Lightyear
Company

Last deal

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

21.12.2023

Date

3

all rounds

$176.71M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Lightyear develops a solar-powered electric vehicle for sustainable transportation.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

founded date

12.11.2016

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

Lightyear is an international team of 90 engineers, including experienced professionals from the aerospace, racing, and automotive industries. They have developed the Lightyear One, the world's first commercially available electric solar car that can charge itself using clean solar power and EV charging systems. With optimized aerodynamics and weight savings, the car offers a high range and can be used in locations without charging infrastructure. Lightyear aims to provide a renewable substitute for traditional fossil fuel vehicles and drive a light-year by 2035.
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Arjo van der Ham
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Lightyear

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Martijn Lammers
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Lightyear

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Qurein Biewenga

Lex Hoefsloot
Lex Hoefsloot

Lex Hoefsloot

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Lightyear

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Lex Hoefsloot

Employee Profiles
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Qurein Biewenga

Qurein Biewenga

Co-Founder & Treasurer

Rob Rodier

Vice president of sales

Bert Pareyn

Chief technology officer

Bart Geers

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Chris Klok

Vehicle architect

Tessie Hartjes

VP Sales

Arjo van der Ham

Arjo van der Ham

CTO, Co-founder

Koen van Ham

Koen van Ham

Chief Design, co-founder

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