Lighter Valuation, Funding & Investors

Lighter is valued at $1.5B as of November 2025.

Last Lighter valuation

$1.5B

Undisclosed stage · Nov 2025

Last Lighter funding round

$68M

Undisclosed stage · Nov 2025

Cumulative funding Lighter raised

$89M

across 2 funding rounds

Key investors in Lighter

  • Haun Ventures
  • Founders Fund
  • Craft Ventures
  • Ribbit Capital
  • Robinhood

Lighter Overview

About Lighter

Lighter is a San Francisco-based developer of financial software for on-chain treasury management. The platform supports stablecoin payments, yield optimization, and compliance reporting for DAOs and Web3 teams. Launched in 2023, Lighter integrates with Ethereum, Solana, and Base, handling over $100 million in assets for protocols like Aave and Uniswap.


Founded

2022

HQ

United StatesMiami, FL

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Valuation

$1.5B (Nov 2025)

Lighter Valuation

Lighter is currently valued at $1.5B, based on its undisclosed-stage round in November 2025.

The $68M round was led by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures and Robinhood.

Lighter valuation by funding round

Lighter valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Nov 2025Undisclosed stage$1.5B

Lighter Funding History

Lighter has raised a total of $89M across 2 funding rounds.

Lighter's first fundraising round was a $21M undisclosed-stage round in January 2024. The most recent completed round was a $68M undisclosed-stage round in November 2025.

Lighter funding rounds

Lighter funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Nov 2025Undisclosed stageFounders Fund (lead); Ribbit Capital (lead); Haun Ventures; Robinhood$68M$1.5B-
Jan 2024Undisclosed stageCraft Ventures (lead); Haun Ventures (lead)$21M-Lighter is a decentralized perpetual futures trading platform and Layer-2 blockchain built on Ethereum, founded in 2022 by Vladimir Novakovski, who pivoted from Lunchclub and retained 80% of the team. The $21 million funding round in 2024, previously unreported, was led by Haun Ventures and Craft Ventures, with participation from Dragonfly and Robot Ventures. This round preceded a larger $68 million raise in late 2025 led by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, with Haun Ventures and Robinhood also participating, bringing total funding to nearly $90 million. Lighter launched publicly in January 2025 and rapidly scaled, achieving top rankings among decentralized perpetuals exchanges with $10.69 billion in 24-hour trading volume, over 403,000 users, $1.16 billion in total value locked, and $1.75 billion in open interest as of November 2025. Lighter competes in a crowded market against Hyperliquid, Aster (backed by Binance), and centralized exchanges, planning expansion into spot trading for assets like Bitcoin. The 2025 round included equity and token warrants for an upcoming cryptocurrency and valued the company at $1.5 billion.

Who has invested in Lighter?

5 investors have backed Lighter across its funding rounds, including Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, Craft Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Robinhood.

Lead investors include Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Craft Ventures and Haun Ventures.


Lighter Investors

Investors in Lighter by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Haun VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadJan 2024
Ribbit CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1LeadNov 2025
Founders FundUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1LeadNov 2025

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Lighter Competitors

Lighter competitors include listed companies like Freee and BlackLine, and private ones like Tide, Qualia, FloQast and FPL Technologies.

Public and private companies comparable to Lighter
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
TideUnited KingdomLondonPrivate$225M-$1.5B6.7x
FreeeJapanJapanPublicly listed$214M$6M$1.5B4.8x
QualiaUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$65M-$1.5B22.9x
FloQastUnited StatesLos Angeles, CAPrivate$100M-$1.6B16.0x
FPL TechnologiesIndiaPunePrivate$58M-$1.4B24.0x
BlackLineUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$700M$72M$1.7B2.5x

Lighter Public Comps

Lighter is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Freee, BlackLine, 74Software, Vertex, Fujian Boss Software, Money Forward, Teamshares, Miroku Jyoho Service, Nordtech Group and Baiwang Cloud.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Freee$214M$6M6.3x4.8x237.7x65.4x
BlackLine$700M$72M2.6x2.5x25.6x8.5x
74Software$814M$112M1.9x1.8x13.7x9.8x
Vertex$748M$103M2.8x2.6x20.5x10.8x
Fujian Boss Software$299M$40M2.8x2.9x21.1x21.0x
Money Forward$324M$55M6.8x5.8x39.7x34.4x
Teamshares$472M($23M)1.7x1.4x(35.0x)33.2x
Miroku Jyoho Service$315M$58M1.1x1.1x6.0x-

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Common questions about Lighter

When was Lighter founded?Lighter was founded in 2022.
Where is Lighter headquartered?Lighter is headquartered in Miami, FL, United States.
Is Lighter publicly listed?No, Lighter is a private, VC-backed company.
What is Lighter's valuation?Lighter was last valued at $1.5B in its undisclosed-stage round in November 2025.
How much funding has Lighter raised?Lighter has raised $89M across 2 funding rounds.
What was Lighter's last funding round?Lighter's last funding round was a $68M undisclosed-stage round in November 2025, led by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital.
Who are Lighter's investors?Lighter's investors include Haun Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Founders Fund, Robinhood and Craft Ventures.
Which companies are comparable to Lighter?Companies comparable to Lighter include Tide, Freee, Qualia, FloQast, FPL Technologies and BlackLine.

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