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LightWare LiDAR: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

LightWare LiDAR develops and distributes innovative laser rangefinder products for application across multiple industries.

lightwarelidar.com LinkedIn Gauteng, South Africa 11-50 employees
Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering
Total raised
$25.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Aug 2020

LightWare LiDAR has raised $25.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $25.0M announced in Aug 2020.

That round is above the $5.0M median round size for Manufacturing companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

LightWare LiDAR Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$25.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$25.0M in Aug 2020
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Gauteng, South Africa

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2020.

LightWare LiDAR Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$25.0M

LightWare LiDAR Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
James Portman
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the LightWare LiDAR team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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LightWare LiDAR Funding Compared to Other Manufacturing Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,059
$5.0M
192
$5.0M

LightWare LiDAR's latest round of $25.0M is above the median round in Manufacturing. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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LightWare LiDAR Funding FAQs

What does LightWare LiDAR do?

LightWare LiDAR develops and distributes innovative laser rangefinder products for application across multiple industries.

How much funding has LightWare LiDAR raised?

LightWare LiDAR has raised $25.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $25.0M announced in Aug 2020.

When did LightWare LiDAR last raise funding?

LightWare LiDAR's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $25.0M, announced in Aug 2020.

Who is the CEO of LightWare LiDAR?

James Portman is listed as CEO at LightWare LiDAR.

Where is LightWare LiDAR headquartered?

LightWare LiDAR is based in Gauteng, Na - South Africa, South Africa.

How many employees does LightWare LiDAR have?

LightWare LiDAR is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does LightWare LiDAR's funding compare to other Manufacturing startups?

LightWare LiDAR's latest round of $25.0M is above the $5.0M median round size for Manufacturing companies on FundedIQ across 1,059 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's LightWare LiDAR 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 LightWare LiDAR is left off this page rather than filled in.

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