About Lightscape
Lightscape is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Oct 2026, Lightscape is an active investor, having invested in 12 companies, with 7 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed 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 Circuit Mind Overall, Lightscape portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, namely Standard Bots. A lot of funds co-invest with Lightscape, with names like Alumni Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Lightscape has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Lightscape's List of Top Investments
Lightscape has a portfolio of 12 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments include Standard Bots and Formic.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 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)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $239M
- Employee Count: 174 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Zeno Ventures, SaaS Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Formic
Provider of full-service industrial robotic automation, including the robotic systems themselves under its Robotics-as-a-Service model, along with deployment, software, maintenance and support
Key facts about Formic
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $109M
- Employee Count: 123 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TransLink Capital, Mercato Partners and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 23, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. 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 B
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 48 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cross Creek, Redpoint Ventures and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 29, 2026, $*****
4. 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: San Jose (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1.63B
- Employee Count: 250 as on Nov 12, 2025
- Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Ribbit Capital and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 18, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Synthefy
Developer of a multimodal time series platform using generative AI. The platform provides contextual and agentic forecasting, synthetic data generation, and anomaly detection. It combines historical data with real-world context to generate actionable insights and predictions. The platform offers a Python SDK with multimodal forecasting and comprehensive documentation.
Key facts about Synthefy
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $12.5M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Wing Venture Capital, Haystack and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 20, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Lightscape's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Lightscape has invested in 12 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 7 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Circuit Mind and most recent follow-on round was in TeRAM.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lightscape's Investments by Stage
Lightscape has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $39.1M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.97M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $38M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $37M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Seed | 3 |
Series B | 3 |
Series C | 1 |
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 Semiconductors. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
High Tech | 6 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 3 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 3 |
Semiconductors | 3 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lightscape's Investments by Geography
Lightscape has made most investments in United States (11), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 11 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lightscape's recent investments
Lightscape has made 7 investments in 2026 so far. Circuit Mind and Formic are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Lightscape:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 28, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 1479 | [+3] | |
Oct 23, 2026 | United States | Series B | 3700 | [+2] | |
Sep 16, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9222 | ||
Sep 16, 2026 | United States | Series C | 8643 | [+4] | |
Aug 20, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1176 | [+5] |
Unicorns in Lightscape's Portfolio
Lightscape has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Standard Bots. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Standard Bots which became a unicorn in 2026, 1 years after Lightscape first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Lightscape's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | AI-powered robotics company automating real-world applications with advanced hardware and software | 2011 | New York City | Series C | akoelvy |
Team profile of Lightscape
Lightscape has a team of 4 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 5 years, 143 investors have co-invested in Lightscape's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Lightscape: Blackhorn Ventures, Mitsubishi HC Capital America and 17 others have invested in rounds before Lightscape. There is 1 company where Blackhorn Ventures has invested before Lightscape and 1 company where Mitsubishi HC Capital America has invested before Lightscape.
- Top Co-investors of Lightscape: 84 investors entered a company along with Lightscape. These include investors like Alumni Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Lightscape: A total of 40 investors have invested in Lightscape's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include RoboStrategy (1 company), TriplePoint Venture Growth (1 company) and New Enterprise Associates (1 company).
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