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Lightwheel

Lightwheel

Private
Santa Clara, CaliforniaAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://lightwheel.ai

Last Round

Strategic

Jun 23, 2026

Est. Valuation

$2B

Total Funding Raised

$293M

Momentum

Top 25%

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Company Overview

Lightwheel operates in AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure and is based in Santa Clara, California. Its latest recorded funding round was a Strategic round in June 2026.

Lightwheel is a Physical AI infrastructure company that provides simulation assets, egocentric human demonstration data, and industrial-grade evaluation platforms to enable robotics teams to train, scale, and validate robot policies.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

AI Training Infrastructure, Synthetic Data, Industrial Robotics, ML Platforms, Smart Manufacturing

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Data as a Service, Subscription SaaS, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Infrastructure

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Lightwheel Comparables

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Lightwheel comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
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Zero Matter
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Lightwheel Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
StrategicJun 23, 2026
VC RoundMay 27, 2026
Series A ExtensionMar 11, 2026
Series ANov 20, 2025
Pre SeedOct 31, 2024
Pre Seed
May 30, 2024
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Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Steve Xie

Founder and CEO

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Lightwheel Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Lightwheel investors
InvestorRounds
Oriental Fortune CapitalSeries A
JIC InvestmentVC Round, Strategic
Sanqi Mutual EntertainmentStrategic
Amber CapitalSeries A
Chentao CapitalSeries A, Angel, Pre Seed
Beijing Zhongguancun Science City Innovation Development Co., Ltd.Strategic
MPCPre Seed
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Market signals

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  • May 11, 2026

    Monthly visitors increased 40% MoM.

  • Mar 11, 2026

    $145M raised with participation from New Hope Group and AUX Group.

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Recent news

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  • partners_withAug 26, 2026

    On Aug 26th '26, Lightwheel and Hugging Face partner to release EgoSuite-Open100K, an open egocentric human activity dataset for Physical AI, with 10,000 of the expected 100,000 hours available and the remainder coming in stages.

  • launchesAug 25, 2026

    At the World Robot Conference in China, Lightwheel releases EgoSuite-Open100k, an open embodied dataset built for Physical AI that spans 100,000 hours across more than 15,000 scenarios, on Aug 25th '26.

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Lightwheel Filings

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is Lightwheel a public or private company?

Lightwheel is a private company.

What is the current stock price of Lightwheel?

Lightwheel is a private company, so its shares have no public market price. Caplight tracks Lightwheel's secondary market activity and provides MarketPrice™ estimates of its share price to Caplight users.

How much is Lightwheel worth (valuation)?

Lightwheel's valuation is estimated at $2.0B based on funding round data.

Can I buy Lightwheel stock?

Lightwheel shares may be available on secondary markets subject to transfer restrictions. Caplight facilitates secondary market transactions for accredited investors.

When was Lightwheel's last funding round?

Lightwheel's most recent funding round was Strategic on June 23, 2026.

Who are the main investors in Lightwheel?

Key investors in Lightwheel include MPC.

Will Lightwheel IPO soon?

No public IPO plans have been announced for Lightwheel.

How can I track Lightwheel secondary market activity?

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSanta Clara, California
Employee Range72
Year Founded2023
Last FundingJun 23, 2026

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