Lightrock
Impact investorLondon · Pre-Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked
Also known as LIGHTROCK LLP
Investment thesis
Lightrock invests in technology-enabled companies delivering proven solutions to pressing global challenges, organized around three themes: People, Planet, and Productivity. Its private market strategies focus on growth-stage companies that use technology to create scalable, positive social and environmental impact while also pursuing financial returns. The firm targets sectors offering disproportionate value creation alongside impact opportunities in response to social and environmental challenges. Lightrock positions itself as a thought partner and adviser to portfolio company CEOs, prioritizing their needs. Its client base includes pension funds, charities, asset managers, endowments, family offices, corporates, and sovereign institutions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 9 of 15 portfolio companiesFintech ×4Consumer ×2Healthtech ×2InsurTech ×2AgTech ×1EdTech ×1HR Tech ×1Marketplaces ×1
HQs:Brazil×3Mexico×2United Kingdom×1India×1Italy×1
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAgrolend provides credit and financial solutions to Brazil's agribusiness sector, serving corporate clients such as distributors, industries, cooperatives, and mills with products like working capital, receivables discounting, and intra-chain credit.
AgTechFintech
Andre Glezer(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCreation Investments Capital ManagementSP VenturesValor Capital Group
Betterfly offers employee benefits platform with configurable benefit packages, including life insurance starting from $20,000 MXN and dental insurance from $10,000 MXN, serving Mexican employers and their workforces.
HR TechInsurTechMexico City, MX
Eduardo della Maggiora(Executive Officer, Director)inCristóbal della Maggiora(Founder)Cristobal della Maggiora(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Packer(Director)inMartin Molina(Director)
Co-investorsBerliner Volksbank VenturesChicago VenturesFlucas VenturesImpacta Latam VCMundi VenturesNXTP+7 more
Buser is a Brazilian app-based platform for booking intercity bus travel, offering chartered bus trips and conventional bus tickets at reduced fares.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Marcelo Abritta(Founder)inThiago Avelinoin
Co-investorsMONASHEESNorte VenturesSoftbank Latin America FundValor Capital GroupYellow VenturesSoftBank Group
CMR Surgical develops Versius, a small, modular, and portable surgical robot that enables hospitals and surgeons to perform minimal access (keyhole) surgery.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Massimillano Colella(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalSandwaterSoftBank Vision FundWatrium
Creditas is a Brazilian financial platform offering secured loans (using vehicles or real estate as collateral), payroll loans, auto and home financing, insurance, and flexible employee benefits.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Sergio Furio(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCKaszek VenturesMouro CapitalNext Billion Capital Partners+6 more
Cuemath is an online math tutoring platform offering 1-on-1 live classes with vetted tutors for children globally.
EdTechDelhi, IN
Manan Khurma(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalCapitalGCapria VenturesManta Ray VenturesPeak XV PartnersTrifecta Capital Advisors
HealthtechGrand Cayman
Thomaz Srougi(Director)inJuan Carlos Moreno(Director)Luiz Claudio Nacimento(Director)Juan Vergara(Director)Renato Velloso(Director)
BoardHernan Kazah(Director)in
Co-investorsKaszek VenturesLifeforce Capital
Konfío is a Mexican financial services company operating as a non-regulated multiple-purpose financial entity (SOFOM), providing lending and financial products supervised by Mexico's National Banking and Securities Commission.
FintechGrand Cayman, MX
Francisco Padilla(Executive Officer, Director)David Arana(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAccionFaraIGNIAKaszek VenturesQuona Capital+5 more
Satispay is a mobile fintech platform offering payment cards for online and in-store purchases worldwide, split-payment functionality, and investment tools including stocks and ETFs.
ConsumerFintechSaaSMilan, IT
Alberto Dalmasso(Founder)in
Co-investorsAd4VenturesCoatue ManagementGruppo BertoldiProximity Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCreditas · pedrobmesquita.substack.com · Aug 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Lightrock made?
- Lightrock has 15 tracked investments.
- What stage does Lightrock invest at?
- Lightrock invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Lightrock focus on?
- Lightrock focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Lightrock located?
- Lightrock is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Lightrock co-invest with?
- Lightrock most often shares deals with Valor Capital Group, Capria Ventures, Kaszek Ventures, among 43 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 5
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Picus Capital is a privately financed venture capital investor focused on early-stage technology ventures, having backed over 170 companies with a long-term, entrepreneur-aligned approach.
TQ Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm whose team invests from first principles and commits deeply to the founders it backs.
KOMPAS VC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enabling technologies for physical industries such as manufacturing, energy, logistics, infrastructure, and the built environment.
Hitachi is a Japanese multinational conglomerate offering products and solutions across digital, energy, mobility, industry, measurement and analysis systems, life and ecosystem, and building systems, leveraging AI and digital technologies to accelerate DX for customers and society.
Firms observed investing alongside Lightrock, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Lightrock's recorded portfolio.
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