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What is Lightmatter stock worth?
We are building the engine that will power discoveries, drive progress, and redefine what computers—and human beings—are capable of.
Estimated share price
Lightmatter has an observed estimated price: most recent data 2026-09-14, daily history back to 2023-09-14.
Estimated from live trades and accepted bids across employer liquidity programs, institutional trades, broker trades, and pre-IPO marketplaces. Private shares are illiquid and transfer-restricted; estimates are educational, not an offer or advice. The preview above is blurred and illustrative. How this is calculated
About Lightmatter
- Employees
- 359
- Founded
- 2017
- Website
- lightmatter.co
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If you hold options, leaving usually starts a post-termination exercise clock, often 90 days. Miss it and vested options can expire worthless; exercise blindly and you may owe real money (including possible AMT) on shares you can't yet sell. Neither panic nor autopilot is a plan. Knowing your window, your exercise cost, and the current estimated price is.
Who founded Lightmatter
Darius Bunandar, Nicholas Harris
Lightmatter news timeline
- Semiconductor startup Lightmatter raises $154M in funding to usher in new chip tech2023-12-19Funding roundseekingalpha.com
- Lightmatter and Cadence Collaborate to Accelerate Optical Interconnect for Ai Infrastructure2026-01-27marketscreener.com
- Lightmatter Introduces Guide Light Engine for AI, Featuring VLSP Technology2026-01-27businesswire.com
- Lightmatter Collaborates with Synopsys to Integrate Advanced Interface IP with Its Passage Co-Packaged Optics Platform2026-01-27marketscreener.com
- Lightmatter and GUC Partner to Produce Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) Solutions for AI Hyperscalers2026-01-27businesswire.com
- Investor FOMO returns, and what happened with WordPress and WP Engine?2024-10-18techcrunch.com
- AI boom triples valuation of Lightmatter, US startup using light for computing2023-05-31investing.com
- AI boom triples valuation of Lightmatter, US startup using light for computing2022-08-05reuters.com
- Lightmatter’s photonic AI ambitions light up an $80M B round2021-05-06techcrunch.com
- Lightmatter details Passage, a light-based chip interconnect that enables 1Tbps data transfers2020-10-27venturebeat.com
Lightmatter equity, answered plainly
Is Lightmatter a public company?
No. Lightmatter is privately held, which is exactly why its share price doesn't show up in your brokerage app. The company (founded in 2017, operating in computer hardware manufacturing, with roughly 359 employees) remains private even at that scale. Its shares still change hands between eligible buyers and sellers on the secondary market, producing an observable estimated price.
What is Lightmatter's stock price?
Lightmatter has an observed estimated share price from secondary-market activity, updated as new data is observed. Its observed price history runs back to 2023-09-14. ExitCue members see the current estimate and its full history free, along with what their own grants are approximately worth at that price.
Can you sell Lightmatter stock before an IPO?
Sometimes. Private-share sales depend on Lightmatter's transfer restrictions, rights of first refusal, and whether the company runs tender offers or permits secondary sales. Your grant documents and the company's policies govern, but "hard to sell today" is not the same as "worth zero."
What happens to my Lightmatter options if I leave?
Most option grants have a post-termination exercise window, commonly 90 days, sometimes longer, after which unexercised options expire worthless. The exact terms are in your grant documents. ExitCue reads those documents, tracks the deadline, and reminds you before the window closes.
How much is my Lightmatter equity worth?
Multiply what you hold by the estimated share price, separating vested from unvested, and netting out strike prices for options. That's precisely the arithmetic ExitCue does for you, continuously, at the current observed estimate. It's an educational estimate, not a guarantee, and a far better anchor than the $0 the internet suggests.
What's the difference between Lightmatter's 409A valuation and what its shares trade at?
The 409A is a tax-compliance appraisal, usually conservative, used to set option strike prices. Secondary-market pricing reflects what buyers and sellers actually agree to. The two frequently differ, which is why evaluating an offer on the 409A alone undersells (or oversells) it.
When will Lightmatter IPO?
Unless Lightmatter has publicly announced a listing, nobody knows, including the people who sound confident on forums. The practical upside of secondary markets is that you don't have to wait for an IPO to know approximately what the shares trade at.
Do my unvested Lightmatter RSUs count for anything?
Unvested equity isn't yours yet, but it has an estimable value and a schedule. Seeing vested and unvested value separately, in dollars at the current estimated price, turns "some RSUs" into a number you can plan around.
General educational information, not advice about your specific situation. Grant terms vary; your documents govern.
Work out what your Lightmatter equity is worth
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- Vesting scheduleYour upcoming vest dates and cumulative vested shares from your start date, cliff, length, and frequency.
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