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Lightyear

Lightyear

Private
New York City, New YorkTelecommunications & Networkinghttps://lightyear.ai/

Last Round

Series B-7

Jan 29, 2026

Est. Valuation

$335M

Total Funding Raised

$63.8M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Lightyear is a telecommunications software company that provides a digital workflow and system-of-record platform to automate the procurement, inventory management, and expense management of enterprise telecom services.

Sector

Telecommunications & Networking

Verticals

Internet Providers, Vertical SaaS

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Marketplace Commission, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

telecom procurementnetwork infrastructure managementtelecom expense managementTEMnetwork inventory managementSaaS procurementIT procurementvendor managementprocurement automationWAN managementtelecom marketplaceinvoice auditingcontract lifecycle managementCLMtelecom audit

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Lightyear Comps

Public and private peers based on sector, stage, and business model.

Lightyear 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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Lightyear Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series B-7Jan 29, 2026
Series BNov 19, 2024
Series AJul 15, 2021
SeedOct 27, 2020

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Ryan Schrack

Co-Founder, CTO

Founding Team

Dennis Thankachan

Co-Founder, CEO

Founding Team

Lightyear Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Lightyear investors
InvestorRounds
Knightsgate VenturesSeed
AmploSeries A, Series B, Seed
Contrary CapitalSeries A
Ludlow VenturesSeed, Series A
Altos VenturesSeries B
IDG VenturesSeries A
Ridge VenturesSeries B, Series A

Market signals

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  • Mar 1, 2026

    Serves over 400 enterprise customers.

  • Mar 1, 2026

    References Google, Honeywell, Alo Yoga, and others as clients.

Lightyear Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Employee Range74
Year Founded2019
Last FundingJan 29, 2026

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