LightSpeed Closes $30M Series A Funding with Accel Partners

Funding Rounds

Summary

LightSpeed, a Montreal and Ottawa, Canada-based provider of retail software systems, has closed a US $30m Series A funding with Accel Partners.The company intends to use the capital to further hire new people (http://www.lightspeedretail.com/careers/), enhance its product portfolio and expand internationally.The company’s solutions include interactive point-of-sale system for iPad, which give stores a personalized selling tool that scans inventory and details products.Retailers can also access to back office features including inventory management, sales/ordering workflows, e-commerce integrations, multi-store capabilities and developer-friendly open APIs.Clients include nearly 10,000 retailers in more than 30 countries, ranging from boutiques to large global brands.

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Amount $30.0M Total raised
Date June 12, 2012 Announcement date
Investors Accel Lead investors
Company http://www.lightspeedhq.com Funded company

Classifications

industries
Food & Beverage
applications
ERP & Process Management

AskAI Classifications

Labels
SaaS Point of Sale Software Retail Management Software

Linked Companies

MerchantOS
$1M to $5M
Lightspeed
$1B+