Timeline
Oct 2015
Founded
Founded as Standard Commodity management w/Financing from Standard Nutrition company
Dec 2015
Signed 1st Client
Signed first professional merchandising client
Feb 2016
Jessica Crist
CFO Jessica Crist Joins as employee #2
Oct 2017
Est. Lighthouse Hedging
Established Lighthouse Hedging futures brokerage
Nov 2017
Re-financed
Company re-financed with Jim Kirkeide and Cornerstone Bank
Dec 2017
Andrew Kabes
Andrew Kabes joins as COO
Jan 2018
Rebranded
Company rebranded As Lighthouse Commodities
April 20th 2019
Jim Kirkeide passes away
Dec 2019
Software Automation
Software process automation begins
Jan 2020
1st Client Summit
First annual client summit held
Oct 2020
Beacon Fund Est
Beacon Fund matching donation program
established on Five year anniversary
Dec 2020
HedgeBeacon
Released
HedgeBeacon signal algorithms released
Jan 2021
Est Lighthouse Logistics
Established Lighthouse Logistics freight brokerage
Nov 2021
HedgeBeacon Subscription
Launched HedgeBeacon subscription product
Dec 2021
100 Millionth
Bushel
100 millionth bushel ships
Jun 2023
Automated Trading
System
Went live with first automated trading system
Oct 2023
$1 Billion
Cumulative sales cross $1 Billion
Jan 2024
Beacon Pricing
Launched Beacon Pricing product