Lightfield
Category: AI in Marketing
AI-native CRM platform designed for founders and small teams, automatically capturing customer interactions and turning them into structured data with AI-driven insights Lightfield was founded in 2020. The company is led by Keith Peiris. Based in San Francisco, United States. Team size: 30. Total funding raised: $81M. Latest round: Series B. Key investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Coatue Management, Audacious Ventures, 8VC, GV, Eric Schmidt, Emad Mostaque, David Luan, Bipul Sinha.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Team size
- 30
- Total funding
- $81M
Value proposition
Eliminates manual data entry by automatically capturing interactions (meetings, emails, support tickets) and using AI to suggest actions, reminders, and relationship insights
Products and solutions
AI-powered CRM core platform, Automated interaction capture (meetings, emails, tickets), Relationship memory and context-aware AI, Agent tools for querying CRM and automating outreach
Unique value
Pivot from a viral presentation app (Tome) to an AI-native CRM, leveraging unstructured data for context-aware automation
Target customer
B2B startups, founders, and small teams in sales and customer relationship management
Industries served
Sales & Marketing AI, Enterprise Software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Technology advantage
AI-driven automation of CRM workflows, with a focus on handling unstructured data (e.g., meeting notes, emails) to create actionable insights
How they differentiate
Lightfield differentiates itself through its AI-native CRM platform, leveraging advanced AI for sales and marketing automation, whereas competitors like Salesforce and HubSpot are legacy CRM systems that require manual data entry
Main competitors
Salesforce, HubSpot, Attio
Key partnerships
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, Greylock Partners, Audacious Ventures, 8VC, GV, Former Meta (Instagram/Messenger) product leadership team
Major milestones
Pivoted from Tome (a viral presentation app with 20M users) to AI-native CRM Lightfield, Secured $43M Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Achieved $300M valuation, Public launch of Lightfield CRM platform in 2025
Growth metrics
Reached $2M ARR by mid-2023 under Tome brand; currently in growth stage with public launch as Lightfield in 2025
Market positioning
Lightfield positions itself as a cutting-edge AI-powered CRM solution for enterprise sales and marketing, targeting businesses seeking AI-driven customer interaction tools
Geographic focus
Primary operations in San Francisco, United States, with potential expansion into enterprise markets globally
Patents and IP
No specific patents listed in public sources as of 2024; no patent information found in recent searches
About Keith Peiris
Former product lead at Meta (Instagram/Messenger), built consumer products used by billions; previously Entrepreneur in Residence at Greylock Partners
Official website: https://lightfield.app