Lightcast Discovery

BiotechnologySeries BCambridge, UKlightcast.bio

Latest round

Series B

Last raised

Dec 2022

Total raised

$79M

Investors

7

About Lightcast Discovery

Based in Cambridge, UK, and founded in 2019, Lightcast Discovery Ltd. operates as a developer of a microfluidic platform. In April 2026, Lightcast Discovery Ltd. The company through its programmable microfluidics platform offers single-cell analysis and provides functional analysis insights. Lightcast’s platform enables researchers to perform massively parallel and sequential assays. The platform with virtual addressing and live cell recovery capabilities, defines workflow from load to dispense for cell-based experimentation. Also, the company’s technology manipulates picolitre droplets with light, driving complex workflows. Lightcast’s platform’s capabilities span from accelerating functional screening assays through massively parallel operations to conducting multi-step workflows for deep functional characterization.

Who invested in Lightcast Discovery

7 investors across 3 rounds

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Funding rounds

  1. Series B

    Dec 23, 2022

    Amount

    $46M

    Investors

    Locked

  2. Series A

    Mar 12, 2021

    Amount

    $31M

    Investors

    Locked

  3. Seed

    Jun 21, 2019

    Amount

    $1.6M

    Investors

    Locked

Questions about Lightcast Discovery

Who invested in Lightcast Discovery?

Lightcast Discovery has 7 investors on record across 3 venture rounds. Sign up free to see every VC on the cap table and the rounds they joined.

How much funding has Lightcast Discovery raised?

Lightcast Discovery has raised 3 venture rounds. Sign up free to see how much each round raised and the total.

When did Lightcast Discovery last raise money?

Lightcast Discovery's most recent round on record is a Series B, in Dec 2022.

What does Lightcast Discovery do?

Based in Cambridge, UK, and founded in 2019, Lightcast Discovery Ltd.

Where is Lightcast Discovery headquartered?

Lightcast Discovery is headquartered in Cambridge, UK.

Which VCs invest in companies like Lightcast Discovery?

Among active investors with capital left to deploy, Index Ventures, Forbion, European Investment Bank and Generation Investment Management back biotechnology companies at Lightcast Discovery's stage. Their profiles are linked below.

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