Lightbeam
Lightbeam is a data security startup that helps companies detect and protect sensitive information, having raised $22M in a February 2024 Series A. The 72-person firm focuses on solving compliance risks from shadow data and breaches.
The growth story
Lightbeam grew from 20 to 72 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $22M along the way, most recently a Series A in February 2024.
About
Lightbeam sells software to identify and secure sensitive corporate data that might otherwise be missed by traditional security tools. Its system aims to prevent compliance violations and reputational damage from leaks by detecting hidden data across systems.
The company has grown to 72 employees since its 2020 founding, with engineering making up nearly a third of staff. Its $22M Series A suggests investor confidence in addressing expanding data privacy regulations globally.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Lightbeam's organization with 21 staff, reflecting its technical focus on data detection algorithms. Leadership experience includes security veterans from Nutanix and Varonis.
The Lightbeam org chart
Himanshu Shukla (Founder and CEO) leads 13 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 35 (+6% YoY), Sales 9 (-18% YoY), Business Development 6 (-33% YoY), Information Technology 5 (+25% YoY), Operations 4 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Lightbeam recruits heavily from enterprise security firms like Nutanix (7 hires) and Varonis (4). Alumni frequently move to major tech companies including Microsoft and Google, with some joining VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz.
Most common previous employers of Lightbeam staff: Nutanix (7), Varonis (4), CrowdStrike (3), Standard Chartered (3), Microsoft (2), Dell Technologies (2). Former Lightbeam employees most often moved to DP World (2), Microsoft (2), NetApp (2), Ping Identity (2), Google (2), Andreessen Horowitz (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 38% search, 8% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Lightbeam: Python (Programming Language) (24), JavaScript (23), C++ (22), C (Programming Language) (21), Leadership (19), Cloud Computing (19), HTML (18), React.js (18).
Where the team actually sits
Lightbeam people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (11), Maharashtra, India (10), Delhi, India (4), California, United States (4).
Search footprint
Lightbeam attracts about 266 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 75 ranking keywords and lost 61 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Lightbeam has 72 employees as of September 2026.
Lightbeam has raised $22M in total, most recently a Series A round in February 2024.
Lightbeam was founded in 2020 by Himanshu Shukla, Aditya Ramesh.
Himanshu Shukla (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Lightbeam's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Lightbeam staff are Nutanix (7 people), Varonis (4 people), CrowdStrike (3 people).
Former Lightbeam employees most often move to DP World (2), Microsoft (2), NetApp (2).
Lightbeam attracts about 266 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Lightbeam staff are Python (Programming Language), JavaScript, C++, C (Programming Language), Leadership.
Lightbeam staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (11), Maharashtra, India (10), Delhi, India (4).
Lightbeam has about 35 people in Engineering, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Lightbeam has about 9 people in Sales, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 61 current and 85 former Lightbeam profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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