At a Glance
Lightspeed Venture Partners was founded in 2000 and has grown into one of the world's leading global venture capital firms, with offices across the US, Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia. The firm was established with the vision of partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs to build category-defining companies across multiple sectors and geographies. Lightspeed's investment approach spans the entire company lifecycle from seed to growth stages, with the flexibility to lead or participate in rounds ranging from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars. The firm has built an impressive track record with notable investments including social media platform Snap, fintech company Affirm, gaming giant Epic Games, and integration platform MuleSoft (acquired by Salesforce for $6.5B). Under the leadership of partners like Barry Eggers, Jeremy Liew, and Gaurav Gupta, Lightspeed has maintained its position as a top-tier firm by combining deep domain expertise with a global network that helps portfolio companies scale internationally. What distinguishes Lightspeed is its truly global platform that enables cross-border opportunities and its consistent ability to identify and back transformative companies across multiple technology cycles.
“Partners with exceptional entrepreneurs building transformative companies across enterprise, consumer, and health technology worldwide.”
Lightspeed Venture 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 Venture Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Lightspeed Venture Partners focuses on investments in Enterprise, Consumer, Fintech, Digital Health, AI. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Lightspeed Venture Partners's typical investment check size ranges from $500K to $100M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Lightspeed Venture Partners manages approximately $18B in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.