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 11, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 5 of 15 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×2Consumer ×1EdTech ×1Fintech ×1HR Tech ×1InsurTech ×1Medical Devices ×1Robotics ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1India×1Italy×1Mexico×1
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBetterfly 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)Martin Molina(Director)Cristobal della Maggiora(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Packer(Director)
CMR Surgical develops Versius Plus, a robotic-assisted surgical system with an integrated fluorescence visualization system (vLimeLite) and a software-driven digital ecosystem for use in minimal access surgery such as cholecystectomy.
HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Massimillano Colella(Chief Executive Officer)
HealthtechGrand Cayman
Juan Carlos Moreno(Director)Luiz Claudio Nacimento(Director)Juan Vergara(Director)Thomaz Srougi(Director)Renato Velloso(Director)
BoardHernan Kazah(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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Co-investors · 5
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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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