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Lightspeed Venture Partners

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Description

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.

Investor Profile

Lightspeed Venture Partners has made 1,438 investments, with 108 in the past 12 months and 36% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (25%)
  • Series B (20%)
  • Seed (18%)
  • Series C (13%)
  • Series D (8%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)
  • Series E (4%)
  • Series F (2%)
  • Pre Seed (2%)
  • Private Equity (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (77%)
  • India (6%)
  • Israel (4%)
  • China (3%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Singapore (2%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Indonesia (1%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • France (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Enterprise Software
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Saas
  • Analytics
  • E-commerce
  • Internet
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Lightspeed Venture Partners frequently co-invest with?

Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 77
Kleiner Perkins
Kleiner Perkins
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 44
General Catalyst
General Catalyst
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 68
New Enterprise Associates
New Enterprise Associates
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 57
SV Angel
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 38
Accel
Accel
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 64
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 52
Redpoint
Redpoint
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 38
Greylock
Greylock
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 39
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 53

Which angels does Lightspeed Venture Partners often collaborate with?

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Gokul Rajaram
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5
GR
Guillermo Rauch
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5
LG
Lachy Groom
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5
ES
Eric Schmidt
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 5
LB
Lane Bess
North America, California, United States, Sunnyvale
Shared Deals: 6
JT
John Thompson
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 13
NR
Naval Ravikant
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5
MC
Mark Cuban
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Shared Deals: 6
EG
Elad Gil
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 15
Shlomo Kramer
Shlomo Kramer
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv
Shared Deals: 12

What are some of recent deals done by Lightspeed Venture Partners?

ClickHouse

Palo Alto, California, United States

ClickHouse provides an open-source database system for real-time analytical reporting.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataDatabaseSoftware
Series CMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $350,000,000
Snorkel AI

Redwood City, California, United States

Snorkel AI is an AI platform that accelerates data labeling by using machine learning for faster model training.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingEnterprise SoftwareMachine Learning
Series DMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
Snabbit

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Snabbit is a platform that connects users with trained professionals to provide home services on demand.

Home DecorHome ImprovementHome ServicesProfessional Services
Series BMay 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $19,000,000
Neuralink

Fremont, California, United States

Neuralink is a neurotechnology company that focuses on developing brain-computer interfaces designed to treat neurological disorders.

BiotechnologyMedicalNeuroscienceRobotics
Series EMay 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $650,000,000
Data Sutram

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Answers on Smart Growth

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationData VisualizationInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSaaS
Series AMay 22, 2025
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
LMArena

San Francisco, California, United States

LMArena focused on building a neutral, open, community-driven platform.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)CommunitiesMachine LearningProduct Research
SeedMay 21, 2025
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
Granola

London, England, United Kingdom

Granola is an AI notepad that transcribes and summarizes meetings from your device, helping users stay organized without joining calls.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Meeting SoftwareSaaSSoftware
Series BMay 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $43,000,000
Seel

San Francisco, California, United States

Seel is the leading U.S e-commerce insurer

ConsumerInsurance
Series BMay 9, 2025
Emversity

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Emversity is an employability-led education platform that offers industry-aligned training programs.

EdTechEducationEmploymentTraining
SeedApr 23, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Chainguard

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Chainguard is a cloud-native development platform that provides low-to-zero CVE container images for building and running applications.

Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceSecurity
Series DApr 23, 2025
Amount Raised: $356,000,000
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