Lightspeed is a venture capital firm. Based in Menlo Park, California, United States. The known portfolio counts 11 companies, including Notch, Coral, Granola, Sycamore, Reliable Robotics and Nas.com.
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Who to pitch at Lightspeed
Lightspeed portfolio companies (11)
- Notch
- Coral
- Granola
- Sycamore
- Reliable Robotics
- Nas.com
- Ineffable Intelligence
- ScaleOps
- Modus
- Shapes Inc
- Lightspeed Commerce
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About Lightspeed
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas AI Applications, Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure and Cybersecurity; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
Of the 65 people on file at Lightspeed, Barry Eggers (Founding Partner), Christopher Schaepe (Co-Founder) and Biju Kulathakal (Founder & CEO) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Lightspeed shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Lightspeed Investing, Coatue Management and Index Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is Lightspeed?
Lightspeed is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 11 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Lightspeed invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Lightspeed invest at?
The known deals of Lightspeed include Growth, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Lightspeed?
3 of the 65 people on file at Lightspeed are listed as contacts for the firm. All 65 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Lightspeed?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 65 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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