Socialight

What Socialight does

Socialight is a Singapore-headquartered creative lighting design studio providing professional lighting consultancy services to enterprise clients across the Asia Pacific region. Founded in 2016 through the rebranding of the predecessor firm Lighting Images, the studio operates a flat, principal-led delivery model with regional offices in South Jakarta, Indonesia and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It serves hospitality (primary vertical), commercial real estate, retail and F&B, high-end residential, and cultural and public-sector clients, with a project book that includes Marriott, Hilton, Pullman, Banyan Tree, Anantara, Shangri-La, Westin, Google IFC, UOB Privilege Banking at Marina Bay Sands, and Shanghai Tang, among others.

The studio's core offering is structured around a six-stage Lighting Design and Consultancy framework spanning Concept Design, Schematic Design, Detail Design, Tender Documentation, Construction Monitoring, and Testing & Commissioning, supplemented by Peer Review/Plug-in services for task-based work such as Greenmark/LEED conformity verification and value engineering, plus hourly Advisory services for consultative engagements. The differentiator is the firm's impartial, vendor-independent creative consultancy posture and its ability to dovetail with architects, interior designers, landscape designers, and MEP consultants on integrated project teams.

The business model is professional services revenue on a quote-based, project-by-project basis with progress payments triggered at the completion of each consultancy stage. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: Socialight engages developers, hotel operators, and property owners through professional networks and referrals rather than public pricing. Marketing is portfolio-driven, leveraging downloadable PDF resources, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. Socialight is privately held under SOCIALIGHT PTE LTD with no external investors, parent company, or funding rounds disclosed in the available data.

Name

Socialight

Legal name

SOCIALIGHT PTE LTD

Website

https://socialight.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Socialight is a Singapore-based creative lighting design studio providing full-scope lighting consultancy services from concept through commissioning. The firm serves enterprise clients across hospitality, commercial, retail, and residential sectors, with regional offices in Indonesia and Vietnam supporting Asia Pacific projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lighting Design Consultancy: Professional services revenue from lighting design and consultancy across 6 stages: Concept Design, Schematic Design, Developed Design, Tender Documentation, Construction Monitoring, and Commissioning & Programming. Progress payments apply upon completion of each stage of work.
2. Peer Review and Plug-in Services: Task-based work including lighting planning for building approvals, Greenmark/LEEDS conformity, value engineering, or lighting model calculations.
3. Advisory Services: Pro-rated hourly/daily advisory or consultative services to overcome critical project milestones, including workshops for design, technical or product advice.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Socialight is a lighting design studio that provides full-scope professional lighting consultancy from concept through commissioning, following a proprietary six-stage framework. The studio serves enterprise clients including hotel operators, developers, and architects across Asia Pacific, with supplementary task-based peer review and plug-in services as well as hourly/daily advisory engagements.

Product overview

Socialight is a creative lighting design studio that operates as a single-service consultancy firm rather than a software platform. The core offering is Lighting Design and Consultancy services, delivered through a structured six-stage framework from concept through commissioning. The studio also provides supplementary Peer Review and Plug-in Services for task-based work, and Advisory Services for consultative engagements. Downloadable portfolio resources (Company Profile PDF, Exterior Lighting Portfolio PDF, and typology documents) are available for prospective clients. The company was rebranded from Lighting Images in 2016 and maintains regional offices in Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lighting Design and Consultancy Full-scope lighting design and consultancy for enterprise clients across architecture, interior design, landscape, and building facades, delivered through six stages: Concept Design, Schematic Design, Detail Design, Tender Documentation, Construction Monitoring, and Commissioning & Programming.
• Peer Review and Plug-in Services Task-based lighting services for projects where full consultancy engagement is not viable, including lighting planning for building approvals, Greenmark/LEEDS conformity verification, value engineering, and lighting model calculations.
• Advisory Services Consultative services offered on an hourly or daily basis to address specific project issues or overcome critical milestones, including workshops for design, technical, or product advice.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Architects and Interior DesignerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOngoing collaborative relationships with architects, interior designers, and landscape designers for integrated design consultancy. Socialight works as part of a consultant team on projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Speirs + Major: UK-based architectural lighting design consultancy with a similar vendor-independent, principal-led model delivering hospitality, cultural, and urban lighting projects; comparable in service scope and creative positioning to Socialight.
• Lighting Planners Associates (LPA): Japan-founded global lighting design consultancy with a similar six-stage, vendor-independent practice serving hospitality, commercial, and cultural projects across Asia Pacific and beyond — the closest architectural-lighting peer to Socialight in scale, model, and geography.
• Bartenbach: Austrian lighting design and research firm providing full-scope architectural lighting consultancy with a strong R&D and sustainability orientation, similar to Socialight's energy-conscious positioning and 6-stage methodology.
• Fisher Marantz Stone: US-based architectural lighting design consultancy with a comparable boutique, principal-led model serving cultural, hospitality, and high-end commercial projects worldwide.
• Lighting Design Alliance: US-based architectural lighting design firm with comparable full-scope design and commissioning services for hospitality, commercial, and cultural projects.
• dot: Singapore-based architectural lighting design studio with a similar boutique scale, hospitality/commercial focus, and Asia Pacific project base — the closest in-market peer to Socialight.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec Lighting Design: Lighting design practice within global engineering consultancy Stantec, offering lighting design as part of integrated building services; competes with Socialight on large commercial and hospitality work but within a much broader services portfolio.
• Arup Lighting: Lighting design practice within global engineering giant Arup, offering lighting design alongside broader MEP and structural services; competes with Socialight on premium hospitality and commercial mandates but as part of a much wider portfolio.

Regional players

• Illuminate Lighting Design: Hong Kong-based lighting design consultancy serving hospitality, commercial, and residential projects across Greater China and Asia, overlapping with Socialight's hospitality and regional client base.
• Light Factor: Australia-based lighting design consultancy with similar boutique, principal-led delivery across hospitality, retail, and commercial projects — a regional peer rather than a direct Asia Pacific competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/socialight.cls
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lightingimages
• Instagraminstagram.com/socialightcls
• Pinterestpinterest.com/socialight0260

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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