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The Lightsmith Group

9 employees

The Lightsmith Group is a private equity investment company that invests in early-stage companies that address critical societal needs.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Agriculture2
AgTech2
Farming2
Sustainability2
Technology1
Food and Beverage1
Food Processing1
Robotics1
SDG1
Environment1
Agritech1
Organic1
Climate Smart1
Super Food1
Regenerative Agriculture1
Net Zero1
soil health1
UNSDG1
ESG1
Food Supply Chain1

Funding rounds participated in

$113M sweet spot round size

Most of their 4 investments are in rounds between $60M and $130M

Investor type

Private Equity Firm

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

blended finance
venture capital
Financial Services
private equity
development finance
alternative investing
Professional Services
asset allocation
Small and Medium Businesses
growth equity
impact investing
infrastructure
ESG
climate resilience
climate finance
emerging markets
climate change

Date founded

2016

Investments made

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Undisclosed raised $130M on July 19, 2022

Investors: Drawdown Fund, Managed by Tiger Grass Capital, LP, WIND Ventures, Material Impact, Harvard Management Company, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and The Lightsmith Group

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SOLINFTEC - Automação Sem Limites raised $60M on May 2, 2022

Investors: Unbox Capital, Circularis Partners and The Lightsmith Group

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Undisclosed raised $150M on March 28, 2022

Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures and The Lightsmith Group

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WayCool Foods raised $95M on January 13, 2022

Investors: GAWA Capital, Lightbox Ventures and The Lightsmith Group

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