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Lightmatter

Lightmatter

Private
Boston, MassachusettsAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://lightmatter.co/

Last Round

Series D

Oct 16, 2024

Est. Valuation

$4.4B

Total Funding Raised

$822M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Lightmatter is a semiconductor company that develops photonic computing and interconnect hardware to enhance the speed and energy efficiency of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

AI Training Infrastructure, Computing Hardware, Semiconductors, Cloud Infrastructure

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

photonic computingoptical interconnectAI acceleratorAI hardwaresilicon photonicsoptical computingchip-to-chip communicationphotonic AIAI infrastructuredata center efficiencybandwidth bottleneckHPChigh-performance computingoptical highwayphotonics-as-a-service

Price History

Caplight MarketPrice™ estimate for Lightmatter, published with a 90-day delay.

Delayed data

Caplight MarketPrice™

$51.58

per share, as of April 2026

-8.4%

7-month change

The most recent months of MarketPrice™ are available to Caplight clients.

Caplight MarketPrice™ is an estimate of private secondary market pricing, shown here on a delayed basis for illustrative purposes only. It may be incomplete, is subject to change, and may not be relied upon for any purpose or considered investment advice.

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Lightmatter Comparables

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81%
Ranovus
77%

Lightmatter Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series DOct 16, 2024
Series C ExtensionDec 19, 2023
Series CMay 31, 2023
Series BMay 6, 2021
Series A ExtensionFeb 26, 2019
Series A
Feb 5, 2018

Secondary Market Activity

Bids, offers, and trades by month

Data table
OperationDatePriceSizeShare ClassStructure
OFFER

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Nicholas Harris

Founder, CEO

Founding Team

Lightmatter Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Lightmatter investors
InvestorRounds
MatrixSeries A Extension, Series C Extension, Series B, Series A
3F VenturesSeries C
The EngineSeries C Extension, Series C
Engine VenturesSeries C Extension, Series C
GVSeries C, Series B, Series A Extension, Series C Extension
Hewlett Packard PathfinderSeries B
Hamilton LaneSeries C Extension, Series C

Market signals

Structured signals derived from secondary market and firmographic data.

  • Apr 25, 2026

    Programs ramping to High Volume Manufacturing (HVM).

  • Apr 25, 2026

    Job posting reveals over 13 active hardware programs.

Lightmatter Filings

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Lightmatter Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Employee Range353
Year Founded2017
Last FundingOct 16, 2024

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