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    Lightsmith Group

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2017

    Lightsmith Group is the world's first growth equity investor focused on climate adaptation and resilience, investing in growth-stage technology companies that address the impacts of climate change across energy, water, food and agriculture, supply chains, and infrastructure.

    They made 1 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is series-c (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $44.1M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    $186M

    Top Stage

    Series C

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Jay Koh

    Jay Koh

    Co-Founder and Managing Director

    Sanjay Wagle

    Sanjay Wagle

    Co-Founder and Managing Director

    EMMANUEL CAROIT

    EMMANUEL CAROIT

    Investment Director

    Tara Guelig

    Tara Guelig

    Director of Sustainability & Impact

    Serena Y. Shi

    Serena Y. Shi

    Vice President

    Jill Xu

    Jill Xu

    Senior Associate

    ANAÏS ANGOULVANT

    ANAÏS ANGOULVANT

    Program Manager

    BRIAN PARHAM

    BRIAN PARHAM

    Manager for Programs & Partnerships

    KEVIN VENEZIA

    KEVIN VENEZIA

    Finance & Operations Manager

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    5 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Tive logoTiveSeries B$20MJan 2026
    PParsylSeries C$20MJan 2025
    AIDash logoAIDashSeries CApr 2024
    WayCool logoWayCoolSeries D$6.5M
    SSource GlobalSeries D$130M

    Top Co-Investors

    Lightrock2 shared
    Duke Energy2 shared
    SE Ventures1 shared
    AVP1 shared
    Lightbox1 shared
    FMO1 shared
    Harvard Management Company1 shared
    Fifth Wall1 shared
    Wind1 shared
    Barclays1 shared

    Last updated: 8 September 2026