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Managing Partner & CEO

Pål Erik Sjåtil

Managing Partner & CEO at Lightrock

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01 — Snapshot

At a glance

Where this person sits — and firm signals when they're linked to a fund profile.

Role
Managing Partner & CEO
Company
Lightrock
Company type
Venture Capital
Firm ticket size
$10M – $50M
Firm stages
Series A · Series B
02 — Firm focus

Where Lightrock invests

Stage, sector, and cheque signals from the linked fund profile.

Sector focus

FintechConsumer / D2CHealthcare / MedtechClimate / SustainabilityEdtechAgritech / FoodSocial Impact
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Lead / invest stages

Series ASeries B
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03 — Firm thesis

Investment thesis at Lightrock

How this fund is described in the VC Dekho directory.

Lightrock backs growth-stage companies delivering measurable positive impact on people and the planet, with a focus on sectors like HealthTech, CleanTech, FinTech, EdTech, and AgriTech across emerging markets including India.

Founder-led / operator capitalIndia-first / BharatCategory creatorsImpact & inclusionGrowth & scale-upsFintech / embedded financeHealthtech / wellnessClimate / sustainabilityFamily officesAgri / food systemsSeries A / PMF capitalEdtech / skillingBootstrapped / profitability-firstConsumer / D2C brands
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04 — Portfolio

Portfolio at Lightrock

16 companies mapped to this fund.

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s Tata 1mg
A
Aye Finance
Productivity
F
financial inclusion
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two areas where commercial success
S
social impact are closely linked
A
Aknamed
People
A
AMPIN Energy Transition
Planet
A
arya.ag
Planet
A
ATEC Global
Planet
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05 — Colleagues

Others at Lightrock

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    Investment Team, PartnerAhmad El Jurdi
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06 — Explore

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Series ASeries B
FintechConsumer / D2CHealthcare / MedtechClimate / SustainabilityEdtechAgritech / FoodSocial Impact
Founder-led / operator capitalIndia-first / BharatCategory creatorsImpact & inclusionGrowth & scale-upsFintech / embedded financeHealthtech / wellnessClimate / sustainability
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