At a Glance
Lightspeed India Partners was established in 2007 as the India and Southeast Asia arm of Lightspeed Venture Partners, and has since become one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the region. Led by partners including Bejul Somaia, Dev Khare, and Hemant Mohapatra, the firm has invested across all stages from seed to growth, with a particular focus on technology companies addressing large local and regional opportunities. The firm's investment strategy centers on identifying category-defining companies that can scale across India and Southeast Asia's diverse markets. Lightspeed India has been an early backer of several unicorns including edtech giant Byju's, payments company Razorpay, B2B marketplace Udaan, and social media platform ShareChat. The firm's success extends beyond India with notable investments in Southeast Asian companies like Grab and Sea Limited. What sets Lightspeed India apart is its deep local market knowledge combined with global resources from the Lightspeed network, enabling portfolio companies to scale both regionally and internationally.
“Focuses on early and growth-stage technology companies across India and Southeast Asia, with particular emphasis on consumer, fintech, enterprise, and digital health sectors.”
Lightspeed India Partners primarily invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Lightspeed India Partners is headquartered in Bangalore, India. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Lightspeed India Partners focuses on investments in Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Lightspeed India Partners manages approximately $4B in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.