Lightcast

UKCambridgeOtherUndisclosed

Overview

Where Lightcast is now

Lightcast announced a funding round of $27M on 15 April 2026, led by ARCH Venture Partners.

Observed Described in the funding announcement as "life science tools company focused on functional single-cell analysis". Source

Latest round
Undisclosed
Amount
$27M
Announced
15 April 2026
Headquarters
Cambridge, UK
Sector
Other
Growth stage
Growth
Investors
ARCH Venture Partners
Also participating
M Ventures, Illumina Ventures, +ND Capital, Longwall Ventures, and OMX Ventures
Relevant leadership
CEO Paul Loeffen

Current direction Inferred

What this company is working on

Market expansionProductCommercial growthManufacturing and scale

Read from the company's own description of what the funding supports.

Momentum Inferred

AfterRaise Score

44
Established
0 funding signals in the last 90 days
Funding recency
18/40
announced within the last 6 months
Round scale
16/25
round size relative to the market
Funding stage
10/20
Undisclosed
Funding cadence
0/15
one funding event tracked this year
Arriving with the signals layer
  • Hiring momentum Open roles and hiring pace
  • Market expansion New offices and new countries
  • Leadership Executive appointments
  • Product activity Launches and releases

Growth timeline

What has happened so far

  • 15 April 2026
    $27M raised
    Led by ARCH Venture Partners.

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