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Lightspeed

Lightspeed

New York, New York · Los Angeles, California · San Francisco, California · Palo Alto, California · Menlo Park, California · San Francisco Bay Area · Israel · Menlo Park · Beijing, China · Shanghai, China · New Delhi, India · Herzelia Pituach, Israel · Menlo Park, California, US

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Signal profile (Lightspeed Venture Partners) Lightspeed Venture Partners cb Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage and expansion stage investments. The firm structures and participates in equity and debt financing for start-up and growth companies and also provides incubation services. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in the U.S., Asia, and Israel in a broad range of sectors, which include: Cleantech, Communications, Digital Media & Wireless, Enterprise Automation, Enterprise Infra-structure, Internet Media & Commerce, and Semiconductors. In China, the firm seeks to invest in early stage and late stages businesses. It prefers to make investments in mobile, social media, commerce, gaming, consumer web services, datacenter infrastructure, enterprise automation, digital media and consumer electronics, communications infrastructure technologies, networking, wireless, internet media & commerce, internet and e-commerce, semiconductors, cleantech, and other services. In India, the firm seeks to invest in advertising & media, business services, financial services, healthcare, education, and retail. The firm is currently investing out of Lightspeed IX, a $675 million fund. The firm invests between $10 million to $25 million in growth stages in India, and invests between $2 million to $10 million in early stages in India. Lightspeed Venture Partners was founded in 1971. SHOW MORE Founded: 1971

Founded
1971
Type
Venture capital

Team

Yonit Wiseman
$15M$3M – $20MIsrael
Bejul Somaia
Bejul Somaia

Lightspeed, Partner // US

$15M$3M – $20MMenlo Park, California
Connor Love
$15M$3M – $20MMenlo Park, California
Bipul Sinha
Bipul Sinha

Lightspeed, Venture Partner

$15M$3M – $20MPalo Alto, California
Anoushka Vaswani
$15M$3M – $20MSan Francisco Bay Area
Peter Nieh
$15M$3M – $20MSan Francisco Bay Area
Sebastian Duesterhoeft
$15M$3M – $20MSan Francisco Bay Area
Alex Taussig
$15M$3M – $20MSan Francisco, California
Lisa Han
$15M$3M – $20MSan Francisco, California
Shan Shan
$15M$3M – $20MSan Francisco, California

Operations and support

Aaron FrankPartner // US
Alexa BoghosianPartner // US
Alexander SchmittPartner // Europe
Alyssa WalkerVice President, Investor Relations // US
Amanda FrinkVice President, HR // US
Amber YangPartner // US
Amish DesaiPartner // US
Anand IyerVenture Partner // US
Andrew MoleyOperating Partner + CFO // US
Angela SibleyPartner, Investor Relations // US
AnnaRose HughesVP, Executive Talent // US
Antoine MoyroudPartner // Europe
Arif JanmohamedVenture Partner // US
Barry EggersCo-Founder // US
Beth KarlssonPeople, Strategy & Culture, Partner and CHRO // US
Brett NissenbergPartner, General Counsel // US
Brian KellyOperating Partner // US
Charlie FergusonSenior Associate, Capital Markets // US
Charlotte Van ReykPartner, Global Engagement // Europe
Claire ZauPartner & New Media // US
Claudia LevanPartner, Fundraising // Europe
Dan GrunfeldVice President, Business Development // US
David GussarskyPartner // Israel
Dev KharePartner // US
Dr. Brenton FargnoliPartner // US
Dr. Galym ImanbayevPartner // US
Dr. Shelley ChuPartner // US
Eli ConniffPartner // US
Elijah SutantoPartner // US
Eoin O’MahonyPartner, Data Science // US
Eric TraupeOperating Partner // US
Gaurav GuptaPartner // US
Greg GoldbergVice President, Legal // US
Guru ChahalPartner // US
Henry NiHead of Value Creation // US
Isaac KimPartner // US
Jack FowlerPartner, Capital Markets // US
James AlcornPartner // US
James EphratiPartner // US
Jeremy LiewVenture Partner // US
Jessica AdamsChief Compliance Officer // US
Joe BinderPartner, Capital Strategy and Formation // US
John BorgerdingOperating Partner // US
John W. ThompsonVenture Partner // US
Jonah CaderPartner // US
Jonathan MacQuittyPartner // US
Josh MachizChief Marketing Officer // US
Justin OverdorffPartner // US
Justin ShenPartner // US
Kaash PaladuguVP, Investor Relations // US
Lea LyberopoulosController // US
Lina ZhuoPartner // US
Locke JillsonVP, Executive Talent // US
Luke BesedaPartner, People Infrastructure // US
Mark SuiPartner // US
Marni Blake EllisVice President, Production // US
Michael CarpenterVenture Partner // US
Michael DeCaroCISO, Head of IT // US
Michael RomanoChief Business Officer // US
Michelle TangVP, Talent // US
Morgan WorthPartner, Legal // US
Myia SilkaitisVice President, Investment Operations // US
Myles WeinsteinOperating Partner // US
Nakul MandanVenture Partner // US
Naveed MatinfarPartner // US
Nicole NeumarkerOperating Partner // US
Nicole NorthPartner, Global Platform // US
Nikita BierProduct Growth Partner // US
Nnamdi IregbulemPartner // US
Paul MurphyVenture Partner // Europe
Paul RicciVenture Partner // US
Pete SteinlePartner, Executive Talent // US
Prathik HosalliPartner // US
Rachel Manson GrillVice President of Marketing and Head of Global Communications // US
Ravi MhatrePartner & Co-Founder // US
Raviraj JainPartner // US
Rob HortonChief Operating Officer // US
Roger MurffPartner, Global Market Development // US
Ross MasonVenture Partner // Europe
Roxanne OulmanOperating Partner // US
Ryan ConnorGlobal Chief Financial Officer // US
Ryan Stouffer SmithPartner, Legal // US
Sachin PatelPartner // US
Sam EislerPartner // US
Sam WholleyOperating Partner, Technology // US
Semil ShahVenture Partner // US
Shaurya AggarwalPartner // US
Simon ParmettVenture Partner // US
Stacy Johnson RobnettHead of Org Design & Ecosystem Strategy // US
Tal MorgensternPartner // Israel
Vitaly GudanetsOperating Partner // US
Will KohlerPartner // US
Yoni CheifetzPartner // Israel

Co-investing

Sequoia
General Catalyst
Accel
Sequoia Capital
Khosla Ventures

Investments

$230M2026-03-05Science CorporationKhosla Ventures, Lightspeed, Y Combinator, IQT, Quiet Capital, 885 Capital, Mangusta Capital, Octant Ventures, RRE Ventures, Bayshore Global Management, In-Q-Tel
$13B2025-09-02AnthropicLightspeed, Hemant Taneja
$—2025-06-02NeuralinkSequoia, GV, Lightspeed, Thrive Capital, Founders Fund
$—2025-06-02NeuralinkLightspeed, GV, Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital
$—2025-06-02NeuralinkFounders Fund, GV, Lightspeed, Thrive Capital, Sequoia Capital
$650M2025-06-02NeuralinkFounders Fund, Sequoia, Thrive, DFJ Growth, Lightspeed, ARK, Vy Capital, Valor
$3.5B2025-03-03AnthropicLightspeed, General Catalyst, D1 Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Fidelity Investments, Jane Street Capital, Byron Deeter, Sameer Dholakia, Hemant Taneja
$—2025NeuralinkLightspeed
$—2024AnthropicLightspeed
$550M2026-09-09HarveyLightspeed