| Type | Compute & chips |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Nicholas Harris |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, US |
| Website | lightmatter.co |
Lightmatter hiring
Lightmatter lists 58 open roles on its Greenhouse job board today, and 2 of them are research, model, training or inference roles. Top locations: Mountain View, CA (39), Boston, MA (20), Toronto, ON (15).
- Principal Machine Learning Infrastructure ResearcherMountain View, CA
- Staff Photonics Design & PDK Modeling EngineerBoston, MA; Mountain View, CA; Toronto, ON
Source: Lightmatter careers (Greenhouse), read 2 Nov 2026. All research roles at tracked labs.
Lightmatter funding filings
Lightmatter has filed 3 Form D notices with the SEC under the name we track. Form D is filed after an exempt securities sale; "amount sold" is what the company reported at the time.
| Filed | Form | Amount sold | Offering size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2024 | D | $350.0M | $400.0M | SEC filing |
| 21 Dec 2023 | D | $155.0M | $155.0M | SEC filing |
| 26 Feb 2019 | D | $22.2M | $22.2M | SEC filing |
Investment vehicles named after Lightmatter
13 special-purpose vehicles carrying the Lightmatter name have filed a Form D, 5 of them in the last 12 months. SPVs pool money from smaller investors to buy into one company, often on the secondary market, so a rising count is a sign of investor demand.
- AGC Lightmatter I, a Series of AGC Parallax Fund I LLC17 Sep 2026
- HII Lightmatter-03, a Series of HII Lightmatter LLC20 Aug 2026
- HII Lightmatter-01, a Series of HII Lightmatter LLC12 Aug 2026
- HII Lightmatter-02, a Series of HII Lightmatter LLC23 Jul 2026
- Coastline Venture Partners Lightmatter 1 LLC16 Jun 2026
- Lightmatter, Vannevar Prime I a Series of CGF2021 LLC1 May 2025
- Lightmatter VV 2025 a Series of CGF2021 LLC11 Apr 2025
- Lightmatter Alternate Investments, a series of MAV Alternate Investments, LP6 Mar 2025
Source: SEC EDGAR full-text search for "Lightmatter", Form D. Name matches can include unrelated filers; tell us if one is wrong.
Lightmatter: quick answers
Is Lightmatter hiring?
Yes. Lightmatter had 58 open roles on its job board on 2 Nov 2026, including 2 research and model roles.
Who founded Lightmatter?
Lightmatter was founded in 2017 by Nicholas Harris.
How much has Lightmatter raised according to SEC filings?
Its most recent Form D, filed 25 Oct 2024, reported $350.0M sold. Form D figures cover one offering, not total funding.
People at Lightmatter
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