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AI, Virtual Cards, Embedded Lending Define This Week in B2B
B2B Payments // June 13, 2024

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Light Raises $13 Million to Scale AI-Powered General Ledger
Investments // June 12, 2024

Light has come out of stealth and announced a $13 million financing round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered general ledger for multinational companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Gen Z Gives Up Smartphones for Dumb Ones
Technology // April 01, 2023

Here’s a quick way to age yourself — remember your first qwerty keyboard phone? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

SoftBank Cuts Spending, Leaving Camera Startup Light Scrambling for Cash
Investments // April 25, 2022

Light, a Redwood City, California-based camera startup, is on the hunt for backers after the world’s largest tech investor objected to putting more cash into the company, Bloomberg reported Monday (April 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Light Raises $30 Million for AI-Native Finance Platform for Hypergrowth Companies

September 26, 2025
Light raised $30 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the global expansion of its artificial-intelligence-native finance platform that is designed to replace legacy tools and meet the needs of hypergrowth companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — […]

Light Raises $13 Million to Scale AI-Powered General Ledger

June 12, 2024
Light has come out of stealth and announced a $13 million financing round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered general ledger for multinational companies. Get the Full Story Complete the...

SoftBank Cuts Spending, Leaving Camera Startup Light Scrambling for Cash

April 25, 2022
Light, a Redwood City, California-based camera startup, is on the hunt for backers after the world’s largest tech investor objected to putting more cash into the company, Bloomberg reported Monday...