Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers and fees.
Lightyear has raised €53M across 4 funding rounds from 17 investors, most recently a Series B round in Jul 2025. Based in UK; active in Fintech. Data as of 6 Aug 2026.
Timing: in window vs cohort gap · momentum down. Funding-only estimates, not predictions and not investment advice — see signals.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Investors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-24 | Series B | €20M | Angel Investors,Jaan Tallinn,Lightspeed Venture Partners,Markus Villig,Metaplanet,Nordic Ninja+5 more | View deal → |
| 2022-07-14 | Series A | €25M | Lightspeed Venture Partners,Metaplanet,Mosaic Ventures,Taavet plus Sten,Virgin Group | View deal → |
| 2021-09-15 | Other | €7.1M | Eileen Burbidge,Harsh Sinha,Metaplanet,Mosaic Ventures,Taavet plus Sten,Taavi Tamkivi | View deal → |
| 2021-06-03 | Pre-Seed | €1.2M | Taavet Hinrikus | View deal → |
