User Research SoftwareToronto, Ontario, CanadaFounded 2022
Lightster is a bootstrapped marketplace platform that connects companies with qualified user communities for product research, discovery, and feedback sessions.
Lightster's revenue run rate was about $84K (2023): calculated by GetLatka from what was said, from what Sal Avelar said on camera. Lightster is #1,230 on the Latka List. The list ranks the 1,300 companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by revenue.
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $84K | Calculated from what Sal Avelar saidWatch at 9:30 |
| Oct 2024 | $106.3KEST | GetLatka estimate |
Nathan Latka has interviewed Lightster once, speaking with Sal Avelar. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How Lightster Hit About $7K in Monthly Revenue with 12 Paying Customers and 6,000 Community Users (Interview with Co-Founder Sal Avelar)March 2023 · Sal Avelar, Co-Founder and CMO
Lightster competes most directly with PlaybookUX.
| Company | Revenue | Employees | Customers | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 PlaybookUX | $6.5M | 47 | 300 | 2018 |
| Lightster | $84K | 4 | 12 | 2022 |
#82 of 109 User Research Software companies by revenue · category median $1.5M · See the ranking
Sal Avelar founded Lightster in 2022. Lightster had 4 employees (October 2024, LinkedIn).
| As of | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 4 | |
| Mar 2023 | 4 | Sal Avelar on cameraWatch at 9:39 |
Lightster's revenue run rate was about $84K a year in 2023. GetLatka worked that out from what Sal Avelar said on camera.
Lightster had 4 employees in October 2024, according to LinkedIn.
Sal Avelar founded Lightster in 2022.
6 said on camera · 1 from public sources · 1 estimate. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST and say whose they are. Not financial advice. The Latka List ranks the private, operating companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by the latest revenue figure on each profile, reported or estimated; equal figures share a rank.
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