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Lightyear

Lightyear

Private
VenrayEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://lightyear.one/

Last Round

VC Round

Sep 20, 2024

Total Funding Raised

$39.94M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Lightyear is an automotive technology company that develops scalable, high-performance solar charging systems for electric vehicles.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Electric Vehicles, Clean Transportation, Renewable Energy

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

solar electric vehiclesolar EVintegrated solar roofautomotive solar technologyphotovoltaic systemsoriginal equipment manufacturerOEMvehicle range extensionsolar chargingautomotive suppliertier 2 supplierrenewable energy integrationautomotive engineering servicessolar car

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Lightyear Comparables

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Lightyear comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
SonoSolar
83%
OPES Solutions
78%
a2-solar Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH
78%

Lightyear Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundSep 20, 2024
StrategicDec 21, 2023
VC RoundFeb 20, 2023
VC RoundSep 6, 2022
StrategicJul 28, 2022
VC Round
Sep 16, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Bonna Newman

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Herman van Barneveld

CFO and Management Board member

Executive Team

Lightyear Investors

Notable investors and investment history

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  • Jan 27, 2026

    Partnered with Nissan to integrate solar panels into a demonstration vehicle.

  • Sep 29, 2025

    Founder spoke at the Level Up 2025 event.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersVenray
Employee Range68
Year Founded2016
Last FundingSep 20, 2024

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