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    About Lightspark

    Building the foundational intelligence layer for climate-aligned property decision-making.

    Our Mission

    Our mission is to accelerate sustainable changes in buildings and homes by providing smart data and tools to help institutions and homeowners reduce energy costs, reduce climate risk, and improve people's standard of living.

    Our vision is to create the most remarkable SaaS company in this century by enabling homeowners to power the world's evolution to cleaner and greener homes.

    Depth & Coverage

    High-resolution intelligence across millions of homes.

    AI-Driven

    Advanced machine learning and physics-based modeling at the core of every insight.

    Enterprise Ready

    API-first platform designed for integration into existing workflows and systems.

    Our Team

    A multidisciplinary team of energy experts, data scientists, technologists, and policy leaders driving property intelligence forward.

    James Riley

    James Riley

    Founder & CEO

    Experienced Digital Transformation Leader with over 25 years expertise in business intelligence, energy efficiency, product development, change management and marketing. Senior positions at Microsoft, Unilever, IBM, Omnicom and Disney. CEO of AdCritic.com acquired by Advertising Age.

    Luke Evans

    Luke Evans

    CTO

    Experienced Business Intelligence Technology Leader, Driving Lightspark's Data and Product Engineering. Former CTO with Crystal Decisions, acquired by SAP for $1B, Indicee acquired by Dun & Bradstreet, Stytch acquired by Collabrio, former Chief Scientist for Dun & Bradstreet Cloud Innovation Centre.

    Russ Lindell

    Russ Lindell

    VP Business Development

    For the past 3 years, Russ led business development and strategy at the climate fintech company BlocPower, who raised $272MM in funding. A Climate-tech and B2B SaaS sales professional with 17+ years of experience in customer-facing roles, including leading quota-exceeding teams on three continents with CleanCapital, Noveda and SIBF. A motivated leader who is passionate about sustainability and scaling innovative solutions to meet the most pressing challenges of our time.

    Lindsay Smith, BSc, PhD

    Lindsay Smith, BSc, PhD

    Data Science Lead

    Product-driven data scientist with 20+ years building machine-learning platforms to model real-world physical systems at scale. Ph.D. (UC San Diego).

    Nancy Wright

    Nancy Wright

    Advisory Board Member

    25 years as COO at GLOBE Series building the world's most recognized brand of sustainable business conferences.

    Andy Oding

    Andy Oding

    Advisory Board Member

    Expert in building science and energy modelling. Leader across CHBA, ASHRAE 90.2 Energy Standard, and National Building Code committees.