About Lightrock
Lightrock is a private equity firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 10 funding rounds.
Overall Lightrock portfolio has seen 20 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 11 acquisitions including key companies like Shiprocket, Vivriti Capital and Yubi. A lot of funds co-invest with Lightrock, with names like Lightrock India sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Lightrock has a team of 97 people, including 28 partners.
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Lightrock's Portfolio
They have invested in a total of 93 companies. Their most recent investment was in Stride (Series B round) on May 21, 2026. Here is the most recent investment by Lightrock:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 21, 2026 | Series B | 4904 | ||
Mar 13, 2026 | Series E | 1171 | ||
Mar 13, 2026 | Series E | 7456 | - | |
Dec 12, 2025 | Series D | 7782 | - |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Lightrock:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2022
Team profile of Lightrock
Lightrock has a team of 97 members including 28 Partners and 21 Principals located in United Kingdom, India and 6 more locations. Lightrock's team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Lightrock:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Kenya | - | ||
Partner | Bengaluru | - | - | |
Partner | - | |||
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Nairobi | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Mumbai | |||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - |
Co-investors of Lightrock
Over the past 17 years, 188 investors have co-invested in Lightrock's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Lightrock: 188 investors entered a company along with Lightrock. These include investors like Lightrock India (7 companies).
Lightrock News
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Satispay is betting on growth: capital increase of up to €120 million for services and acquisitionsla Repubblica•Jun 11, 2026•Satispay, Greyhound Capital, Addition, Lightrock and 1 other
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Vietnam Solar Startup Stride Secures $15 Million Series B FundingSolarQuarter•May 21, 2026•Stride, Touchstone, Lightrock, Clime Capital Management and 2 others
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Lightrock Netherlands B.V. Increases Stake in Akamai Technologies, Inc.MarketBeat•Apr 16, 2026•Lightrock, Akamai, Wright Express
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Lightrock Netherlands B.V. Buys 23,150 Shares of Jabil, Inc. $JBLMarketBeat•Apr 16, 2026•Jabil, Lightrock
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Avantor, Inc. $AVTR Shares Sold by Lightrock Netherlands B.V.MarketBeat•Apr 16, 2026•Lightrock, Avantor, Teradata, Lumentum
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Lightrock Netherlands B.V. Acquires 82,898 Shares in SPS Commerce, Inc.MarketBeat•Apr 16, 2026•Lightrock, SPS Commerce
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First Solar, Inc. $FSLR is Lightrock Netherlands B.V.'s 2nd Largest PositionMarketBeat•Apr 16, 2026•Lightrock, First Solar
