Venture Capital

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Investment Details

Investor Type
Venture Capital

Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Real Estate, Commodities, Crypto, ESG and Impact Investing, Fixed Income (Debt and Bonds), Infrastructure, Collectibles & Art

Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO, Buyout, Turnaround, Distressed

Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan, Australia, Europe, Singapore, China, India, Brazil, France, Italy, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, South Africa, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sweden, Southeast Asia, Israel, Norway

Industries Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Energy
  • Consumer Goods
  • Real Estate
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecommunications
  • Media
  • Retail
  • Software
  • Education
  • Agriculture
  • Consumer
  • Consumer Products
  • HealthTech
  • EdTech
  • FinTech
  • E-commerce
  • SaaS
  • Transportation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • Life Sciences
  • Digital Media
  • Cybersecurity
  • Medtech
  • Crypto
  • Cloud Computing
  • Proptech
  • Mobile
  • Big Data
  • Enterprise
  • Clean-Tech
  • AI
  • Enterprise Software
  • Communications
  • Enterprise Infrastructure
  • Wireless
  • Internet Media

Investment Size:
1,000,000 to 50,000,000 USD

Investor Details Founded: 2000

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the enterprise and consumer sectors. Over the past two decades, the firm has backed hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped build more than 500 companies globally, including Affirm, Carta, Cato Networks, Epic Games, Faire, Forty Seven, Guardant Health, Mulesoft, Navan, Netskope, Nutanix, Rubrik, Sharechat, Snap, Udaan, and Ultima Genomics. Lightspeed and its global team currently manage $28 billion in assets under management across the Lightspeed platform, with investment professionals and advisors in the U.S., Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia.

The firm's investment strategy focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage companies with high growth potential in sectors such as enterprise software, consumer internet, fintech, and healthcare. Lightspeed's approach combines deep industry expertise with a global network to provide portfolio companies with the resources and guidance needed to scale successfully. The firm has a history of leading and participating in significant funding rounds, demonstrating its commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.

Lightspeed's track record includes notable investments in companies like Snap, Nutanix, AppDynamics, MuleSoft, OYO, Guardant, StitchFix, and GrubHub. The firm's philosophy centers on partnering with visionary founders to build market-leading companies that can drive meaningful change and deliver substantial value to customers and stakeholders. Lightspeed's global presence and diverse team enable it to leverage a wide range of perspectives and insights, enhancing its ability to identify and support transformative business models and technologies.

Requirements
  • Strong founding teams
  • Innovative business models
  • Scalable growth potential
  • Global market reach
  • Technological differentiation
  • Clear path to profitability
  • Ability to disrupt existing markets
  • Commitment to long-term partnerships
  • Adaptability to market changes
  • Focus on customer acquisition and retention
  • Strong management team
  • Scalable business model
  • Innovative product or service
  • Competitive market positioning
  • Clear market differentiation
  • Ability to disrupt existing markets or create new ones
  • Strong founding team
  • Clear market opportunity
  • Potential for significant growth
  • High growth potential
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Portfolio Companies
  • Snap Inc.
  • Mulesoft
  • AppDynamics
  • Nutanix
  • Nest
  • Affirm
  • Guardant Health
  • Rubrik
  • Forty Seven
  • Navan
  • Mistral AI
  • ThoughtSpot
  • Ultima Genomics
  • CATO Networks
  • Faire
  • Skild AI
  • Observo AI
  • Glean Technologies
  • Multiverse
  • Virtue AI
  • Carta
  • Epic Games
  • Netskope
  • ShareChat
  • Snap
  • Udaan
  • GrubHub
  • AppLovin
  • The Honest Company
  • Stitch Fix
  • Bird
  • Groupon
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