokerage platform | $550M | 76/100 | |
9th |  Vested Finance 2015, El Segundo (United States), Series A | Online trading and investment platform | $25.8M | 75/100 | |
10th | Provider of online trading and investment services | $38.4M | 75/100 | ||
36th |  Lightyear 2020, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Broker-based online trading and investment platform offering stocks, ETFs, money market funds, and savings accounts | $58.1M | 62/100 |
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Lightyear's Investments and acquisitions
Lightyear has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Lightyear
Here is the latest report on Lightyear's sector:
News related to Lightyear
Filter this listMedia has covered Lightyear for a total of 5 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates.
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Lightyear Introduces Automated Investing Feature to Help Europeans Achieve Financial GoalsFinance Magnates•Nov 05, 2025•Lightyear
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Lightyear Launches Automated, DIY Investment Product for BritsFintech Finance•Nov 05, 2025•Lightyear
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Lightyear Releases 2025 Enterprise ISP Experience Guide with Data on ISP Lifecycle ManagementPR Newswire•Oct 21, 2025•Lightyear
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Lightyear Launches ISA Offerings for the UK, Directly Competing With Legacy ProvidersThe Fintech Times•Jan 26, 2025•Lightyear
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Neobroker Lightyear to launch ISAs in challenge to Hargreaves LansdownCity A.M.•Nov 25, 2024•Lightyear
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The Lightyear app arrives as a solution to invest effectivelyEl Confidencial Digital•Nov 12, 2024•Lightyear
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Lightyear Launches Business Accounts to Offer Better Rates on Billions of Pounds of British Businesses’ SavingsFintech Finance•Jul 24, 2024•Lightyear
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