Lightspeed Overview

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Was Lightspeed formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Lightspeed was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Where is Lightspeed headquartered?

Lightspeed is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

What is Lightspeed’s revenue?

Lightspeed disclosed revenue of 1,077M USD for 2025 and 909M USD for 2024.

How many employees does Lightspeed have?

Lightspeed has 1,800 employees.

What sector is Lightspeed in?

Lightspeed is a software company.

When was Lightspeed founded?

Lightspeed was founded in 2005.

Lightspeed

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.

Gare Viger 700 Saint-Antoine Street East, Suite 300,
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1A6
Canada,
www.lightspeedhq.com

Lightspeed is a provider of POS platform for stores and restaurants. The company provides customers with a simple way to build, manage, and grow their retail, restaurant, or e-commerce business, and create a best-in-class customer experience. Its end-to-end solutions unify inventory, customer management, sales, and analytics across all channels, in-store, and online. Lightspeed was founded in 2005 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 8 3 - - - - 11
vol $984M $350M $1.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
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