Lightyear
Solar energy cars
Lightyear has raised €250M across 7 funding rounds from 12 investors, most recently a round in Sep 2024. Based in Helmond, Netherlands; active in Transportation. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Helmond, Netherlandswww.lightyear.one ↗
Total raised
€250M
€249,630,000
Funding rounds
7
Investors
12
distinct backers
Active since
2018-02
latest 2024-09
Funding by year
EUR raised per yearLightyear — funding by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Lightyear — funding by year | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | €5.0M |
| 2021 | €154M |
| 2022 | €81M |
| 2023 | €0 |
| 2024 | €10M |
Signals
Medium confidenceRaise-next likelihood20
base rate 30% for Other
- ▼ In typical raise window
- ▼ Down/flat last round
Exit likelihood20
base rate 11% (2+ rounds)
- ▲ €100M+ raised
- ▲ 7 rounds raised
- ▲ 8y since founding (typical exit age)
- ▼ No recent equity round (debt-only or quiet)
Timing: in window vs cohort gap · momentum down. Funding-only estimates, not predictions and not investment advice — see signals.
Funding rounds
7 rounds- 2024-09-20Other€10M
- 2023-12-21Other—
- 2022-09-07Other€81MBridgestone EMEA,DELA,Invest-NL,Koenigsegg+4 more
- 2021-09-17Other€93M
- 2021-05-20Other€20M
- 2021-03-12Other€40M
- 2018-02-01Other€5.0M
| Date | Stage | Amount | Investors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | Other | €10M | — | View deal → |
| 2023-12-21 | Other | — | Lighthouse Combined Investment,Sunbo Angel Partners | View deal → |
| 2022-09-07 | Other | €81M | Bridgestone EMEA,DELA,Invest-NL,Koenigsegg,LeasePlan,NXP+2 more | View deal → |
| 2021-09-17 | Other | €93M | DELA,Joop Van Caldenborgh | View deal → |
| 2021-05-20 | Other | €20M | SHV | View deal → |
| 2021-03-12 | Other | €40M | Zero Point Holding | View deal → |
| 2018-02-01 | Other | €5.0M | — | View deal → |
Investors
12Related news
- Powering up! Dutch startup Lightyear drives in with €81 million to launch solar car this yeartech.eu · 2022-09
- Tesla’s Dutch rival Lightyear raises €93.43M to commercialise its solar vehicle by 2022siliconcanals.com · 2021-09
- Netherlands-based multinational SHV collaborates with Lightyear, invests €20M in the Dutch Tesla rivalsiliconcanals.com · 2021-05
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