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Lightship

Lightship

Private
Morrisville, North CarolinaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://www.lightship.com/

Last Round

Series B

Extension

Apr 24, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$121M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Lightship is a healthcare technology company that provides decentralized and hybrid clinical trial services to biopharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, and academic institutions.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Clinical Trials, Patient Engagement, Biotechnology

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

decentralized clinical trialsDCThybrid clinical trialsvirtual CROdirect-to-patient trialspatient recruitmentclinical research organizationCROmobile nursing servicesmobile research unitsin-home clinical trialsclinical trial managementpatient-centric trials

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Lightship Comps

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Lightship 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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Lightship Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series B ExtensionApr 24, 2026
Series BJan 17, 2024
Series AJul 12, 2022
VC RoundOct 6, 2021
SeedJul 1, 2021
Pre Seed
May 1, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

David MacMurchy

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Darcy Forman

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Lightship Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Lightship investors
InvestorRounds
Define VenturesSeries B, VC Round
Khosla VenturesSeries B, Seed, VC Round
McKesson VenturesVC Round, Series B
TechNexus Venture CollaborativeSeries B
Prelude VenturesSeries B, Series A
Obvious VenturesSeries A, Seed, Series B
McKesson VenturesVC Round, Series B

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  • Feb 24, 2026

    Lindsay Van Pelt appointed as Chief Medical Advisor.

  • Feb 4, 2026

    Acquired Veda Trials, specializing in clinical operations in community care settings.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMorrisville, North Carolina
Employee Range56
Year Founded2018
Last FundingApr 24, 2026

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