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The Light Phone, Inc.

The Light Phone, Inc.

Private
Brooklyn, New YorkConsumer & Commercehttps://www.thelightphone.com/

Last Round

Series A

Mar 24, 2022

Total Funding Raised

$35.5M

Company Overview

The Light Phone, Inc. is a consumer electronics company that designs and sells minimalist mobile phones intended to reduce digital distractions and promote intentional technology use.

Sector

Consumer & Commerce

Verticals

Consumer Electronics, D2C Brands

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

minimalist phonedumb phonedigital wellnessdigital distractionscreen time reductionminimalist mobile deviceintentional technologyDTC hardwareconsumer electronicswireless service plandevice management

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The Light Phone, Inc. 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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The Light Phone, Inc. Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series AMar 24, 2022
Series AMar 27, 2020
SeedSep 1, 2019
CrowdfundingMar 1, 2018
CrowdfundingSep 21, 2017
Crowdfunding
May 13, 2015

Key People

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Kaiwei Tang

CEO And Co-Founder

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The Light Phone, Inc. Investors

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The Light Phone, Inc. investors
InvestorRounds
Product Co-opSeed
Able PartnersSeries A, Seed
Partners ResoluteSeries A
Hinge CapitalSeries A, Seed
BullishSeed
White Bay GroupSeed
SOSVSeed

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  • Mar 10, 2026

    Co-founder spoke at Mobile World Congress about market performance.

  • Mar 24, 2022

    $12M round closed

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York
Employee Range48
Year Founded2014
Last FundingMar 24, 2022

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