Lightchain is a St. Louis-based family office and venture investor founded by Rodger O. Riney. It primarily backs early-stage life sciences companies, with a focus on multiple myeloma and related cancers, and also invests in software companies. The firm invests in the United States and has acted as a lead investor in a later-stage biotechnology/oncology financing, making it relevant for life sciences, oncology, pharmaceuticals and select software/SaaS founders.