VC  Lightbank

http://www.lightbank.com





     Office Locations:

600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite #510
Chicago, IL 60654

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Lightbank is a Chicago-based fund focused on early-stage technology companies. Founded by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, who founded Groupon, MediaBank, InnerWorkings and Echo Global Logistics. Lightbank will focus on venture investments in early-stage companies in a number of industries The firm will invest up to $5 million annually and take an active role in helping entrepreneurs turn early-stage ideas into successful businesses ($500,000 to $5 million seed stage $500k-1.5 million; Series A $1.5-5 million). Lightbank's principals have started 9 companies, invested in nearly 50 companies, raised over $1.5 billion and created over $10 billion in equity value. These companies employ more than 15,000 people in over 100 offices.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Andrew Heinlein Advisor
    Eric Belcher Advisor
    Eric Lefkofsky Founder and Co-Managing Partner
    Eric Ong Partner
    Gabe Karp Venture Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      10/09/2024


      Claim


      MA


      $12,000,000


      Series A


      04/25/2024


      Aropha


      OH


      $1,000,000


      Seed


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      86 Repairs
        web link


      AllFly
        web link


      Aropha
        web link


      Belly
        web link


      Claim
        web link


      Clearcover
        web link


      ClusterFlunk
        web link


      Coffee Meets Bagel
        web link


      Contently


      Drifty
        web link


      DRIVIN
        web link


      Eventup
        web link


      Expel


      Extend Warranties
        web link


      Flywheel


      GamerGains Lab
        web link


      Hello Divorce
        web link


      HighGround


      Hireology


      Klover
        web link


      Lifecrowd
        web link


      Locu


      Navdy


      Neumob
        web link


      Ovuline
        web link


      Print Syndicate
        web link


      Remote Year
        web link


      Reverb.com
        web link


      SparkPlug
        web link


      SpotHero
        web link


      sprout social
        web link


      SunnyBump
        web link


      TakeLessons
        web link


      TalentBin
        web link


      Udemy


      Vettery
        web link


      walk.by
        web link


      Zero
        web link


     

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