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Lightspeed is a global provider of unified point of sale and payments platforms for the in-person economy, serving retail, restaurant, golf, and wholesale businesses. The company offers omni-channel retail and hospitality solutions with inventory, eCommerce, analytics, and integrations to manage multi-location operations. Headquartered with a strong presence in North America and Europe, Lightspeed supports thousands of merchants across more than 100 countries. It positions itself as a partner with white-glove onboarding and 24/7 expert support to help retailers and restaurateurs grow.
Lotus Health Nabs $35M for AI Doctor that Sees Patients for Free
Alexa Boghosian
Gyde Raises $60M in Funding
7shifts Accelerates Growth and Industry Leadership with Major Customer Expansions, Product Innovation, and Workplace Recognition
Castelion
Lightspeed-Backed Plan A Acquired for €55m
Inferact Launches with $150M in Funding to Commercialize vLLM
Investors Bet Big on AI as Core Hardware Infrastructure
K2 Space Raises $250M at $3B Valuation
AI Industry Rivals Are Teaming Up on a Startup Accelerator
Payments Platform BridgePay Confirms Ransomware Attack Behind Outage
Agentic Finance Automation Startup Stacks Raises $23M in Funding
Lightspeed Commerce Sees Revenue Increase but a Net Loss in Q3
Oligo Appoints Shira Bendkowski as VP of Product
Grafana Labs Reportedly Raising Funding at $9B Valuation
Visa-Linked Stablecoin Platform Rain Raises $250M at $1.95B Valuation
RedotPay Weighs US IPO that Could Raise $1B at over $4B Valuation: Report
Fintech Plaid Reports Growth in Open Banking Adoption, Improves Platform Security
This $800M Startup Makes ChatGPT 24x Faster
Langfuse (YC W23) Is Hiring in Berlin, Germany
The Power of Gathering: Why Shared Experiences Are the New Growth Engine for Local Business
Stable Money Leads Gold & Silver ETF Surge on ONDC as Investors Turn to Safe, Regulated Products
Rain Raises $250M in Series C Funding
AnnaRose Hughes
Emergent Scores $70M Series B Round
US-Based Welding Tech Company ESAB to Buy Eddyfi for $1.45 Billion USD
Warner Music Settles Copyright Lawsuit with Udio, Signs Deal for AI Music Platform
Despite Q3 Loss, Lightspeed Optimistic on Executing Growth and Profitability Plan
AI ‘Supervisor‑Class’ Agents Get $65 Million Boost as Startups Target DevOps Automation
“Meditate and Stay Calm”: Hopper, Lightspeed CEOs on How to Survive as a Founder
New Ecommerce Tools: January 28, 2026
Emergent's CEO Told Us These Are the 2 Biggest Threats to Vibe Coding
Suno Raises $250M Series C Funding
ElevenLabs Raises $500m Series D Led by Sequoia
The European Startup Market’s Data Doesn’t Match Its Energy — Yet
Emergent Launches Vibe Coding App, Reaches $100M ARR in 8 Months
Tome
Shuvi Shrivastava
Airbound Raises $8.65M Seed Round to Advance Autonomous Delivery Aircraft
Emergent Raises $23M From Lightspeed to Expand Vibe-Coding Platform
Reflection Raises $2B Series B at $8B Valuation to Build Open-Source Superintelligence
Emergent Raises $70M Series B Funding
AI Music Startup Suno Secures $250M Series C Funding at $2.45B Valuation
Navan Files Updated IPO to Raise up to ~$960M and Pursue $6.45B Valuation
General Intuition Raises $133.7M Seed to Build World Models From Gaming Data
Ramp Raises $300M in Latest Funding Round Led by Lightspeed, Valuation Climbs to $32B
Suno Secures $250M Series C Funding Led by Menlo Ventures
Gyde Secures $60M Funding Round Led by Lightspeed
K2 Space Secures $250M Series C Funding at $3B Valuation
