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Jonathan Sanders

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Founder and CEO at Light
📍 United Kingdom

Jonathan Sanders is the Founder and CEO of Light, an AI-native finance platform. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), he is a serial entrepreneur, having previously co-founded Juni and served as Head of Payments at Pleo. He is focused on replacing legacy ERP systems, a mission born from his firsthand frustrations with them.

His core product philosophy is to treat AI like a "student assistant" that learns from clear instructions to automate complex financial tasks. This concept was developed in collaboration with OpenAIs product leadership before the public launch of ChatGPT and now defines his companys approach to building self-improving, organic software.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Replacing Legacy ERPs
He founded Light after personally experiencing two "nightmare" ERP migrations at his previous companies, Pleo and Juni, motivating him to build a modern alternative from scratch.
AI-Native Platforms
Emphasizes building software with AI at the core from day one, rather than "bolting AI onto legacy systems, " to unlock its full potential for automation and efficiency.
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Career

Work history

2022
Founder and CEO
Light
2020 - 2022
Co-Founder
Juni
2018 - 2020
Head of Payments
Pleo
2016 - 2018
Power points
Bain & Company
2013 - 2015
Quant Trading, Alternative Investments
Credit Suisse
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Jonathan Sanders, Co‑founder & CEO at Light | Slush 2025. Featured in YouTube
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Education
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INSEAD
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Aarhus University
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