Lightster

Lightster

lightster.com·Canada·Updated Mar 14, 2023

A marketplace platform that connects companies with qualified community members for product research and feedback sessions, paying users $1/minute for participation.

MarketplaceSaaSAnalytics

Est. Valuation

$420K

$420,000 · 5× ARR estimate

Monthly Revenue (MRR)

$7K

$7,000/mo

Annual Revenue (ARR)

$84K

$84,000/yr

Employees

4

Founded

2022

Lightster Revenue History

Revenue history for Lightster from 2023 to 2026.

YearMRRARRYoY GrowthSource
2023$7,000$0Mar 2023

How Lightster Makes Money

mixed

Lightster Funding

Lightster is fully bootstrapped with no outside funding. The company has grown to $84,000 ARR organically.

Lightster Founders

Sal Abalar

Co-founder

Pat

Co-founder

Lightster FAQ

How much does Lightster make?
Lightster generates $7,000 in monthly recurring revenue (MRR), which is $84,000 annualized (ARR). This revenue figure is self-reported by the founder.
What is Lightster's valuation?
Lightster's estimated valuation is $420,000, calculated as a 5× multiple of its annual recurring revenue (a standard SaaS benchmark for unverified companies).
Who founded Lightster?
Lightster was founded in 2022 by Sal Abalar (Co-founder), Pat (Co-founder). The company is based in CA.
Is Lightster bootstrapped?
Yes, Lightster is fully bootstrapped with no outside funding. The company has grown to $84,000 ARR organically.
What does Lightster do?
A marketplace platform that connects companies with qualified community members for product research and feedback sessions, paying users $1/minute for participation. Lightster operates in the Marketplace, SaaS, Analytics space.

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How We Estimate Lightster's Revenue & Valuation

Profitable tracks revenue, valuation, and other key metrics for thousands of companies using a layered confidence model. Each revenue figure on this page is tagged with one of three confidence levels:

  • Verified — directly confirmed via Stripe integration or audited filings.
  • Self-reported — numbers publicly shared by the founder on X, blog posts, or interviews.
  • Estimated — derived from publicly available signals (traffic, employee count, pricing, comparables).

Valuation follows a hierarchy: public companies use the live market cap; private companies with disclosed funding rounds use the last reported valuation; otherwise we apply a conservative 5× ARR multiple as an estimate. Multiples vary by business model — SaaS typically sits 5–7×, profitable bootstrapped operations 3–5×, consumer brands 1–3×, marketplaces 8–12×.

These are estimates, not official figures. Official numbers — when available — will always override estimates.