Light
6 known investors
Palmu is a live streaming application that enables real-time connection between broadcasters and viewers through comments and gift-based communication.
Also known as Light Inc. · 株式会社Light
Investors · 6
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries ASep 2025Source ↗
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Light Inc. (株式会社Light) is a Tokyo-based company whose stated business is the operation of the live streaming application Palmu. Palmu is positioned as an app in which viewers and broadcasters connect in real time, with interaction taking place through comments and virtual gifts, and where users can find and support individual streamers ("livers").
The company is headquartered at Sumitomo Fudosan Toranomon Tower, 16th floor (Growth Toranomon), 2-2-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is represented by Kim Jeong-jeong (金 靖征) and reports capital, including capital reserve, of 390 million yen. The corporate site also lists sections for services, recruitment, shareholders, employee count, and disclosures required under Japan's Act on Specified Commercial Transactions and Payment Services Act.
Business model
Light operates a consumer live streaming application, Palmu, in which communication between broadcasters and viewers occurs through comments and gifting.
▸Full profile — technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Technology
A live streaming mobile application supporting real-time interaction between broadcasters and viewers via comments and virtual gifts.
Go-to-market
Consumer users of live streaming: broadcasters (livers) and the viewers who watch and support them.
Geography
Headquartered in Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
History
The company was established on 28 April 2020 and operates the live streaming app Palmu.
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.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsLight Inc. (株式会社Light) was established on 28 April 2020, with headquarters in Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
‘No one’s making a phone like this’: Light’s co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generationtechcrunch.com · Jul 2026
‘If this isn’t addiction, I don’t know what is’: Light’s founders get real about screen timetechcrunch.com · Jul 2026
Lumin Digital raises USD $115 million in new capitalcfotech.news · Jul 2026
Lumin Digital Raises $115M in Fundingthesaasnews.com · Jul 2026▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Lightlight-inc.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Light do?
- Japanese company operating Palmu, a live streaming app connecting broadcasters and viewers via comments and gifts.
- Who are Light's investors?
- Light's investors include Global Brain, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, NOW Japan, W Inc., Aozora Corporate Investment, Light Street Capital.