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Jonathan Sanders

Examiner · DISC type cs
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
Personality Overview

How Jonathan shows up

Status Quo Seeker
Tough To Convince
Late Adopter

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Jonathan cares about

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
In the press

Media appearances

Jonathan Sanders, Co‑founder & CEO at Light | Slush 2025. Featured in YouTube
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Education
Education details unavailable
INSEAD
Education details unavailable
Aarhus University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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