Overview

What they do
The Lightsmith Group is a private equity investment company that invests in early-stage companies that address critical societal needs. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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What they look for
Lightsmith believes that the “unavoidable” effects of climate change will generate unanticipated, increasing demand for adaptation and resilience (A&R) solutions across multiple areas of society and economy, including most notably the supply chain and infrastructure and energy as well as agriculture, nature, health, water, real assets, and insurance.
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Stage
Series B+
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Sectors
Climate, Food and agriculture, Healthcare, Mobility and logistics
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Based
New York, US
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Sources

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2026-08-26lightsmithgp.comJay Koh is co-founder and Managing Director of The Lightsmith Group.

Portfolio, cheque size and the rest

The 8 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.

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