Lambent
Sutton, US · Founded 2016 · Delaware corporation · 11 known investors
Lambent is a coaching and business skills training company that trains and certifies executive coaches and provides coaches for businesses internationally. It operates a worldwide coaching network and is a licensed provider of Paul Ekman trainings in the UK, Spain, and Portugal.
Also known as Lambent Inc. · Lambent Spaces
Founders & leadership
Lambent was founded in 2016 by Joseph O'Connor and Andrea Lages.
Board
Investors · 11
Also in the syndicate · 4
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$35.8M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2018–2026
▶$11.5MraisedApr 2026 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Rick GrinnellDirector
- Richard ScannellDirector
- Tom AxbeyDirector
- Julie RobertsDirector
- Nathan MeeDirector
- Offering amount
- $12.5M
- Amount sold
- $11.5M
- First sale
- Mar 2026
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$12.1MraisedAug 2021 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Richard GrinnellDirector
- Nathan MeeDirector
- Isaiah KacyvenskiDirector
- Christopher LordExecutive Officer, Director
- Julie JohnsonExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $12.1M
- Amount sold
- $12.1M
- First sale
- Aug 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$7MraisedJun 2020 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Julie JohnsonExecutive Officer, Director
- Richard GrinnellDirector
- Todd SimpsonDirector
- Charles C. Curran, IIIExecutive Officer, Director
- Isaiah KacyvenskiDirector
- Offering amount
- $7M
- Amount sold
- $7M
- First sale
- Feb 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.2MraisedMay 2018 · 29 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Richard GrinnellDirector
- Mike DowningDirector
- Julie JohnsonExecutive Officer, Director
- Charles C. Curran, IIIExecutive Officer, Director
- Tasso RoumeliotisDirector
- Offering amount
- $7.4M
- Amount sold
- $5.2M
- First sale
- May 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Lambent (Lambent Inc., product name Lambent Spaces) develops software-as-a-service for occupancy and crowd analytics. The platform ingests data from existing IT, Wi-Fi and security infrastructure and applies AI and predictive analytics to show how many people are present in a space and how they move through it, in real time and historically. Outputs are delivered through dashboards and reports covering utilization trends across buildings and campuses, and the software has also been deployed in command centers and on mobile devices.
The company positions the product for corporate real estate and higher-education space planners, facilities operations teams and security teams. Stated use cases include meeting utilization KPIs, validating room reservation versus actual usage, forecasting future leasing needs, identifying new lab or collaborative space, reducing deferred maintenance and avoiding capital expenditure, as well as decisions related to crowd density, staffing, sanitation, maintenance and guest experience. Earlier positioning emphasized crowd analysis and intelligence for arenas, stadiums, conference sites and campuses.
Founding story
Lambent was founded in 2016 by a team including Julie Johnson Roberts, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, and Chris Lord, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer.
Business model
Subscription software: Lambent licenses its space optimization platform as a SaaS product that scales with a customer's existing Wi-Fi network rather than requiring newly installed ceiling sensors or desk-level hardware.
SaaS licensing of the Lambent Spaces space optimization platform.
Traction
Deployments include Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Banc of California Stadium with Los Angeles Football Club, and the University of Tennessee Knoxville's smart campus strategy. Following its 2020 seed extension the company reported total capital investment of $14.8 million, and it raised a $12 million Series A in August 2021.
Latest developments
Executive listings record Chris Lord as co-founder and Chief Technology Officer emeritus (December 2025), Michael Grant as General Manager EMEA (December 2025) and Robert Wynkoop joining the advisory board (May 2025). Recent company publications address peak-occupancy estimation, the costs of relying on native Wi-Fi data, and underutilization in higher education.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positions itself as an alternative to legacy occupancy measurement methods such as clicker studies, employee surveys and manual door counts, and to hardware-based approaches requiring ceiling or desk sensors, by deriving utilization data from infrastructure customers already own.
No new hardware is required: the platform scales with existing Wi-Fi and blends with other data sources, produces anonymous data points, and is offered as a SaaS license rather than a sensor deployment.
Technology
An AI-powered analytics platform that combines data from existing security and IT systems, Wi-Fi networks and sensors with predictive analytics to generate anonymous occupancy and people-flow measurements, presented via a reporting user interface and real-time visual representations of spaces.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales supported by demo requests, case studies, survey research and a blog/newsletter; the company expanded its go-to-market into sports and entertainment venues and college and corporate campuses following its 2021 Series A, hiring a Chief Revenue Officer to lead sales, marketing, business development and strategic partnerships. Named deployments with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LAFC and the University of Tennessee Knoxville serve as reference accounts.
Corporate campuses and enterprises, higher-education institutions, sports and entertainment venues including stadiums and arenas, and conference sites; buyers include strategic space planners, corporate real estate teams, facilities management and security staff.
Geography
Headquartered at 12 Marsh Rd, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA, with customers across the United States and a General Manager for EMEA.
History
Founded in 2016, Lambent built a team of security and technology experts serving stadiums, corporations and campuses. In 2020 it raised additional seed funding and announced a partnership with LAFC as venues prepared to reopen. In August 2021 it closed a $12 million Series A led by Nimble Ventures and appointed Jonathan Tice as Chief Revenue Officer, with Nimble Ventures' Nathan Mee joining the board. The company subsequently focused its product on Wi-Fi-driven occupancy analytics for corporate and higher-education real estate.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 2
by search overlap
Companies competing with Lambent for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 10
launches, deals, and filingsSeries A financing led by Nimble Ventures with new investment from Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital and Micromanagement Ventures, and participation from existing investors Glasswing Ventures, Will Ventures and iNovia Capital. Proceeds earmarked for product development, hiring and go-to-market expansion in sports and entertainment venues and college and corporate campuses.
$12M source ↗
Tice leads sales and marketing, business development and strategic partnerships; previously Chief Customer Officer at FocusVision.
Deployment announced to support safety and security for fans and staff at the arena.
Additional seed round led by Will Ventures with participation from Splunk and existing investors Glasswing Ventures, iNovia and MassVentures, bringing total capital investment to $14.8 million.
$7M source ↗
LAFC implemented Lambent's crowd intelligence software at Banc of California Stadium for real-time understanding of fan flow, crowd density, space utilization, security and sanitation.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Lambentlambent.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Lambent do?
- Lambent is an occupancy and crowd analytics SaaS company that measures space utilization using existing Wi-Fi and sensor data.
- Who founded Lambent?
- Lambent was founded by Joseph O'Connor, Andrea Lages in 2016.
- Who are Lambent's investors?
- Lambent's investors include Armada Investment AG, Inovia Capital, Glasswing Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, MassVentures, Nimble Ventures, Will Ventures.
- How much funding has Lambent raised?
- Lambent has disclosed $35.8M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Lambent headquartered?
- Lambent is headquartered in Sutton, US.