Lightbank

Chicago, United States · VC · Generalist

About

Lightbank Lightbank is a Chicago VC founded in 2010 by the founders of Groupon with $100M in initial capital. Fund III stands at $290M, with $300M+ invested in 150+ companies. The portfolio includes 7 unicorns, 5 IPOs, and 38 acquisitions. Fiverr and Sprout Social among the notable exits. The partners are operator-heavy, having founded and scaled multiple companies. Investment preference is seed stage in US-based technology companies. Over $150M has been deployed into 70+ Midwest regional compa

Industries

Stage focus

Pre-SeedSeed

Geography

US

Notable investments

  • Fiverr
  • Sprout Social
  • Tastytrade

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