Lightspeed POS

formerly Lightspeed Retail

Lightspeed: Leading Point of Sale (POS) & Commerce Platform - Lightspeed

Montreal, Canada · Founded 2005 · $227.0M raised

Headquarters
Montreal
Employees
1001–5000
Founded
2005
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$227.0M
Last Round
$166.0M Series DOct 2017
Rounds
2

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Lightspeed is a Montreal-based commerce platform, founded in 2005, that provides point-of-sale, payments, and e-commerce technology for retail and hospitality businesses. The platform powers roughly 146,000 locations in over 100 countries, processing $98.1 billion in gross transaction volume in fiscal 2026, and helps merchants manage inventory, sales, and customer experience from a single system.

Summary

Lightspeed POS is an E-Commerce company based in Montreal, Canada, founded in 2005. It has raised $227.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $166.0M Series D round in Oct 2017. Investors include Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Inovia Capital and Silicon Valley Bank.

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Funding History

Series DSeries DOct 2017
$166.0M

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