LightOn
How LightOn stacks up in Foundation Models — funding data, key investors, and more.
Awaira Score
Out of 100
HQ
France
Founded
2016
Raised
$3.3M
Stage
Public
Team
1-50
About LightOn
LightOn develops large language model APIs and enterprise AI products for European organisations, building foundation model capabilities with a focus on European data sovereignty, multilingual performance, and on-premises deployment options that address GDPR compliance requirements for French and European corporate clients. The Paris company offers the Alfred enterprise AI assistant and LLM API…
Key Facts
- LightOn has raised a total of $3.3M in disclosed funding across 5 funding rounds.
- LightOn was founded in 2016 by Laurent Daudet and is headquartered in France.
- LightOn employs approximately 1-50 people.
- LightOn operates in the Foundation Models category and is currently at the Public stage.
- LightOn has an Awaira Score of 55/100, ranking it among the tracked AI companies on Awaira.
- LightOn's most recent funding round was a Series D of $1.32M closed in October 2021.
Source: Awaira · Updated Mar 24, 2026
Valuation
N/A
Post-money
Total Raised
$3.3M
All rounds
Awaira Score
55/100
Founded
2016
1-50 employees
Strengths & Risks
Strengths
Growing team of 1-50 employees
Late-stage with proven business model
Considerations
Valuation not publicly disclosed
Limited disclosed funding
Analysis based on publicly available data. Not investment advice.
Funding Velocity
5
Total Rounds
$660K
Avg Round Size
5.4yr
Funding Span
LightOn raised 5 rounds over 5.4 years, averaging $660K per round — a pace of roughly one round every 13 months.
Awaira estimate based on public data. Not financial advice.
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Funding Rounds
Inactive$1.32M
Oct 2021
$1.02M
Jun 2020
$594K
Feb 2019
$264K
Oct 2017
$99K
Jun 2016
LightOn Latest News
LightOn Expands AI Model Training Infrastructure with New GPU Cluster
LightOn Achieves Breakthrough in AI Reasoning Benchmarks
LightOn Announces Strategic Partnerships to Scale AI Operations
LightOn Partners with Enterprise Clients for Custom AI Model Deployment
LightOn Raises $30 Million for Enterprise AI Platform Built in France
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