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Lightyear Capital

Venture Capital

Lightyear Capital and its affiliated investment funds specialize in providing buyout and growth capital to companies across the financial services industry.

Founded 2000 United States New York, United States 50-200 employees Financial Services

13

Total Investments

13

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

1

Industries

General Information

Industries Financial Services

Company Overview

Founded 2000
Employees 50-200
Location United States New York, United States
Website lycap.com

Investment Criteria

Investment Thesis

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About Lightyear Capital

Lightyear Capital and its affiliated investment funds specialize in providing buyout and growth capital to companies across the financial services industry. Founded in 2000, Lightyear Capital has raised over $2.5 billion of capital and has completed investments across the financial services spectrum, including asset management, banks, brokerage, financial technology, insurance, and specialty finance. With its Principals averaging over 25 years of experience across the financial services industry, Lightyear Capital is ideally positioned to respond to the challenges and opportunities of financial services investing.

Recent Investments (13)

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Company Stage Amount Date
Funding Round •••••• Apr 2024
Private Equity Round •••••• Feb 2024
Private Equity Round •••••• Nov 2023
Private Equity Round •••••• Sep 2021
Seed Round •••••• Sep 2020
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Seed Round •••••• Jul 2020
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Private Equity Round •••••• Oct 2017
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Acquisition •••••• Aug 2017
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Venture Round •••••• Jan 2017
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Private Equity Round •••••• Dec 2016

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