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Lightspeed
NYSE: LSPDMontreal, GB · Founded 2005 · 3,573 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors
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Lightspeed provides a point-of-sale and payments platform that lets retail and hospitality businesses sell in person, online, and on social channels from one connected system. It offers inventory management, integrations, embedded funding, and B2B wholesale ordering for merchants across more than 100 countries.
Founders & leadership
Lightspeed was founded in 2005 by Dax Dasilva.
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Jean Paul ChauvetMr. Chauvet is the President of the Issuer.
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Amy BennettFounder
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Jason RichelsonFounder
Board
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Rob WilliamsBoard director
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Paul McFeetersBoard director
Investors · 12
Accellisted by AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M
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Entrée Capitallisted by Entrée CapitalTel Aviv · $150K – $15M
How we know: Entrée Capital's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
Inovia Capitallisted by Inovia CapitalMontreal · $250K – $8M
How we know: Inovia Capital's portfolio page · board seat on SEC Form D · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
Canaan PartnersreportedStamford · $500K – $20M
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Endeit CapitalreportedAmsterdam · $3.2M – $8.6M
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GGV CapitalreportedMenlo Park
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Lead Edge CapitalinferredNew York · $50M – $400Mvia Nathalie Gaveau · board
How we know: board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us
Lightspeed Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $1M – $5M
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TTV CapitalreportedAtlanta · $250K – $7M
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Also in the syndicate · 1
Exponent
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$1.5B disclosed across 5 of 8 rounds · 2016–2025
- Undisclosed amountSeries ANov 2016
GGV Capital (lead), Exponent, Lightspeed Venture Partners
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▶$221.9MraisedJul 2023 · 50 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$221.9MraisedJul 2023 · 50 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ryan TaboneExecutive Officer
- Kady SrinivasanExecutive Officer
- Rob WilliamsDirector
- Dax DasilvaExecutive Officer, Director
- Dale MurrayDirector
- Cameron WalkerExecutive Officer
- Shirvani MudalyExecutive Officer
- Jean Paul ChauvetExecutive Officer, Director
- Nathalie GaveauDirector
- Jean-David Saint-MartinExecutive Officer
- Asha BakshaniExecutive Officer
- Daniel MicakExecutive Officer
- Patrick PichetteDirector
- Paul McFeetersDirector
- Offering amount
- $222.5M
- Amount sold
- $221.9M
- First sale
- Jul 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Canada (federal Level)
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$431MraisedOct 2021 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$431MraisedOct 2021 · 13 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Brandon NusseyExecutive Officer
- Merline SaintilDirector
- Asha BakshaniExecutive Officer
- Paul McFeetersDirector
- Daniel MicakExecutive Officer
- Rob WilliamsDirector
- Lory AjamianExecutive Officer
- Jean-David Saint-MartinExecutive Officer
- Jean Paul ChauvetExecutive Officer, Director
- Patrick PichetteDirector
- Dax DasilvaExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael DeSimoneExecutive Officer
- Marie-Josee LamotheDirector
- Edwin NeumannExecutive Officer
- Guillaume JacquetExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $431M
- Amount sold
- $431M
- First sale
- Oct 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Canada (federal Level)
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$180.1MraisedMay 2021 · 50 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$180.1MraisedMay 2021 · 50 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Rob WilliamsDirector
- Sarah BettencourtExecutive Officer
- Asha BakshaniExecutive Officer
- Paul McFeetersDirector
- Dax DasilvaExecutive Officer, Director
- Merline SaintilDirector
- Jean Paul ChauvetExecutive Officer, Director
- Lory AjamianExecutive Officer
- Manon BrouilletteDirector
- Patrick PichetteDirector
- Daniel MicakExecutive Officer
- Brandon NusseyExecutive Officer
- Steve MidgleyExecutive Officer
- Jean-David Saint-MartinExecutive Officer
- Marie-Josee LamotheDirector
- Offering amount
- $180.1M
- Amount sold
- $180.1M
- First sale
- Apr 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Canada (federal Level)
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$310.2MraisedDec 2020 · 20 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$310.2MraisedDec 2020 · 20 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Merline SaintilDirector
- Marie-Josee LamotheDirector
- Rob WilliamsDirector
- Jean-Michel TexierExecutive Officer
- Jean-David Saint-MartinExecutive Officer
- Adrian ValerianoExecutive Officer
- Asha BakshaniExecutive Officer
- Jean-Philippe LeblancExecutive Officer
- Denise NahasExecutive Officer
- Lory AjamianExecutive Officer
- Isabelle BenardExecutive Officer
- Nicholas CloeteExecutive Officer
- Patrick LacelleExecutive Officer
- Reinhard MartensExecutive Officer
- Sarah BettencourtExecutive Officer
- Dax DasilvaExecutive Officer, Director
- Jean Paul ChauvetExecutive Officer, Director
- Brandon NusseyExecutive Officer
- Daniel MicakExecutive Officer
- Patrick PichetteExecutive Officer, Director
- Manon BrouilletteDirector
- Paul McFeetersDirector
- Offering amount
- $310.2M
- Amount sold
- $310.2M
- First sale
- Dec 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Canada (federal Level)
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$380.6MraisedDec 2020 · 79 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$380.6MraisedDec 2020 · 79 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Patrick PichetteExecutive Officer, Director
- Daniel MicakExecutive Officer
- Paul McFeetersDirector
- Merline SaintilDirector
- Marie-Josee LamotheDirector
- Rob WilliamsDirector
- Jean-Michel TexierExecutive Officer
- Jean-David Saint-MartinExecutive Officer
- Adrian ValerianoExecutive Officer
- Asha BakshaniExecutive Officer
- Jean-Philippe LeblancExecutive Officer
- Denise NahasExecutive Officer
- Lory AjamianExecutive Officer
- Isabelle BenardExecutive Officer
- Nicholas CloeteExecutive Officer
- Patrick LacelleExecutive Officer
- Reinhard MartensExecutive Officer
- Sarah BettencourtExecutive Officer
- Manon BrouilletteDirector
- Brandon NusseyExecutive Officer
- Jean Paul ChauvetExecutive Officer, Director
- Dax DasilvaExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $380.6M
- Amount sold
- $380.6M
- First sale
- Nov 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Canada (federal Level)
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
The Lightspeed mafia →8 people who came through Lightspeed went on to found or lead other companies.
Kyle BoulayFront End Web DeveloperFounded Centerline +1Seb RothlisbergerPrincipal Software DeveloperFounded VascoGuillaume JacquetVice President of Product DevelopmentFounded VascoZhong XuGlobal Director of HospitalityFounded DeliverectYue DaiSoftware EngineerFounded Strand AIJerome LaredoSenior Vice President EMEA & AsiaFounded DeliverectAdrian PikeVP of MarketingFounded ActualconversionThibaut GenevrierProduct Owner - PaymentsFounded FIVE
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- GASTROFIX LTD
- Company number
- 16441561
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 9 May 2025
- Registered office
- Unit 9 Cobham House 27 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 7PE
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 33190 — Repair of other equipment
- Accounts
- next due 9 Feb 2027
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 8 May 2026 · next due 22 May 2027
Current officers · 2
- Hannah Mcmenamin — director, appointed 9 May 2025
- Canford Group Holdings Ltd — corporate director, appointed 9 May 2025
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 13 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Lightspeed do?
- Lightspeed provides a point-of-sale and payments platform that lets retail and hospitality businesses sell in person, online, and on social channels from one connected system. It offers inventory management, integrations, embedded funding, and B2B wholesale ordering for merchants across more than 100 countries.
- Who founded Lightspeed?
- Lightspeed was founded by Dax Dasilva in 2005.
- Who are Lightspeed's investors?
- Lightspeed's investors include Accel, Conexus Venture Capital, Entrée Capital, Inovia Capital, Rachel Zoe Ventures, Canaan Partners, Endeit Capital, GGV Capital and 3 more.
- How much funding has Lightspeed raised?
- Lightspeed has disclosed $1.5B raised across 5 of its 8 known rounds.
- Where is Lightspeed headquartered?
- Lightspeed is headquartered in Montreal, GB.