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Lightbank

Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell.

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Founded
2010; 16 years ago (2010)
Founders
Eric Lefkofsky Brad Keywell
Industry
Finance venture funding
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Key people
Eric Lefkofsky · Brad Keywell · Paul Lee
Type
Financial organization/venture fund

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Lightbank

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Edges16
Triples34
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
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Lightbank

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related to history · 24
Lightbank → Belly, BenchPrep, Bill Pescatello, Boom Technology, Brad Keywell, By, Eric Lefkofsky, Eric Ong, Fiverr, Fund III, Groupon, In, It, Its, Lefkofsky, Matt Sacks, November, Other, Qwiki, SpotHero
Key people · 3
Lightbank → Brad Keywell, Eric Lefkofsky, Paul Lee
Founded · 1
Lightbank → 2010; 16 years ago (2010)
Founders · 1
Lightbank → Eric Lefkofsky Brad Keywell
Headquarters · 1
Lightbank → Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industry · 1
Lightbank → Finance venture funding
Type · 1
Lightbank → Financial organization/venture fund
Website · 1
Lightbank → lightbank.com
is a · 1
Lightbank → Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell

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eric lefkofsky founded 2010 brad keywell venture groupon fund website 2014 investments included chicago-based capital firm history references external links

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LightbankFounded2010; 16 years ago (2010)1.00infobox
LightbankFoundersEric Lefkofsky Brad Keywell1.00infobox
LightbankHeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States1.00infobox
LightbankIndustryFinance venture funding1.00infobox
LightbankKey peopleEric Lefkofsky1.00infobox
LightbankKey peopleBrad Keywell1.00infobox
LightbankKey peoplePaul Lee1.00infobox
LightbankTypeFinancial organization/venture fund1.00infobox
LightbankWebsitelightbank.com1.00infobox
Lightbankis aChicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell0.90text
Lightbankrelated to historyThe0.60section
Lightbankrelated to historyGroupon0.60section

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