Igniting Growth at the Right Stage

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Candle Lights Ventures partners with visionary founders, offering deep sector expertise, warm capital, and institutional frameworks to help startups scale from promise to performance.

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Designed to back what’s next,
with the discipline of what’s proven.

At Candle Lights Ventures, we invest in the future
but we do it with a foundation built on experience, operational depth, and institutional-grade thinking. We don’t just chase trends; we partner with founders to shape enduring companies.

We light the first flame with belief, clarity, and early conviction.

We light the first flame with belief, clarity, and early conviction.

We light the first flame with belief, clarity, and early conviction.

We steady the fire through smart capital, sharp execution, and strategic discipline.

We steady the fire through smart capital, sharp execution, and strategic discipline.

We steady the fire through smart capital, sharp execution, and strategic discipline.

We amplify the glow into lasting scale through networks, capital, and reach.

We amplify the glow into lasting scale through networks, capital, and reach.

We amplify the glow into lasting scale through networks, capital, and reach.

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Igniting founders with capital, clarity, and conviction from spark to scale.

$200m+

Capital mobilized across early-stage and growth portfolios

50+

Ventures guided through inflection and expansion stages


Our process

Our process

Our process

Spark

Our strategic funding connection process involves a meticulous evaluation of each project to ensure it aligns with our investors' goals for societal impact and financial return.

Spark

Our strategic funding connection process involves a meticulous evaluation of each project to ensure it aligns with our investors' goals for societal impact and financial return.

Spark

Our strategic funding connection process involves a meticulous evaluation of each project to ensure it aligns with our investors' goals for societal impact and financial return.

Fuel

We steady the fire through smart capital, sharp execution, and strategic discipline. GTM strategy, hiring support, board readiness, KPI systems

Fuel

We steady the fire through smart capital, sharp execution, and strategic discipline. GTM strategy, hiring support, board readiness, KPI systems

Fuel

We steady the fire through smart capital, sharp execution, and strategic discipline. GTM strategy, hiring support, board readiness, KPI systems

Shine

We amplify the glow into lasting scale through networks, capital, and reach. Follow-on capital, global expansion, enterprise access, exit strategy

Shine

We amplify the glow into lasting scale through networks, capital, and reach. Follow-on capital, global expansion, enterprise access, exit strategy

Shine

We amplify the glow into lasting scale through networks, capital, and reach. Follow-on capital, global expansion, enterprise access, exit strategy