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Lightyear
93 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors
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Lightyear is an investment platform offering commission-free ETF trading, access to stocks, funds, bonds and crypto, high-yield savings accounts, and automated investing plans for retail investors. It operates across the UK and European Union, with savings managed by asset managers such as BlackRock and J.P. Morgan.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 11
How we know: Lightspeed Venture Partners's portfolio page · Wikidata · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Metaplanet's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Mosaic Ventures's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$23M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2020–2026
- $23MraisedJul 2025 · 3 sourcesSource ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries BJul 2025Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountseed roundOct 2020
Amplo (lead), Ludlow Ventures, Susa Ventures
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Lightyear went on to found or lead other companies.
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- LIGHTYEAR LIMITED
- Company number
- 05637821
- Status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 Nov 2005
- Dissolved
- 8 Oct 2013
- Registered office
- 1 Plato Place, 72-74 St Dionis Road, London, SW6 4TU
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 90030 — Artistic creation
- Accounts
- last made up to 5 Apr 2012
Current officers
- Jonathan Grant Murray — secretary, appointed 12 Sept 2006
- Marah Christine Brak — director, appointed 28 Nov 2005
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 8 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Lightyear do?
- Lightyear is an investment platform offering commission-free ETF trading, access to stocks, funds, bonds and crypto, high-yield savings accounts, and automated investing plans for retail investors. It operates across the UK and European Union, with savings managed by asset managers such as BlackRock and J.P. Morgan.
- Who founded Lightyear?
- Lightyear was founded by Mihkel, Martin Sokk.
- Who are Lightyear's investors?
- Lightyear's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Metaplanet, Mosaic Ventures, Specialist VC, Amplo Ventures, Contrary, Corazon Capital, Ludlow Ventures and 3 more.
- How much funding has Lightyear raised?
- Lightyear has disclosed $23M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.