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Lightship Foundation: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Lightship Foundation is a organization that focuses on making a positive impact by supporting outstanding entrepreneurs and ecosystems. It uses partnerships with businesses, tailored programs, and financial investments to promote the advancement of minority-led innovations.

www.lightship.foundation LinkedIn Cincinnati, United States 11-50 employees
Total raised
$500k
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Apr 2025

Lightship Foundation has raised $500k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $500k announced in Apr 2025.

That round is in line with the $500K median round size for Venture Capital and Private Equity… companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Lightship Foundation Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$500k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$500k in Apr 2025
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Cincinnati, United States

Latest funding round on record: Apr 2025.

Lightship Foundation Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$500k

Lightship Foundation Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Nonhlanhla Manzini
Founder
—

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

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Median round

Lightship Foundation's latest round of $500k is in line with the median round in Venture Capital and Private Equity…. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Lightship Foundation Funding FAQs

What does Lightship Foundation do?

Lightship Foundation is a organization that focuses on making a positive impact by supporting outstanding entrepreneurs and ecosystems. It uses partnerships with businesses, tailored programs, and financial investments to promote the advancement of minority-led innovations.

How much funding has Lightship Foundation raised?

Lightship Foundation has raised $500k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $500k announced in Apr 2025.

When did Lightship Foundation last raise funding?

Lightship Foundation's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $500k, announced in Apr 2025.

Who founded Lightship Foundation?

FundedIQ lists Nonhlanhla Manzini (Founder) at Lightship Foundation.

Where is Lightship Foundation headquartered?

Lightship Foundation is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

How many employees does Lightship Foundation have?

Lightship Foundation is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Lightship Foundation's funding compare to other Venture Capital and Private Equity… startups?

Lightship Foundation's latest round of $500k is in line with the $500K median round size for Venture Capital and Private Equity… companies on FundedIQ across 7 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Lightship Foundation Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Lightship Foundation is left off this page rather than filled in.

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