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  "markdown": "Co-founder and CEO, Lightning Labs.\n\n- X: https://x.com/starkness\n- GitHub: https://github.com/starkness\n\n## What Elizabeth builds\n\n- [L402](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/l402.md), graded C, 60.8/100, in Pay-per-call protocols. HTTP 402 with macaroons and Lightning invoices, formerly LSAT. Co-founder and CEO, Lightning Labs, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Olaoluwa Osuntokun](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/olaoluwa-osuntokun/), Co-founder and CTO, Lightning Labs\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Valor Equity Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/valor-equity-partners/)\n- [Baillie Gifford](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/baillie-gifford/)\n- [Stillmark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/stillmark/)\n- [Goldcrest Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/goldcrest-capital/)\n- [Kingsway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kingsway/)\n- [Moore Strategic Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/moore-strategic-ventures/)\n- [Brevan Howard](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brevan-howard/)\n- [NYDIG](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nydig/)\n- [Alan Lane, Silvergate CEO](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alan-lane-silvergate-ceo/)\n- [Vlad Tenev, Robinhood co-founder](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vlad-tenev-robinhood-co-founder/)\n- [Jack Dorsey, Square and Twitter co-founder](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jack-dorsey-square-and-twitter-co-founder/)\n- [Jacqueline Reses, Square exec](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jacqueline-reses-square-exec/)\n- [David Sacks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-sacks/)\n- [Charlie Lee, Litecoin creator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/charlie-lee-litecoin-creator/)\n- [Kevin Hartz, Eventbrite co-founder](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kevin-hartz-eventbrite-co-founder/)\n- [Ben Davenport, BitGo CTO](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ben-davenport-bitgo-cto/)\n- [The Hive](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/the-hive/)\n- [Digital Currency Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/digital-currency-group/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Elizabeth Stark?\n\nElizabeth Stark is co-founder and CEO of Lightning Labs.\n\n### What does Lightning Labs make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists L402 from Lightning Labs. HTTP 402 with macaroons and Lightning invoices, formerly LSAT.\n\n### Who has invested in Lightning Labs?\n\nThe sources our research read name Valor Equity Partners, Baillie Gifford, Stillmark, Goldcrest Capital, Kingsway, Moore Strategic Ventures, Brevan Howard, NYDIG, Alan Lane, Silvergate CEO, Vlad Tenev, Robinhood co-founder, Jack Dorsey, Square and Twitter co-founder, Jacqueline Reses, Square exec, David Sacks, Charlie Lee, Litecoin creator, Kevin Hartz, Eventbrite co-founder, Ben Davenport, BitGo CTO, The Hive and Digital Currency Group.\n\n### How are Elizabeth's tools graded?\n\nL402 is graded C, 60.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://lightning.engineering/team/\n- https://lightning.engineering/\n- https://lightning.engineering/slack.html\n- https://l402.tech\n- https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/l402\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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