Lightbase, a Madrid, Spain-based AI-powered developer tools platform, has secured €2.2 million in pre-seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Picus Capital, with participation from Kfund, Helloworld, and several angel investors, including Jorge Poyatos, Albert Nieto, Christian Beedgen, and Rodrigue Schäfer.
Picus Capital is a global venture capital firm specializing in early-stage technology investments. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, the firm has a global presence through its investment activities. Picus Capital invests in technology ventures across a wide range of sectors, including energy and climate, fintech, enterprise infrastructure, generative AI, cybersecurity, and healthcare.
Lightbase Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to accelerate product development, expand its engineering team, and bring Lightbase’s platform to more companies across Europe and North America.
About Lightbase
Lightbase is a developer platform that helps engineering teams better understand their codebases. By plugging into repositories and workflows, analyzing systems, and delivering instant AI-driven answers, Lightbase preserves institutional knowledge, reduces interruptions, and accelerates onboarding. The platform enables engineers, product managers, and new hires to understand architectures quickly, data flows, and dependencies. Headquartered in Madrid, Spain, Lightbase’s mission is to accelerate the pace at which engineering teams deliver value by eliminating one of their most persistent bottlenecks: knowledge fragmentation.
Funding Details
Company: Lightbase Labs, S.L.
Raised: €2.2M
Round: Pre-Seed
Funding Date: September 2025
Lead Investor: Picus Capital
Additional Investors: Kfund, Helloworld, Jorge Poyatos, Albert Nieto, Christian Beedgen, Rodrigue Schäfer
Company Website: https://www.lightbase.co/
Software Category: AI Developer Tools / Code Intelligence
Source: https://tech.eu/2025/09/15/lightbase-closes-eur22m-pre-seed-round-launches-ai-developer-tool/