59 Best Lighting Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Lighting Startups

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There are 59 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.4b. The average funding per company in this subset is $23.5m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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$12.0m

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Silvair, Inc. is a technology company operating in the field of the Internet of Things that delivers a lighting control software based on the Bluetooth mesh networking standard.

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SureFire is a Fountain Valley, California-based company founded in 1979.

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$48.0m

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At Quantela, we empower our customers with the right digital infrastructure to deliver greater economic, social, and environmental outcomes for their constituents, changing the world of tomorrow.

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$30.0m

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DenseLight Semiconductors PTE LTD is a Singaporean technology company headquartered in Singapore. It is a semiconductor chip manufacturer which provides integrated-photonics solutions for datacom, telecommunication and sensing companies.

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$11.0m

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D.light Design is a Berkeley, California-based company founded in 2007 by Sam Goldman, Ned Tozun and Adrian Bock.

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$3.3m

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nanoleaf is a smart lighting products founded in 2012 by Christian Yan, Tom Rodinger and Gimmy Chu.

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$15.0k

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Hive Lighting is a Los Angeles-based company.

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$66.6m

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Novaled is a Dresden-based manufacturer of organic materials and technologies for OLED displays and lighting.

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$177.1m

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LED technology company focused on creating 3D-structured light-emitting diodes.

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$3.1m

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Formerly Transcend Lighting, Thrive Agritech is a company designing and manufacturing indoor agriculture lighting.

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$13.0m

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Ecosense is an LED technology company.

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$19.8m

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Illumitex is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2005 by Dung Tien Duong.

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$41.0m

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$15.5m

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A company manufacturing connected light switches allowing users control lights from any switch or mobile phone

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$43.3m

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Burrow is a company offering customized sofas and chairs founded in 2016.

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$21.6m

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Sparkfund is a Washington, D.C.-based company offering a technology subscription for building managers and their heating, cooling, lighting and resiliency needs.

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$39.7m

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Laser Light Engines is a New Hampshire, US-based company that focuses on the development and manufacture of laser-based light engines.

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$110.0m

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Tala is a London-based company founded in 2015.

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$53.2m

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Digital Lumens is a Boston-based developer of energy efficient lighting products and software for building intelligence.

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$26.2m

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Cooledge Lighting is a Richmond, British Columbia-based energy efficient lighting company.

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$8.4m

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Light is a hardware company founded by Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang.

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$30.1m

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Lucibel is a Barentin-based designer and manufacturer of LED lighting products and solutions.

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$102.9m

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BBOXX is a London-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of plug and play solar panels and systems.

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$5.6m

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LumiGrow is a Emeryville, California-based company founded in 2009.

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$27.0m

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FLEx Lighting is a Chicago-based lighting company founded in 2008.

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$2.3m

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ComfyLight is a company that offers a new and innovative home security solution.

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$700.0k

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Retrolux is a Boise, Idaho-based company founded in 2015 by Brett Adler.

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$39.8m

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MySQL is an Austin, Texas-based company.

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$12.0m

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Nualight is a Cork-based LED retail lighting company specializing in refrigerated displays.

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$8.0m

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Daintree Networks is a Mountain View, California-based company developing wireless control solutions for energy management in commercial and industrial buildings.

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$30.5m

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Nuventix is a company founded in 2023.

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Bright Light Systems is an Alpharetta, Georgia-based company that manufactures energy efficiency lighting and energy management systems.

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$36.6m

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GLO is a Lund-based developer of LED products using nanotechnology.

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$3.0m

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TooshlightsTM is the first and only automated LED lighting system that will increase traffic flow in public restrooms.

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$35.0m

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ShopKeep POS is a New York City-based company.

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SenZopt Technologies is a Bangalore-based company founded in 2015 by Satya Gupta.

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$390.0k

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Nano-Lit is a Vancouver-based company founded by Sarah Morgan.

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$2.3m

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YWire Technologies is a Montreal-based company founded in 2009 by Omar Tabba.

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$28.0m

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Yeelight is created by Yeelink, a company focusing on smart lighting devices.

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IoTfy is a company founded in 2014.

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$580.0k

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RCG Lighthouse is a Latvia-based company founded in 2013 by Kaspars Osis.

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6

Funding Rounds

$91.0m

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Lucidity Lights, Inc. is a lighting company founded in 2010.

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$160.0k

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Lellan is a company founded by Richard Wimmer.

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$4.0m

Money raised

LED Roadway Lighting is an energy-saving street lighting equipment founded in 2002.

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$250.0k

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$6.0m

Money raised

Skylight Healthcare Systems is a Canada-based lighting company.

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$6.2m

Money raised

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$450.0k

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Teslatricity is a company founded by Damir Perge.

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$75.0m

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Future Energy Solutions is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company founded in 2009.

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$24.0m

Money raised

Advasense is a lighting company founded in 2004.

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$1.5m

Money raised

Goodee is a Canada-based company.

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Rift Labs is a Wayland, Massachusetts-based company founded in 2010.

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$50.0m

Money raised

Finally Light Bulb Company is a Charlestown, Boston-based lighting company founded in 2012.

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$5.1m

Money raised

AwoX is a lighting company founded in 2003.

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$3.8m

Money raised

Eden Park Illumination is a lighting company.

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Funding Rounds

$1.6m

Money raised

Aluwave is a lighting company.

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Funding Rounds

$5.3m

Money raised

Once Innovations is a lighting company.

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$2.0m

Money raised

Shimmer is a New York City-based lighting company.

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$5.1m

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LumiGrowth is a Emeryville, California-based lighting company.

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