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Light Raises $13 Million to Scale AI-Powered General Ledger
Investments // June 12, 2024

Light has come out of stealth and announced a $13 million financing round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered general ledger for multinational companies. With its automated ledger, Light has reimagined the enterprise resource planning (ERP) concept “from the ground up” to deliver a financial...

Gen Z Gives Up Smartphones for Dumb Ones
Technology // April 01, 2023

Here’s a quick way to age yourself — remember your first qwerty keyboard phone? Whether it was a Nokia, a Motorola Razr, now known as a “dumb phone,” or a more upscale Blackberry or Sidekick, aka a “feature phone,” these devices were at one time...

SoftBank Cuts Spending, Leaving Camera Startup Light Scrambling for Cash
Investments // April 25, 2022

Light, a Redwood City, California-based camera startup, is on the hunt for backers after the world’s largest tech investor objected to putting more cash into the company, Bloomberg reported Monday (April 25). SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese holding company, owns roughly 30% of Light. In...

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Light Raises $13 Million to Scale AI-Powered General Ledger

June 12, 2024
Light has come out of stealth and announced a $13 million financing round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered general ledger for multinational companies. With its automated ledger, Light has reimagined the enterprise resource planning (ERP) concept “from the ground up” to deliver a financial suite that is designed for today’s multinationals, the company said […]

SoftBank Cuts Spending, Leaving Camera Startup Light Scrambling for Cash

April 25, 2022
Light, a Redwood City, California-based camera startup, is on the hunt for backers after the world’s largest tech investor objected to putting more cash into the company, Bloomberg reported Monday...