Series B
$30M
Open roles0
Total raised$30M
Team size51-200
Founded · Stage2020 · Series B
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About the company
What they build and who they serve.
Lightship is a Broomfield, Colorado hardware startup designing and manufacturing electric, aerodynamic recreational vehicles. Founded in 2020 by former Tesla engineers, the company produces a battery-powered travel trailer that operates without plug-in or propane power, with a factory expansion planned to lift annual output toward 500 units.
Why it matters
Signals from funding, traction, and product direction.
- Round is an extension to Lightships 2024 $34M Series B, bringing total funding to $90M per SEC filings.
- Headcount has tripled in roughly a year, from about 50 employees to 130, with the majority based in Colorado plus a San Francisco office of around 26 staff.
- Lightship cut the AE.1 base price from a roughly $190,000 founders edition to $157,500 and made the 77 kWh battery (previously a $184,000 top-trim option chosen by 90% of customers) standard across the lineup.
- Tom vonReichbauer — formerly in leadership roles at Tesla, Nest, Sunrun, Google and ICON — joined Lightship board of directors in March 2026, alongside the production scale-up.
- CEO Toby Kraus told BusinessDen all 2026 production is already sold and paid for, with about a dozen Lightships on the road and another dozen in production at the time of the announcement.
Funding history
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In the news
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Focus areas
Series BHardwareCleantechElectric VehiclesOutdoor Activities
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