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Jim Lightsey

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Advisor at UpKeep
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Jim Lightsey is the Founder and CEO of Mariposa, a senior care technology platform. A results-driven operational leader with a Wharton MBA, he specializes in scaling high-growth SaaS companies by aligning finance and strategy. People who have worked with him describe him as intelligent and well-rounded.

He founded Mariposa with the mission to build a platform that helps families, caregivers, and home care agencies improve the aging-in-place journey.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Advisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Senior Care Tech
As the Founder and CEO of Mariposa, he is building a next-generation platform to bring clarity and collaboration to the senior care journey.
SaaS Growth
He has extensive experience as a Fractional CFO and advisor, helping venture-backed SaaS companies scale effectively and deliver investor outcomes.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Advisor
UpKeep
3-2022 - 7-2025
Fractional CFO
UpKeep
2-2020 - 2-2022
Chief Financial Officer
UpKeep
8-2019
Founder & CEO
mariposa.care
7-2017 - 8-2019
Chief Financial Officer
Leanplum
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Education
8-1991 - 5-1993
MBA
The Wharton School
1983 - 1987
BA
UC Santa Barbara
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