Overview

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global, multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, with an investment philosophy centered on deep sector expertise, long-term relationships and high-conviction partnerships. Lightspeed invests across enterprise technology, consumer, healthcare, fintech and artificial intelligence, supporting companies from early formation through growth and later stages. Its global investment presence includes the United States, Europe and Israel, while Lightspeed India Partners operates India and Southeast Asia through a distinct investment advisory entity.

Investment focus

Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare, Fintech
Stages
Seed, Early Stage, Growth Stage, Late Stage
Regions
Global, United States, Europe, Israel

How they work with companies

Lightspeed supports founders through Lighthouse, its platform organization covering executive talent, business development, community, market development and founder engagement. Portfolio companies can access an operator network, executive hiring support, customer and strategic-partner introductions, a CxO innovation network, design-partner programs, founder communities, scaling playbooks and technology partnerships. Lightspeed also operates a portfolio jobs platform and its Launch program provides Seed founders with 1-on-1 advisory support, workshops and company-building resources.Read more

Lightspeed supports founders through Lighthouse, its platform organization covering executive talent, business development, community, market development and founder engagement. Portfolio companies can access an operator network, executive hiring support, customer and strategic-partner introductions, a CxO innovation network, design-partner programs, founder communities, scaling playbooks and technology partnerships. Lightspeed also operates a portfolio jobs platform and its Launch program provides Seed founders with 1-on-1 advisory support, workshops and company-building resources.

Key people

6 people
Ravi MhatrePartner & Co-FounderView bio

Ravi is a Partner and Co-Founder of Lightspeed and has spent more than 25 years building the firm and its enterprise practice. He invests broadly in technology and has worked with founders from early stages through IPO or acquisition, with experience spanning enterprise technology, consumer, life sciences and blockchain.

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Bejul SomaiaPartnerView bio

Bejul is a Partner who co-leads Lightspeed. He joined the firm in 2008, established its India practice and later helped develop its Southeast Asia and European practices. A former founder and operator, he works with companies across sectors and has been closely involved in Lightspeed's investment strategy at the frontier of artificial intelligence.

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Barry EggersCo-FounderView bio

Barry is a Co-Founder of Lightspeed and a longtime technology investor. His investment work has focused on information technology infrastructure, including analytics platforms, cloud, networking and emerging infrastructure. Before Lightspeed, he worked in M&A at Cisco Systems and was a partner at Weiss, Peck & Greer.

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Peter NiehCo-FounderView bio

Peter is a Co-Founder of Lightspeed with nearly three decades of experience investing in and helping build technology companies, primarily in SaaS and infrastructure. Before entering venture capital, he worked at General Magic, an early technology company developing electronic marketplaces.

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Nicole NorthPartner, Global PlatformView bio

Nicole leads Lighthouse, Lightspeed's global platform organization, which includes Executive Talent, Business Development, Community, Market Development and Founder Engagement. She joined Lightspeed in 2019 to establish its executive talent function and works with portfolio companies on building leadership teams and accessing the firm's operating network.

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Rob HortonChief Operating OfficerView bio

Rob joined Lightspeed as Chief Operating Officer in 2022 and focuses on scaling the firm's operations and supporting its geographic and sector expansion. He previously helped scale MuleSoft, Infoblox and BigBand Networks from startup stages through IPO and eventual acquisition, and earlier practiced corporate and securities law.

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Companies curated by Ovii

A selection of companies associated with Lightspeed Venture Partners that Ovii curates for job seekers.

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