Investing with an edge. Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest in stocks and ETFs without unnecessary barriers and fees.
Location: United Kingdom
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $57.9M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 23.08.2025 | Specialist... | specialist... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 25.07.2025 | Series B | $26.9M | Lightspeed... |
| 20.11.2024 | Series B | $31M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.02.2026 | Should you consider Junior ISAs for your kids? | The end of the tax year is creeping closer, concentrating the minds of UK savers and investors on the hunt for the best deal. While most of the noise surrounding the 5 April deadline centres on securing the most favourable interest rates on... |
| 30.07.2025 | European Tech Accelerates: Billions Flow, AI Leads Innovation | European technology firms are attracting significant investment. Lightyear, an investment platform, secured a $23 million Series B round, pushing customer assets past $1 billion. The company launched advanced AI market intelligence tools, p... |
| 25.07.2025 | CEE Tech Weekly: Poland, Estonia, and Bulgaria with Major Deals | Central and Eastern Europe ~ Company: The Recursive’s new weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the global stage. Take a look at the lates... |
| 24.07.2025 | Lightyear closes $23M and launches AI-powered market intelligence | European investment platform Lightyear has secured a $23 million Series B investment round, alongside unveiling a new suite of AI market intelligence tools. With this Series B, Lightyear also announces hitting $1 billion in customer assets,... |
| 10.07.2025 | Banks shut eight branches a week since 2016 | British banks have accelerated their retreat from the high street, shutting an average of eight branches a week since 2016 in a dash to bulk up digital offerings. Nearly 3,700 sites closed between 2016 and 2024, creating 41 ‘banking deserts... |
| 23.04.2025 | The Resurgence of Hargreaves Lansdown: A New Chapter in Investment | In the world of finance, change is the only constant. The recent return of Peter Hargreaves to the board of Hargreaves Lansdown marks a significant shift in the investment landscape. After a tumultuous period that saw the company’s stock pl... |
| 23.04.2025 | The Resilient Pulse of the FTSE 100 Amid Global Turbulence | The FTSE 100 is like a phoenix rising from the ashes. After a tumultuous period marked by trade war fears and economic uncertainty, the index has embarked on its best winning streak in two years. This surge is not just a flicker of hope; it... |
| 23.04.2025 | Exclusive: UK retail investors ‘buy the dip’ amid market collapse | UK retail investors rushed to ‘buy the dip’ at record rates as they searched for bargains amid a global collapse in stock markets following the reveal of US president Donald Trump’s tariff regime. Buying across investment platforms has been... |
| 23.01.2025 | Lightyear looks to disrupt “herd mentality” with ISA launch | A challenger investment app has today launched two ISAs as it looks to disrupt the “herd mentality” of UK investors. Lightyear, founded in 2020 by two former Wise executives, is looking to take on established players like Hargreaves Lansdow... |
| 27.11.2024 | The Telecom Revolution: Lightyear's Bold Leap into Automation | In the fast-paced world of business, time is money. Companies often find themselves drowning in a sea of inefficiencies, especially when it comes to managing telecom services. The traditional methods—manual workflows, fragmented data, and e... |
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