# Martin Sokk - [Closing out Lightyear’s 2025](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/closing-out-lightyears-2025): To close out a big 2025, here’s a look back on how Lightyear’s investors across Europe invested their money, what impacted their behaviour on the markets, and how we moved closer to our mission of creating successful investors. - [Lightyear closes $23 million Series B](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/lightyear-closes-dollar23m-series-b): We’ve just raised a $23m Series B, led by NordicNinja and backed by some of the biggest names in European business and tech, taking our total funding to date to $58m. We’re now operating in 25 countries in 10 languages. Our explosive growth also means we’ve hit the milestone of $1bn in customer assets. - [Baltic stocks have arrived](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/baltic-stocks-have-arrived): Today, we’ve taken an important step in expanding our international instrument coverage for investors across Europe — we’ve launched the Baltic stock markets! Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian stocks are now available for all EU customers. - [Lightyear records bumper year for retail and business investing](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/2023-year-in-review): 2023, wrapped! Read on to find out the most popular stocks, sectors and more, from last year. - [What are BlackRock Money Market Funds?](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/we-ve-launched-black-rock-money-market-funds): Customers in 10 European countries have access to a whole new asset class on Lightyear — BlackRock Money Market Funds. With up to 5.59% gross yield (subject to daily fluctuations and fees), high liquidity and no high entry barrier, these funds help you make the most out of today’s rising interest rates. - [UK business accounts are live!](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/uk-business-accounts-are-live): When we say we mean business, we mean it. We’ve launched small business investment accounts for freelancers and sole directors in the UK 💼 - [Multi-owner business accounts are live in Estonia](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/multi-owner-business-accounts-are-live): Today, we’re launching investment accounts in Estonia for businesses with more than one beneficiary — giving startups and bigger companies access to international stock markets, as well as earning interest on their uninvested cash. - [We’ve launched in Hungary](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/lightyear-launches-in-hungary): Today, we’re launching our first non-Euro country — Hungary. - [Make your money work for you with Lightyear](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/make-your-money-work-for-you-with-lightyear): Making your money work for you is a crucial aspect of managing your finances — especially in a world of rising interest rates. - [We’ve launched business accounts in Estonia](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/business-accounts-estonia): Today, we’re excited to announce launching business accounts in Estonia — one of our most requested features in the country. - [Say hello to UK & European stocks and ETFs](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/uk-eu-stocks-etfs-are-here): What day is it today, Thursday? That’s a pretty good day for big, exciting news, we think. Get ready, because we’re about to release UK stocks, European stocks & ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) ⚡️ - [Lightyear launches in 19 European countries](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/lightyear-launches-in-19-european-countries): Today, we’re excited to announce our launch in 19 European countries. - [Welcome, Wander Rutgers!](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/welcome-wander-rutgers): We're excited to announce our new Chief Operating Officer, Wander Rutgers. - [Why I joined Lightyear — round 2](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/why-i-joined-lightyear-round-2): Time to introduce a fresh batch of Lightyear employees — and why they decided to join us. - [Lightyear partners with TrueLayer for open banking payments](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/lightyear-partners-with-truelayer): We’ve partnered with TrueLayer to help us deliver instant account funding using open banking. - [Mosaic Ventures leads Lightyear's $8.5M seed round](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/mosaic-ventures-leads-lightyear-s-8-5-m-seed-round): We've closed an additional $8.5M to bring the total we've raised this summer to $10M. Led by Mosaic Ventures, Taavet+Sten and Metaplanet, we're also welcoming new angel investors including Eileen Burbidge. - [Making investing lightyears better](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/making-investing-lightyears-better): The TL;DR: Europe is missing one platform that gives you access to the world’s market, delivers a reliable low-cost solution and is able to give you the information you need for investing. - [Why I joined Lightyear](https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/why-i-joined-lightyear): Let me introduce you to the people of Lightyear, and why they wanted to join us in building the future of investing. --- Canonical: https://lightyear.com/en-be/blog/martin