Spencer Penn

Revolutionizing Procurement w/ LightSource (Forbes 30 under 30, ex-Tesla)

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2020
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2020
Startup Network in London
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2021
Co-Founder and CEO
Oct 2021
LightSource is the only AI-native sourcing platform designed for procurement professionals and their suppliers in enterprise companies that automates the entire sourcing process from RFQ to award, enabling buyers to achieve significant efficiency gains, cost savings through AI-powered insights, and improved collaboration – while also providing suppliers with a user-friendly platform to win new business.
2020
Angel Investor
2020
Startup Network in London
2013
Investment Banking Analyst
Jun 2013
We aspire to be the world’s most exceptional financial institution, united by our shared values of partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence. Operating at the center of capital markets, we act as one firm, mobilizing our people, capital, and ideas to deliver superior results across our clients’ most complex challenges. For 157 years, Goldman Sachs has delivered world-class execution on a global scale across our leading Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management businesses. Apprenticeship is central to our culture, with hands-on coaching and access to leaders who bring decades of experience and expertise. With office locations around the world, we offer a broad range of career opportunities to those who insist on excellence and thrive on performance. Find our Social Media Disclosures here: gs.com/social-media-disclosures
Founder
2013
The Sweet Bites team is shifting attitudes and practices around dental health within some of the worlds poorest populations. We aim to achieve this in the tastiest way possible: using a chewing gum sweetened with xylitol, a natural sugar substitute thats proven to help prevent and reverse tooth decay.
2012
Private Equity Analyst
Jun 2012
CITIC Capital Holdings Limited ("CITIC Capital") is an alternative investment management and advisory company. The firm manages USD14 billion of capital through its multi-asset class platform covering private equity, real estate, structured investment & finance, asset management, and special situations. CITIC Capital has over 300 portfolio companies since its inception and employ over 500,000 people around the world.​ CITIC Capital is headquartered in Hong Kong, with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Tokyo, New York, with a team of around 280 staff.