Lightrider Electric

What Lightrider Electric does

Lightrider Electric is a privately held commercial electrical contractor headquartered in Pomona, California, with a second office in Marana, Arizona. The company is licensed to perform electrical work across four states — California, Texas, Arizona, and Utah — and operates CALCTP-certified (California Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program) teams capable of advanced lighting controls installations. Its service portfolio covers tenant improvements, financial institution buildouts, retail rollouts, and gas station/industrial electrical work.

The business operates a project-based delivery model, executing electrical scopes for general contractors and end clients on commercial real estate projects. Named marquee customers span co-working (WeWork), hospitality (Monterey Marriott), restaurants (Karl Strauss), entertainment/production (Fuse FX), residential/multi-family (Oak Crest, Penny Lane), professional services (Stantec), and event/venue (The Ranch). This breadth of logos suggests the firm pursues project work across multiple commercial verticals rather than concentrating on a single niche. Leadership consists of President Kelly P. McArthur and Vice President Darrell Milstead, with operational staff spanning both California and Arizona offices.

The firm's go-to-market is relationship-driven subcontracting into the commercial construction ecosystem. With no disclosed technology platform, software product, or recurring service line, Lightrider Electric generates revenue almost entirely from one-time project billings tied to construction volume in its licensed geographies. A website privacy policy dated April 25, 2013 provides the earliest publicly observable artifact of the company's operating history, though no formal founding date is disclosed.

Name

Lightrider Electric

Legal name

LIGHTRIDER ELECTRIC, INC.

Website

https://lightriderelectric.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lightrider Electric is a privately held commercial electrical contractor licensed in California, Texas, Arizona, and Utah, performing tenant improvements, financial institution, retail, and industrial electrical work for clients including WeWork, Marriott, and Stantec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Electrical Contracting Services

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Dimmer, Switch & Lighting Control Installation (HSAOAFAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial electrical contracting
• Tenant improvement services
• Lighting retrofitting
• Financial institution electrical
• Industrial electrical construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Pomona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electrical Contracting Services: Project-based revenue from commercial electrical contracting services including tenant improvements, new construction, lighting design, and retrofitting for commercial, financial institution, retail, and industrial clients. Services are delivered through collaboration with General Contractors and Design Teams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lightrider Electric is a commercial electrical contractor that plans, designs, and executes electrical projects for commercial buildings, financial institutions, retail locations, and gas station/industrial facilities. The company specializes in interior tenant improvements and delivers projects through collaboration with General Contractors, Design Teams, and end users across California, Texas, Arizona, and Utah. Services include tenant improvement, lighting design, lighting retrofitting, financial institution compliance work, and ground-up construction.

Product overview

Lightrider Electric is a commercial electrical contracting company offering a unified set of electrical services rather than a software product platform. The company's service portfolio includes five interconnected offerings: Interior Tenant Improvements (the primary service focused on collaboration with GCs, Design Teams, and end users), Commercial Electrical Services (tenant improvement, administration spaces, ground up buildings, lighting design, and retrofitting), Financial Institutions Electrical Services (banking and enterprise-grade projects), Retail Electrical Services (national retail builds), and Gas Station/Industrial/Storage Facilities Services (ground-up gas station and manufacturing facilities). All services are delivered with specialized project management, quality workmanship, and competitive pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Electrical Services Full-service commercial electrical contracting including tenant improvement, administration spaces, ground up buildings, lighting design, and lighting retrofitting with specialized project management to stay on-time and on budget.
• Financial Institutions Electrical Services Specialized services for banking industries including continuous operation retail branch remodels and administration office refreshes, compliant with strict standards and detailed specifications required by enterprise-level projects.
• Retail Electrical Services National retail builds from restaurants to mall locations, partnering with General Contractors and end users to design, actively bid, and complete projects of all sizes.
• Gas Station / Industrial / Storage Facilities Electrical Services Energy vendor direct, ground-up gas station construction combined with extensive manufacturing and storage facilities experience, providing a seamless package that builds value for the end user.
• Interior Tenant Improvements Interior tenant improvement projects executed through seamless collaboration with General Contractors, Design Teams, and end users; the company's core specialty.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Power Design: Power Design is a large national electrical contractor specializing in multi-family, hospitality, and commercial projects. Comparable to Lightrider in commercial electrical installation and tenant improvement scope, particularly hospitality and retail buildouts, but operates at much higher scale.
• Rosendin Electric: Rosendin is one of the largest employee-owned electrical contractors in the U.S., headquartered in California, with extensive commercial, data center, and renewable project work. Highly comparable to Lightrider as a Western U.S. commercial electrical contractor serving GCs, design teams, and enterprise end users — but at much larger scale.
• Southland Industries: Southland Industries is a large MEP/electrical contractor with significant California and Western U.S. presence serving commercial, industrial, and healthcare customers. Comparable to Lightrider in commercial electrical and tenant improvement work, but with broader mechanical capabilities and significantly larger scale.
• Faith Technologies: Faith Technologies is a national electrical and specialty systems contractor delivering commercial, industrial, and renewable energy projects. Comparable to Lightrider in core commercial electrical contracting, but operates with significantly greater scale and a broader national footprint.
• EMCOR Group: EMCOR Group (NYSE: EME) is one of the largest mechanical and electrical contractors in the U.S., providing commercial electrical installation, lighting, and energy services across multiple verticals. Directly comparable to Lightrider in core trade (commercial electrical contracting) and customer base (developers, GCs, enterprises), but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• IES Holdings: IES Holdings (NASDAQ: IESC) is a national electrical contractor providing commercial, industrial, and data center electrical services. Comparable to Lightrider in commercial electrical contracting work and end-market diversification, but considerably larger and publicly traded.

Direct peers

• Helix Electric: Helix Electric is a privately held commercial electrical contractor specializing in tenant improvement, ground-up construction, and data center work across the Western U.S. Closely comparable to Lightrider in service mix (commercial electrical, TI, ground-up) and target market (GCs, owners, design teams), with similar multi-state footprint.
• Cupertino Electric: Cupertino Electric is a California-based specialty electrical contractor serving commercial, data center, and renewable energy markets. Directly comparable to Lightrider as a California-rooted commercial electrical contractor with multi-state operations and similar customer mix (enterprises, GCs, design teams).
• Bergelectric: Bergelectric is a privately held commercial electrical contractor headquartered in California, specializing in tenant improvements, design-assist, and ground-up projects. One of the closest direct competitors to Lightrider in California commercial electrical contracting, with similar GC/owner engagement model.
• Morrow-Meadows Corporation: Morrow-Meadows is a privately held commercial electrical contractor serving the Western U.S. from California, specializing in tenant improvement, design-build, and industrial projects. Closely comparable to Lightrider in scope (TI, commercial electrical), regional footprint (California and surrounding states), and customer base (GCs, owners).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lightrider-electric-inc

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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