Lightbend Overview
- Year Founded
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2010
- Status
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Private
- Employees
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79
- Latest Deal Type
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2ndary - Private
- Investors
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15
Lightbend General Information
Description
Developer of a reactive application development platform designed to build message-driven, elastic, resilient, and responsive applications. The company's platform is powered by an open-source core and a commercial enterprise suite for building scalable reactive systems on an annual subscription, enabling clients to scale on multi-core and cloud computing architectures.
Contact Information
Website
www.akka.ioCorporate Office
- 580 California
- Suite 1231
- San Francisco, CA 94104
- United States
Corporate Office
- 580 California
- Suite 1231
- San Francisco, CA 94104
- United States
Lightbend Timeline
Lightbend Valuation & Funding
| Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. Secondary Transaction - Private | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||||
| 18. Later Stage VC (Series A) | 27-Dec-2024 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
| 17. Debt - General | 19-Nov-2024 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
| 16. Accelerator/Incubator | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||||
| 15. Later Stage VC (Series A) | 27-Sep-2023 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
| 14. Later Stage VC (Series D1) | 01-Nov-2021 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
| 13. Debt - General | 04-Nov-2020 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
| 12. Debt - PPP | 16-Jun-2020 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
| 11. Later Stage VC (Series D) | 15-Mar-2020 | $25M | $119M | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
| 10. Mezzanine | 31-Mar-2018 | $11.1M | $94.1M | Completed | Generating Revenue |
Lightbend Cap Table
| Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series LB-1 | ||||||||
| Series LB-4 NV | ||||||||
| Series LB-3 NV | 712,374 | $0.001000 | 8% | $7.02 | $7.02 | 1x | $7.02 | 0.88% |
| Series LB-2 | 54,758,614 | $0.001000 | 8% | $1.53 | $1.53 | 1x | $1.53 | 67.4% |
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Lightbend Competitors (42)
One of Lightbend’s 42 competitors is Apollo GraphQL, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in San Francisco, CA.
| Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo GraphQL | Venture Capital-Backed | San Francisco, CA | ||||
| Databricks | Venture Capital-Backed | San Francisco, CA | ||||
| Cockroach Labs | Venture Capital-Backed | New York, NY | ||||
| Salesforce | Formerly VC-backed | San Francisco, CA | ||||
| SingleStore | Private Equity-Backed | San Francisco, CA |
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Lightbend Patents
Lightbend Recent Patent Activity
| Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-20200379892-A1 | Automated determination of operating parameter configurations for applications | Inactive | 03-Jun-2019 | ||
| US-10404524-B2 | Resource and metric ranking by differential analysis | Active | 13-Dec-2016 | ||
| US-20180167260-A1 | Resource and metric ranking by differential analysis | Active | 13-Dec-2016 | ||
| US-10228996-B2 | Context-aware rule engine for anomaly detection | Active | 08-Oct-2015 | ||
| US-20170147417-A1 | Context-aware rule engine for anomaly detection | Active | 08-Oct-2015 | G06F11/079 |
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Lightbend Investors (15)
| Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital | Growth/Expansion | Minority | ||
| Uncorrelated Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
| Dell Technologies Capital | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
| Angel (individual) | Minority | |||
| USAA Corporate Development | Corporate Venture Capital | Minority |
Lightbend Investments & Acquisitions (6)
Lightbend’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Fintower for . The deal was made on 05-Feb-2026.
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fintower | 05-Feb-2026 | Seed Round | Financial Software | ||
| Robinsun | 22-Jan-2025 | Seed Round | Alternative Energy Equipment | ||
| Ziknes | 28-Nov-2024 | Early Stage VC | Machinery (B2B) | ||
| OpsClarity | 08-Feb-2017 | Merger/Acquisition | Software Development Applications | ||
| BoldRadius | 01-May-2016 | Merger/Acquisition | Application Software |
Lightbend Affiliates
Subsidiaries (1)
| Name | Industry | Location | Year Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| BoldRadius | Tulsa, OK | 2011 |
Lightbend FAQs
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When was Lightbend founded?
Lightbend was founded in 2010.
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Where is Lightbend headquartered?
Lightbend is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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What is the size of Lightbend?
Lightbend has 79 total employees.
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What industry is Lightbend in?
Lightbend’s primary industry is Software Development Applications.
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Is Lightbend a private or public company?
Lightbend is a Private company.
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What is Lightbend’s current revenue?
The current revenue for Lightbend is .
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How much funding has Lightbend raised over time?
Lightbend has raised $170M.
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Who are Lightbend’s investors?
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, , and USAA Corporate Development are 5 of 15 investors who have invested in Lightbend.
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Who are Lightbend’s competitors?
Apollo GraphQL, Databricks, Cockroach Labs, Salesforce, and SingleStore are some of the 42 competitors of Lightbend.
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