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Lightning Labs

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Lightning Labs is building the next generation of decentralized, resilient financial infrastructure. The Company is developing Lightning: an open protocol layer that leverages the power of blockchains and smart contracts to make cheap, fast, private transactions available to anyone around the world.
TypePrivate
Founded2016
HQSan Francisco, CA, USMap
Websitelightning.engineering
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Employees (est.) (Jun 2021)12(+10%)

Key People/Management at Lightning Labs

Elizabeth Stark

Elizabeth Stark

CEO and Co-Founder
Olaoluwa Osuntokun

Olaoluwa Osuntokun

CTO and Co-Founder
Bryan Vu

Bryan Vu

VP of Product
Desiree Dickerson

Desiree Dickerson

VP of Operations
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Lightning Labs Office Locations

Lightning Labs has an office in San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, US (HQ)
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Lightning Labs Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date

2016

Lightning Labs total Funding

$12.5 m

Lightning Labs latest funding size

$10 m

Time since last funding

a year ago

Lightning Labs investors

Slow Ventures, RRE Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Ribbit Capital, Ben Davenport, Bill Lee, David Sacks, Jack Dorsey, Tikhon Bernstam, The Hive, Digital Currency Group, Charlie Lee, M13, Craft Ventures, Vlad Tenev, Jacqueline Reses, Proof of Capital
Lightning Labs's latest funding round in February 2020 was reported to be $10 m. In total, Lightning Labs has raised $12.5 m
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Lightning Labs News and Updates

February 05, 2020

Jack Dorsey-Backed Lightning Labs Raises $10 Million To Build Visa Network For Bitcoin

As a new wave of bitcoin adopters increasingly sees the cryptocurrency that started it all as an investment asset, one startup just raised capital from old-school investors to jumpstart a global economy of people spending the cryptocurrency.
June 20, 2019

Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours

The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services.
April 23, 2019

Lightning Labs Launches Desktop App on Bitcoin Mainnet

Lightning Labs has put out his first alpha release for its lightning desktop app for bitcoin's mainnet.
March 21, 2019

Lightning Labs Releases ‘Loop’ Feature for Bitcoin Payments Channels

California startup Lightning Labs released today a new feature to improve usability of the bitcoin payment channel network, lightning.

 Lightning Labs Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Lightning Labs founded?

    Lightning Labs was founded in 2016.

  • Who are Lightning Labs key executives?

    Lightning Labs's key executives are Elizabeth Stark, Olaoluwa Osuntokun and Bryan Vu.

  • How many employees does Lightning Labs have?

    Lightning Labs has 12 employees.

  • Who are Lightning Labs competitors?

    Competitors of Lightning Labs include Blockchain, Bison Trails and Horizen.

  • Where is Lightning Labs headquarters?

    Lightning Labs headquarters is located at San Francisco, San Francisco.

  • Where are Lightning Labs offices?

    Lightning Labs has an office in San Francisco.

  • How many offices does Lightning Labs have?

    Lightning Labs has 1 office.