About Lightfield Equity
Lightfield Equity is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Heilbronn, Germany. As of Mar 2026, Lightfield Equity is an active investor, having invested in 18 companies, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Germany based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Waving Overall, Lightfield Equity portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely AdTriba. A lot of funds co-invest with Lightfield Equity, with names like Bayern Kapital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Lightfield Equity has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Lightfield Equity's List of Top Investments
Lightfield Equity has a portfolio of 18 companies. Their most notable investments include Knowunity and pliant.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Netherlands and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Lightfield Equity:1. Knowunity
AI-based learning platform. It offers courses and resources for learning various subjects and topics such as Maths, English, Science and more.
Key facts about Knowunity
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €1M - €10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $52M
- Employee Count: 167 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Isomer Capital, Portfolion and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. pliant
Provider of payment and card management solutions for business optimisation. The company offers payment applications, APIs, and cards-as-a-service. These products allow businesses to streamline payment processes. The platform provides features such as real-time monitoring, spend control, and accounting automation. It also offers card issuance, global bank transfers, and transaction insights.
Key facts about pliant
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $122M
- Employee Count: 371 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: MS&AD Ventures, Molten Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provides network of satellites for earth observation and monitoring. It is involved in developing and building constellation of satellites for providing earth observation data, aquaculture monitoring, coastal monitoring, wildfire mapping, disaster response and water bodies monitoring.
Key facts about Marble Imaging
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Bremen (Germany)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6.15M
- Employee Count: 40 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Bab-Bremen, HTGF and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 01, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. GlycanAge
Key facts about GlycanAge
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.9M
- Employee Count: 47 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Fifth Quarter Ventures, Odin Investments and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. ISPTech
ISPTech is a spin-off of the Institute of Space Propulsion at the German Aerospace Center, offering high-performance, affordable, and green in-space propulsion solutions. The company recently secured €2 million in pre-seed funding to advance their innovative technology for the rapidly growing space market. Their propulsion systems utilize non-toxic propellants, addressing a significant need in the satellite industry.
Key facts about ISPTech
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Heilbronn (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.64M
- Employee Count: 44 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Possible Ventures, Faber and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 27, 2026, $*****
Lightfield Equity's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Lightfield Equity has invested in 18 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Waving.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lightfield Equity's Investments by Stage
Lightfield Equity has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.56M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lightfield Equity's Investments by Sector
Lightfield Equity has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech. Notably, it has invested in 16 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense | 1 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lightfield Equity's Investments by Geography
Lightfield Equity has made most investments in Germany (5), followed by Netherlands where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 5 |
Netherlands | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lightfield Equity's recent investments
Lightfield Equity has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Waving and Neuramancer are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Lightfield Equity:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 17, 2026 | Netherlands | Seed | 4536 | [+5] | |
Mar 12, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 6936 | [+1] | |
Feb 27, 2026 | Germany | Series A | 7475 | [+6] | |
Jan 14, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 2457 | [+4] | |
Dec 18, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 3354 |
Acquired companies in Lightfield Equity's Portfolio
1 company from Lightfield Equity's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was AdTriba in Jun 2024 by Funnel for $*****.Here are Lightfield Equity's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 26, 2024 | - | - | 4556 |
Team profile of Lightfield Equity
Lightfield Equity has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in Germany. Lightfield Equity's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Lightfield Equity:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Heilbronn | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | Heilbronn | - | - |
Co-investors of Lightfield Equity
Over the past 9 years, 36 investors have co-invested in Lightfield Equity's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Lightfield Equity: LAUNCHUB, Kadmos Capital and 4 others have invested in rounds before Lightfield Equity. There is 1 company where LAUNCHUB has invested before Lightfield Equity and 1 company where Kadmos Capital has invested before Lightfield Equity.
- Top Co-investors of Lightfield Equity: 30 investors entered a company along with Lightfield Equity. These include investors like Bayern Kapital (2 companies).
Recent News related to Lightfield Equity
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Waving raises €2.6M for trials with Wi-Fi detection of humansBits&Chips•Mar 17, 2026•Waving, iLabs, Lightfield Equity, si.ventures
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Neuramancer Raises €1.7 Million Pre-Seed for AI-Based Deepfake DetectionTrending Topics•Mar 12, 2026•Vanagon Ventures, Bayern Kapital, Neuramancer, Lightfield Equity and 1 other
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ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion TechPayload•Feb 27, 2026•Final Frontier, ISPTech, Faber, HTGF and 5 others
