Lightspark
Lightspark builds tools for global payments and treasury management, targeting digital banks, marketplaces and creator platforms. The company raised $175M in a Series A round in May 2022 and has 91 employees.
The growth story
Lightspark grew from 4 to 91 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $175M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2022.
About
Lightspark provides software for managing global payouts, treasury operations and currency conversions. Its products aim to simplify these processes for digital banks, marketplaces and creator platforms by reducing the need to manage fragmented liquidity.
The company raised $175M in a Series A round in May 2022, backed by investors including Paradigm and Coatue. It has 91 employees, with engineering making up over a third of the workforce.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Lightspark, accounting for 33 of its 91 employees. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in major tech firms and financial services.
The Lightspark org chart
David Marcus (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 30 mapped leaders with 7 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 32 (0% YoY), Business Development 18 (+80% YoY), Operations 6 (+50% YoY), Legal 5 (+25% YoY), Information Technology 5 (+25% YoY), Finance 4 (+300% YoY).
Talent flow
Lightspark recruits heavily from Facebook, Google and Meta, with 11, 10 and 7 hires respectively. Alumni have gone on to roles at Guild.ai, Square and Polygon Labs.
Most common previous employers of Lightspark staff: Facebook (11), Google (10), Meta (7), PayPal (6), Amazon (4), UCLA (4). Former Lightspark employees most often moved to Guild.ai (8), StocksToTrade (1), Square (1), Panea (1), Tala (1), Polygon Labs (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 44% direct, 40% search, 6% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Lightspark: Java (33), Python (Programming Language) (29), JavaScript (24), Microsoft Excel (22), Leadership (21), Management (20), SQL (20), HTML (20).
Where the team actually sits
Lightspark people are concentrated in California, United States (46), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (8), San Francisco Bay Area (6), Harjumaa, Estonia (3).
Search footprint
Lightspark attracts about 8,072 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $45K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,243 ranking keywords and lost 1,497 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Lightspark has 91 employees as of September 2026.
Lightspark has raised $175M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2022.
Lightspark was founded in 2022 by Tomer Barel, David Marcus, Kevin Hurley.
David Marcus (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Lightspark's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Lightspark staff are Facebook (11 people), Google (10 people), Meta (7 people).
Former Lightspark employees most often move to Guild.ai (8), StocksToTrade (1), Square (1).
Lightspark attracts about 8,072 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $45K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Lightspark staff are Java, Python (Programming Language), JavaScript, Microsoft Excel, Leadership.
Lightspark staff are concentrated in California, United States (46), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (8), San Francisco Bay Area (6).
Lightspark has about 32 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Lightspark has about 18 people in Business Development, up 80% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 76 current and 45 former Lightspark profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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