LightSource
lightsource.ai
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$33M
1 round on record
Latest round
$33M
Venture round · Apr 2025 · 18 mo ago
Team
4
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2024
Hiring now
5
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pillar VC
The money's age
Due for its next round
18 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
23/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.49%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2025 | $33M | — | PYMNTS.com |
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Lightspeed Venture Partners 
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Overview
LightSource is sourcing software for procurement teams that runs quotations, supplier comparison and award decisions in one place. It replaces the spreadsheets and email threads that manufacturers still use to buy direct materials. The product includes analytics on cost drivers and supplier performance.
News
Lightsource bp seeks green light for 600 MW hybrid project in WA
Lightsource BP, the renewables joint venture owned by one of the world's biggest oil companies, is seeking federal government approval to build an $800 million solar, wind, and battery energy storage project in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.
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LightSource Earns Validation in The Hackett Group's Fall 2026 SolutionMap Technology Assessment
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LightSource Brings AI Sourcing to the 82% of Procurement Teams Still Running on Email and Excel
Early customers of LightSource AI Workforce cut RFQ cycles from two weeks to 15 minutes; 3,300 items processed in the first two months.
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Lightsource Brings AI Sourcing To The 82% Of Procurement Teams Still Running On Email And Excel
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LightSource Brings AI Sourcing to the 82% of Procurement Teams Still Running on Email and Excel
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Scientists invent "slime" that could be used in new medical, green energy, and robot applications - Canadian Light Source
Material made from natural ingredients generates electricity when squeezed.
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Using copper to convert CO2 to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change - Canadian Light Source
New catalyst creates closed "carbon loop" that recycles any CO2 that's produced back into methane.
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Newly discovered protein stops DNA damage - Canadian Light Source
Research could lead to cancer vaccines and drought-resistant crops
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LightSource: $33 Million Raised At $130 Million Valuation For Modernizing Sourcing And Procurement
LightSource Labs, an AI-based enterprise procurement platform, announced it emerged from stealth with $33 million in seed and Series A funding at a $130 million valuation to scale the company's platform.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at LightSource over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
2
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
85/100
Languages
Rust
SQL
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$250k
Typical range
$90k – $300k
Open positions
5
5
Jobs
Junior
20%
Senior
60%
Staff
20%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $90k | $90k |
| Senior | 3 | $250k | $250k – $300k |
| Staff | 1 | $250k | $250k |
Highest paying role
Sr. Growth & Demand Generation Manager
$300k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at LightSource
By role, level and city, against the market · 5 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
68/100
Growing
Open positions
5
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
25% ▼
Product
25% ▼
Marketing
25% ▲
Operations
25% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Added LinkedIn to stack
Sep 2026
Added HubSpot to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
San Francisco
San Francisco
United States
HQ
5 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 50-200 est. staff $228k Avg Salary
hires for Marketing, Backend, Product
Jobs
$160k – $250k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
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$160k – $250k per year • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • San Francisco
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Financials
Total raised
$33M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2025 | $33M | $130M | Details |