About Lightyear Capital
Lightyear Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based in New York City, United States. As of Jun 2026, Lightyear Capital is an active investor with a portfolio of 53 companies, comprising 53 funding rounds and 21 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round and has made 1 acquisition. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Canada. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Financial Services to Enterprise Applications. Most recently it acquired stakes in PayByPhone on Feb 04, 2026.
A lot of funds co-invest with Lightyear Capital, with names like Greater Sum Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Lightyear Capital has a team of 49 people, including 6 partners.
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Founded Year
2000
Location
New York City, United States
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Lightyear Capital's Portfolio
Lightyear Capital has a portfolio of 53 companies. They have invested in a total of 53 companies. Their most recent investment was in ProfitSolv (Seed round) on Jun 24, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by Lightyear Capital:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 24, 2025 | Seed | 1891 | ||
Apr 23, 2025 | PE | 2528 | ||
Aug 12, 2024 | PE | 1243 | - | |
Feb 28, 2024 | Seed | 5464 | - |
Lightyear Capital has acquired 21 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of PayByPhone on Feb 04, 2026. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Lightyear Capital:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 04, 2026 | Parking payment solutions | - | 2009 | |
Dec 14, 2021 | Provider of software services | - | 2020 | |
Jul 21, 2021 | Financial planning firm | - | 2015 | |
Oct 20, 2020 | Provider of retirement planning services | - | 2018 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Lightyear Capital:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2025
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2019
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Canada
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Financial Services
Team profile of Lightyear Capital
Lightyear Capital has a team of 49 members including 6 Partners and 15 Principals located in United States. Lightyear Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Lightyear Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Waltham | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Lightyear Capital
Over the past 26 years, 16 investors have co-invested in Lightyear Capital's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Lightyear Capital: 16 investors entered a company along with Lightyear Capital. These include investors like Greater Sum Ventures (1 company).
Lightyear Capital News
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Davis Polk-Led Lightyear Capital Raises $2.5B For 6th FundLaw360•Apr 14, 2026•Lightyear Capital, Davis Polk
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Corpay Completes Sale of Vehicle Payments AssetBusiness Wire•Apr 06, 2026•Corpay, Lightyear Capital, PayByPhone
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Lightyear Capital Completes Acquisition of PayByPhoneParking•Apr 01, 2026•Lightyear Capital, PayByPhone
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Goldman Sachs Alternatives Invests in SchellmanGlobal Legal Chronicle•Mar 31, 2026•Lightyear Capital, Weil, Goldman Sachs
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Lightyear Capital Signs Agreement to Acquire PayByPhoneFinancial Post•Feb 04, 2026•Lightyear Capital, PayByPhone, Corpay
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ProfitSolv Secures Strategic Investment Co-led by FTV Capital and Lightyear CapitalBusiness Wire•Jun 24, 2025•ProfitSolv, FTV Capital, Lightyear Capital
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FTV Joins Lightyear as Co-Owner of Legal Tech Company ProfitSolvThe Wall Street Journal•Jun 24, 2025•FTV Capital, Lightyear Capital
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King Risk Partners secures investment from LightyearCoverager•Apr 24, 2025•King Insurance, Lightyear Capital, BHMS Investments
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Lightyear Capital Partners with BHMS and Management to Support the Exceptional Growth of King Risk Partners
InsuranceNewsNet•Apr 23, 2025•Lightyear Capital, King Insurance, BHMS, TAG Financial Institutions Group and 3 others
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Wren Sterling adds £300m AUM with trio of acquisitionsFinancial Planning Today•Mar 05, 2025•Wren Sterling, JLS Automation, Broadway Financial Services, Play Magnus and 4 others
