
Lightbank
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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