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Lightcast Discovery

Lightcast Discovery

Private
CambridgeHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://www.lightcast.bio/

Last Round

VC Round

Apr 14, 2026

Est. Valuation

$38.42M

Total Funding Raised

$81.5M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Lightcast Discovery is a biotechnology company that develops a proprietary droplet-based microfluidic platform for single-cell functional analysis to accelerate drug discovery and development.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Biotechnology, Biotech Equipment, Drug Discovery, Precision Medicine

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

microfluidicssingle-cell analysisfunctional screeningdrug discoverybiotech toolslab-on-a-chipcell therapyhigh-throughput screeningfunctional genomicssingle-cell sequencingbiotech hardwarelife science researchassay kitsdroplet microfluidicsprecision medicine

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Lightcast Discovery Comps

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Lightcast Discovery comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Lightcast Discovery Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundApr 14, 2026
Series BAug 17, 2023
Series AMar 1, 2021
SeedSep 9, 2019

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Paul Loeffen

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Craig Tombling

COO

Executive Team

Lightcast Discovery Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Lightcast Discovery investors
InvestorRounds
OMX VenturesSeries B, VC Round, Series A
ARCH Venture PartnersSeries B, Series A, VC Round
M VenturesVC Round, Series B
+ND CapitalSeries B, VC Round, Series A
ARCH Venture PartnersSeries B, Series A
OTIF VenturesSeed
Merck KGaASeries B

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  • Apr 14, 2026

    Brad Crutchfield joins as advisor to the board of directors.

  • Apr 14, 2026

    $27M raised in early funding.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCambridge
Employee Range98
Year Founded2019
Last FundingApr 14, 2026

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