13 Founders Backed by Lightbank (2026)

Lightbank founders (13)

Lightbank founders covers 13 founders on Allegro Energy, Axle Health and Chariot Claims and 10 other companies. The most common sectors are AI Infrastructure (2), Climate (2) and Healthtech (2). Members are based in 11 cities, led by Chicago, IL (2), Boston, MA (1) and Boulder, CO (1). The remaining members span Biotech (1), Consumer Social (1), Cybersecurity (1), Legaltech (1) and SaaS (1). Companies represented include Claim, Hark, Justpoint, Keeper, Kilsar, Ohana, Pathos, Pearl Edison, TandemStride and Wendy. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 13
• Companies represented: 13
• Top sector: AI Infrastructure (2 founders)
• Top location: Chicago, IL (2 founders)
• Sectors represented: 8
• Locations represented: 11

• Adam Stansell — Axle Health
• Brendan Lawlor — Kilsar
• Fran Brzyski — Hark
• Jacob Halbert — Ohana
• Jake Kozloski — Keeper
• Jake Yurek — Pearl Edison
• Lance Neuhauser — Wendy
• Matt Kalina — TandemStride
• Oleksandr Zakharchuk — Justpoint
• Ryan Fukushima — Pathos
• Sam Obletz — Claim
• Thomas Nann — Allegro Energy
• Zim Hang — Chariot Claims

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