60 Best Lighting Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Lighting Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 60 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.5b. The average funding per company in this subset is $24.5m.

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

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Silvair, Inc. logo

Silvair, Inc.

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.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

SureFire logo

SureFire

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

1

Funding Rounds

enLighted logo

enLighted

enLighted is a Santa Clara, California-based IoT company founded in 2009 by Jonathan Golding, Tanuj Mohan, and Premal Ashar.

8

Funding Rounds

$80.6m

Money raised

Cimcon logo

Cimcon

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.

2

Funding Rounds

$48.0m

Money raised

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DenseLight Semiconductors

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.

1

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

D.light Design (company) logo

D.light Design (company)

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

1

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

nanoleaf logo

nanoleaf

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

4

Funding Rounds

$3.3m

Money raised

Hive Lighting logo

Hive Lighting

Hive Lighting is a Los Angeles-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0k

Money raised

Novaled logo

Novaled

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

5

Funding Rounds

$66.6m

Money raised

Aledia logo

Aledia

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

4

Funding Rounds

$177.1m

Money raised

EcoSense Lighting logo

EcoSense Lighting

Ecosense is an LED technology company.

1

Funding Rounds

$13.0m

Money raised

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Thrive Agritech

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

2

Funding Rounds

$3.1m

Money raised

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Illumitex

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

3

Funding Rounds

$19.8m

Money raised

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Chairish

Company

2

Funding Rounds

$41.0m

Money raised

Deako logo

Deako

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

3

Funding Rounds

$15.5m

Money raised

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Burrow (company)

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

3

Funding Rounds

$43.3m

Money raised

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Sparkfund

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

5

Funding Rounds

$21.6m

Money raised

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Laser Light Engines

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

13

Funding Rounds

$39.7m

Money raised

Tala logo

Tala

Tala is a London-based company founded in 2015.

1

Funding Rounds

$110.0m

Money raised

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Digital Lumens (company)

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

5

Funding Rounds

$53.2m

Money raised

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Cooledge Lighting

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

6

Funding Rounds

$26.2m

Money raised

Light (hardware company) logo

Light (hardware company)

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

1

Funding Rounds

$8.4m

Money raised

Lucibel logo

Lucibel

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

3

Funding Rounds

$30.1m

Money raised

BBOXX logo

BBOXX

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

4

Funding Rounds

$102.9m

Money raised

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LumiGrow

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

3

Funding Rounds

$5.6m

Money raised

FLEx Lighting logo

FLEx Lighting

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

3

Funding Rounds

$27.0m

Money raised

ComfyLight logo

ComfyLight

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

3

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

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Retrolux

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

3

Funding Rounds

$700.0k

Money raised

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MySQL (company)

MySQL is an Austin, Texas-based company.

3

Funding Rounds

$39.8m

Money raised

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Nualight

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

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Daintree Networks

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

1

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

Nuventix logo

Nuventix

Nuventix is a company founded in 2023.

3

Funding Rounds

$30.5m

Money raised

Bright Light Systems logo

Bright Light Systems

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

3

Funding Rounds

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GLO

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

2

Funding Rounds

$36.6m

Money raised

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Tooshlights

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

1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

ShopKeep POS logo

ShopKeep POS

ShopKeep POS is a New York City-based company.

2

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

SenZopt Technologies logo

SenZopt Technologies

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

1

Funding Rounds

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Nano-Lit

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

2

Funding Rounds

$390.0k

Money raised

YWire Technologies logo

YWire Technologies

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

4

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

Yeelight logo

Yeelight

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

1

Funding Rounds

$28.0m

Money raised

IoTfy logo

IoTfy

IoTfy is a company founded in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

RCG Lighthouse logo

RCG Lighthouse

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

1

Funding Rounds

$580.0k

Money raised

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Lucidity Lights, Inc.

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

6

Funding Rounds

$91.0m

Money raised

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Lellan

Lellan is a company founded by Richard Wimmer.

1

Funding Rounds

$160.0k

Money raised

LED Roadway Lighting logo

LED Roadway Lighting

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

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$250.0k

Money raised

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Skylight Healthcare Systems

Skylight Healthcare Systems is a Canada-based lighting company.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$6.2m

Money raised

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Teslatricity

Teslatricity is a company founded by Damir Perge.

1

Funding Rounds

$450.0k

Money raised

Future Energy Solutions logo

Future Energy Solutions

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

1

Funding Rounds

$75.0m

Money raised

Advasense logo

Advasense

Advasense is a lighting company founded in 2004.

3

Funding Rounds

$24.0m

Money raised

Goodee logo

Goodee

Goodee is a Canada-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

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Rift Labs

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

Finally Light Bulb Company logo

Finally Light Bulb Company

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

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0m

Money raised

AwoX logo

AwoX

AwoX is a lighting company founded in 2003.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.1m

Money raised

Eden Park Illumination logo

Eden Park Illumination

Eden Park Illumination is a lighting company.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.8m

Money raised

Aluwave logo

Aluwave

Aluwave is a lighting company.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.6m

Money raised

Once Innovations logo

Once Innovations

Once Innovations is a lighting company.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.3m

Money raised

Shimmer logo

Shimmer

Shimmer is a New York City-based lighting company.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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LumiGrowth

LumiGrowth is a Emeryville, California-based lighting company.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.1m

Money raised