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LightSprint

Active · Software factory for product teams

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
9signal of 100 · rising 9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Competitors

AIHopliteShared: software factory, cloudYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIEllipsisShared: cloud agent, software factoryYC W24New York CityStartup →AIHumanLayerShared: software factory, ship, planYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AITerseShared: software factory, agentYC F26New York CityStartup →AIStructShared: software factory, agentYC F24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to LightSprint
Company
HopliteShared: software factory, cloudYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
EllipsisShared: cloud agent, software factoryYC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
HumanLayerShared: software factory, ship, planYC F24ActiveAI, Devtools
TerseShared: software factory, agentYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
StructShared: software factory, agentYC F24ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherFerryShared: factorySeedcamp 2023Startup →AIAlludeShared: factoryEF 2025ParisStartup →AIBack4appShared: shipAlchemist Class 17SunnyvaleStartup →AISensory RoboticsShared: factoryAlchemist Class 28CincinnatiStartup →OtherOnebriefShared: collaborative software, planYC S21HonoluluStartup →
Companies next to LightSprint
Company
FerryShared: factorySeedcamp 2023Not statedOther
AlludeShared: factoryEF 2025Not statedAI
Back4appShared: shipAlchemist Class 17Not statedAI
Sensory RoboticsShared: factoryAlchemist Class 28Not statedAI
OnebriefShared: collaborative software, planYC S21 +1ActiveOther

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Founders

  • Ben OngFounder/CEO
  • Benedict ChanFounder
  • Heng Hong LeeFounder

About LightSprint

Lightsprint is a collaborative software factory for product teams to plan visually, preview live and ship with an army of cloud agents. Your whole team, including non-engineers, can now ship end to end reliably. The company is founded by Ben Ong, an AI investor who previously scaled AI products at SEA Group (NYSE: SE) and Temasek ($300B fund), Benedict Chan who was VP Engineering at Chainlink and CTO at BitGo (NYSE:BTGO), and Heng Hong Lee who built Facebook Messenger in 2013 and was Director of Engineering at Fazz (YC S17).

YC batch
X26 · Spring 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
7h ago

LightSprint in X26: 194 companies, 84% AI

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LightSprint: questions

Which YC batch was LightSprint in?

LightSprint was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).

Is LightSprint still active?

Y Combinator lists LightSprint as active.

Who founded LightSprint?

LightSprint's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ben Ong (Founder/CEO), Benedict Chan (Founder), Heng Hong Lee (Founder).

Where is LightSprint based?

LightSprint lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.