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 10 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 92 people, including 25 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 | 6635 | ||
Mar 13, 2026 | Series E | 4267 | ||
Mar 13, 2026 | Series E | 3120 | - | |
Dec 12, 2025 | Series D | 8151 | - |
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 92 members including 25 Partners and 20 Principals located in United Kingdom, India and 5 more locations. Lightrock's team sits on the board of 1 company.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 | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Nairobi | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Mumbai | - | - | |
Partner | Mumbai | |||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - |
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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Lightrock Prepares Fundraising of R$ 185 Million for Latin America Impact FundInvestNews•Jun 25, 2026•Lightrock
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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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Euler Motors’ revenue doubles to Rs 402 Cr in FY26; losses jump 20%Entrackr•Jun 04, 2026•Euler Motors, Lightrock
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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
