About Lightscape
Lightscape is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Feb 2026, Lightscape is an active investor, having invested in 8 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Profitmind A lot of funds co-invest with Lightscape, with names like Samsung NEXT sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Lightscape has team of 5 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A, Seed & 1 more
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Deals in last 12 months
Lightscape's List of Top Investments
Lightscape has a portfolio of 8 companies. Their most notable investmentis in DatabentoTheir portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Lightscape:AI-powered robotics company automating real-world applications with advanced hardware and software. They design and assemble AI-native robots for various industries facing labor shortages, offering solutions for CNC tending, case packing, deburring, education, inspection, machine tending, painting, palletizing, pick and place, polishing, sanding, and welding. Their robots feature advanced robotic joints, intuitive teaching modes, and a software platform for building robotic applications. The company aims to empower industries, enhance productivity, and strengthen manufacturing through accessible and intelligent automation. They offer vertically integrated hardware and AI-powered software, providing a comprehensive robotics platform for machine operators, developers, and AI researchers. The company's mission is to fix what’s broken in robotics by making AI practical for the physical world with smart, agile, and useful robots.
Key facts about Standard Bots
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $263M
- Employee Count: 134 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: General Catalyst, Zeno Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Etched
Provider of specialized hardware for artificial intelligence designed to accelerate specific model types, such as transformers. It is a startup developing specialized hardware for artificial intelligence, specifically designing the world's first transformer ASIC, a chip optimized for running transformer models that aims to offer a significant speed-up in AI workload processing.
Key facts about Etched
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $125M
- Employee Count: 250 as on Nov 12, 2025
- Investors: Max Ventures, Hummingbird Ventures and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 25, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Profitmind
Provider of agentic AI platform for retail decision-making and analysis. The platform identifies and quantifies opportunities across pricing, inventory, and assortment. It offers capabilities such as price optimization, assortment analysis, and competitive analysis. The platform also provides inventory analysis, product matching, and merchandise planning. It delivers performance analysis and strategic analysis.
Key facts about Profitmind
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Pittsburgh (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $9M
- Employee Count: 15 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Accenture, Magarac Venture Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 25, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Wearlinq
Wearlinq provides a wearable ECG monitoring device to detect heart disorders. The hardware device helps in continuous monitoring of a patient's heart rate to detect conditions like atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, and other arrhythmia disorders. The device is connected with the app to get prior alerts on abnormal conditions and also to visualize the ECG signals. The app also helps in sharing the documented ECG reports to the respected practitioners for better health outcomes.
Key facts about Wearlinq
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Stanford (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $26.3M
- Employee Count: 43 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: LDV Partners, Amino Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Databento
Provider of instructions for enabling JavaScript in various web browsers. The instructions detail how to enable JavaScript functionality within Chrome, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer, and Firefox. The steps involve navigating browser settings to locate and activate JavaScript options. The instructions are intended to guide users through the process of enabling JavaScript.
Key facts about Databento
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $37.5M
- Employee Count: 39 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Highfield Capital, Redpoint Ventures and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 30, 2024, $*****
Lightscape's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Profitmind.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Lightscape's Investments by Stage
Lightscape has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $38.3M, 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $44M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Seed | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lightscape's Investments by Sector
Lightscape has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 7 Tech companies, 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
High Tech | 5 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lightscape's Investments by Geography
Lightscape has made most investments in United States (8).Lightscape's recent investments
Lightscape has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Profitmind.Here are the most recent investments by Lightscape:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 25, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1777 | [+3] | |
Dec 17, 2025 | United States | Series A | 5057 | [+13] | |
Nov 20, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8143 | [+9] | |
Oct 30, 2024 | United States | Series A | 8095 | [+2] | |
Oct 02, 2024 | United States | Series B | 1283 | [+8] |
Team profile of Lightscape
Lightscape has a team of 5 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Lightscape's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Lightscape:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of Lightscape
Over the past 2 years, 77 investors have co-invested in Lightscape's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Lightscape: Smartlink Partners, Differential Ventures and 12 others have invested in rounds before Lightscape. There is 1 company where Smartlink Partners has invested before Lightscape and 1 company where Differential Ventures has invested before Lightscape.
- Top Co-investors of Lightscape: 62 investors entered a company along with Lightscape. These include investors like Samsung NEXT (2 companies).
- Invested after Lightscape: RoboStrategy (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Lightscape's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Lightscape
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Profitmind Lands $9 Million Series A Funding Led by Accenture VenturesRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Feb 26, 2026•AI Fund, Magarac Venture Partners, Accenture, and 4 others
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Deepgram Raises $130M Series C to Boost Voice AI and Acquire YC CompanyBitcoin Ethereum News•Jan 13, 2026•Deepgram, AVP, Princeville Capital, Twilio and 36 others
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Wearlinq Secures $14M to Combat Heart Disease with Wireless Cardiac MonitorWebwire•Dec 17, 2025•New World, AIX Ventures, Wearlinq, Alumni Ventures and 12 others
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Parallax Worlds Secures $4.9M to Stress-Test Industrial Robots VirtuallySiliconAngle•Nov 20, 2025•Parallax Worlds, Pear VC, Lightscape, Conviction and 8 others
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Databento Closes $10 Million in Additional Funding to Drive Global Expansionintelligence360•Nov 15, 2024•Belvedere Trading, Databento, Clear Street, Lightscape
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Databento Closes $10 Million in Additional Funding to Drive Global ExpansionGlobal Fintech Series•Oct 30, 2024•Databento, Belvedere Trading, Clear Street, Lightscape
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Standard Bots Secures $63M in FundingMassinvestor•Jul 13, 2024•Standard Bots, General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Samsung NEXT and 4 others
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Etched Raises $120M in FundingFinSMEs•Jun 26, 2024•Etched, Primary Venture Partner, Positive Sum, Hummingbird and 25 others
