Lightfield closed a $47M Series A led by a16z on September 9, 2026, with Greylock, Lightspeed and Coatue joining. The AI native CRM, a pivot from presentation startup Tome, reports 5,000 customers and 400% net dollar retention while auto assembling records from calls, emails and meetings.
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Lightfield raises $47M Series A from a16z to build a CRM for agent run companies
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If Salesforce feels heavy for an early team, evaluate agent native CRMs like Lightfield that maintain the customer record for you instead of relying on reps to log activity.
Source: PR Newswire (Lightfield)
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