Light

Light

AI-native ERP for global finance operations

Overview

Light Inc. provides an AI-native ERP platform designed for large multinational companies. It focuses on finance operations, offering modules for accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, statutory reporting, and consolidated reporting. The product works by using AI to track expenses in real time, automate approval workflows, and provide analytics. It can convert data automatically and adapt to a business’s needs with self-tuning algorithms, and it integrates with existing systems like NetSuite, QuickBooks, and Xero to ease adoption. Revenue comes from subscription plans that give clients a complete set of financial tools and faster implementation. Light Inc. differentiates itself by targeting enterprise-scale customers with an AI-driven, easily integrated solution that reduces traditional ERP complexity and lengthy setup times. The company’s goal is to simplify and scale financial management for large organizations, helping them make better decisions with real-time data.

About Light

Simplify's Rating
Why Light is rated
C+
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Financial Services

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$40.8M

Headquarters

Copenhagen, Denmark

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Light automates 80% of manual finance tasks like AP, AR, bookkeeping via browser, Slack, Teams.
  • Its HTAP in-memory database delivers reporting 100x faster than NetSuite enabling instant multi-currency consolidations.
  • Light's partnership with Atlar provides real-time bank balances and transactions across all regions without portal access.

What critics are saying

  • NetSuite (Oracle) developing AI-native ledger and AP/AR module directly replicates Light's value in 18–24 months.
  • Balderton's heavy investment in Revolut creates portfolio dilution, reducing Light's funding priority in 6–12 months.
  • EU Digital Accounting Transparency Regulation mandates AI explainability that Light's self-tuning algorithms may fail in 12–15 months.

What makes Light unique

  • Light is an AI-native ERP rebuilt from the ground up, not AI added to legacy systems.
  • Its self-tuning organic algorithms adapt to business needs, unlike fixed SaaS tools traditional ERPs use.
  • Light integrates natively with Netsuite, Quickbooks, and Xero for seamless client transitions without third-party layers.

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Funding

Total Funding

$40.8M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

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Light
$30M
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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-6%
Delligsen
Sep 25th, 2025
AI finance startup Light raises funding from Revolut backer Balderton

AI finance startup Light raises funding from Revolut backer Balderton.

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