Lightspeed

company

About

Lightspeed offers clients access to our proprietary order execution system, Lightspeed Trader, real time risk and margin management

Details

Last Funding Type
Private Equity(PE)
Last Funding Money Raised
$25M
Industries
Customer Service,Finance,Financial Services,FinTech,Retail,Software
Founded date
Jan 1, 1994
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Lime Brokerage LLC
Also Known As
Professional Trading Solutions

Lightspeed Trading offers clients access to our proprietary order execution system, Lightspeed Trader, real time risk and margin management tools, equity and option market data scanners, and a high frequency equity DMA infrastructure. Lightspeed Trading delivers cost effective equity and option order execution combined with fast and reliable market quotes through its robust quote infrastructure and proprietary order management system. In addition to Lightspeed’s proprietary products, access to ten certified third party trading platforms presents clients with the ability to build a flexible combination of trading products tailored to fit their needs.

Lightspeed Institutional supports professional traders, funds, institutions, and separately managed accounts by providing a complete suite of technology, Regulation T and portfolio margin leverage, access to our agency-only trade desk, as well as execution and clearing services. Offices are located in both New York and Chicago, and remote access to all products is available. Clients have long recognized the value of Lightspeed Trading's customized approach. The client experience perfectly balances robust and flexible technology solutions with focused, experienced, and high touch service.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$25.75M
Lightspeed has raised a total of $25.75M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 31, 2014 from a Series Unknown round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 31, 2014 Series Unknown $750K Detail
Oct 21, 2010 Private Equity(PE) 1 Detail
Jun 16, 2000 Private Equity(PE) $25M 7 Goldman Sachs Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
19
4
Lightspeed has made 19 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 15, 2022, when CtrlStack raised $5.20M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Dec 15, 2022 CtrlStack
Seed $5.20M Information Services
Jul 14, 2022 Gnosis
Series Unknown $100M Blockchain
May 31, 2022 Ultima Genomics
Series Unknown $600M Biotechnology
Apr 16, 2022 Boundless Life
Seed $2M Education
Nov 23, 2021 Buf
Series B $68M Developer APIs

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
5
Lightspeed has 5 current employee profiles, including Executive Farid Naib
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive

Exits

Lightspeed has had 4 exits. Lightspeed most notable exits include Blend ,   Percolate

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Jul 16, 2021 Blend IPO Financial Services Detail
Nov 5, 2019 Percolate M&A Analytics Detail
Jun 14, 2019 Avni Networks M&A Analytics Detail
Feb 19, 2018 FaceU M&A Mobile Detail

Acquisition

Lightspeed has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Terra Nova Financial on Jun 16, 2010. They acquired Terra Nova Financial for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Financial Services Detail
Financial Services Detail