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    Lightbank

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2010
    www.lightbank.comLinkedIn
    SaaSE-Commerce & MarketplaceFintechCrypto & Web3

    Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell. The firm invests in early-stage technology companies, typically before Series A, across sectors including SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, and crypto.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 5 prior). Average disclosed round size is $21.0M (across 92 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    75

    Fund Size

    $290M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    MS

    Matt Sacks

    Co-Managing Partner

    BP

    Bill Pescatello

    General Partner

    AA

    Anish Aggarwal

    Partner

    EO

    Eric Ong

    Partner

    AC

    Achintya Chaudhari

    Investor

    AP

    Ayaan Patel

    Growth Investor

    AH

    Andrew Heinlein

    ES

    Ellie Shuda

    EL

    Eric Lefkofsky

    HC

    Hank Couture

    JH

    Joe Hayes

    LV

    Lauren von Reyn

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    97 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Valarian logoValarianSeries A$50MJul 2026
    Letter AI logoLetter AISeries B$40MFeb 2026
    Ours Privacy logoOurs PrivacySeries A$15MJan 2026
    Footprint logoFootprintSeries B$25MJan 2026
    Letter AI logoLetter AISeries A$10.6MJan 2026
    Andel logoAndelSeed$4.5MOct 2025
    Pearl Edison logoPearl EdisonSeed$3.3MAug 2025
    Axle Health logoAxle HealthSeries A$10MMay 2025
    Axle Health logoAxle HealthSeries A$10MJan 2025
    Pathos logoPathosSeries C$62MOct 2024
    Claim logoClaimSeries A$12MOct 2024
    Keeper.ai logoKeeper.aiPre-Seed$4MOct 2024
    Keeper logoKeeperPre-Seed$4MOct 2024
    Allegro Energy logoAllegro EnergySeries A—Sep 2024
    Protiv logoProtivPre-Seed$2.4MApr 2024
    Boom Supersonic logoBoom SupersonicUnknown$300MJan 2024
    Pinch logoPinchSeed$3.5MJan 2024
    Pinch logoPinchSeed$3.5MJan 2024
    Campus Ink logoCampus InkUnknown$2MJan 2024
    Keeper logoKeeperPre-Seed$4MJan 2024
    AllFly logoAllFlyUnknown$2.4MMar 2023
    Paytient logoPaytientSeries B$40MJan 2023
    Paytient logoPaytientSeries B$33MJan 2023
    MManyMoonsGrowth$4MNov 2022
    SparkPlug logoSparkPlugSeries A$8MNov 2022
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    Top Co-Investors

    New Enterprise Associates9 shared
    Techstars9 shared
    Y Combinator8 shared
    Battery Ventures7 shared
    SV Angel6 shared
    Bessemer Venture Partners5 shared
    Lakehouse5 shared
    8VC4 shared
    Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures4 shared
    500 Global4 shared
    Founder Collective4 shared
    Bonfire Ventures4 shared
    LionBird4 shared
    Paladin Capital Group4 shared
    Greycroft4 shared
    Index Ventures4 shared
    Bullpen Capital4 shared
    Pear VC3 shared
    Starting Line3 shared
    Expa3 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026