VC firm
Lightship Capital
Also known as Lightship Syndicate, Lightship Syndicate Fund I, LLC
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Funds
- 1
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About
Lightship Capital is a venture capital fund that is driving innovation and investment in the Midwest. We leverage corporate partners, executive advisors, and organizations from our region to build sustainable local ecosystems. We invest in underrepresented founders working in the areas of healthcare, consumer products and services, e-commerce, sustainability, and artificial intelligence.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Lightship Capital invests in remarkable businesses led by FOC (Founders of Color), LBGTQ+, Women & Innovators with Disabilities. By supporting our founders and their teams with the resources every startup needs to thrive, Lightship empowers, uplifts and catalyzes wealth building for ecosystems typically excluded from economic advancement opportunity.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility
- Lightship Capital invests in remarkable businesses led by FOC (Founders of Color), LBGTQ+, Women & Innovators with Disabilities.
- Traction requirement
- Post - Product, Post - Revenue, Pre-Seed to Series A
- Investing status notes
- APPLY FOR FUNDING
Funds
- Lightship Syndicate Fund I, LLC
- Vintage 2019Main fund
SEC registration
- SEC CIK
- 1784035
Locations
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, OH, United States
Programs
- Office hours
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- Open application
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