Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2000

AUM

$10 500 M

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series B Series A Seed Pre-seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe Asia
Investor profile last updated: 24 August, 2026

Profile

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in the United States. The firm was founded in the year 2000 by a group of experienced entrepreneurs and investors, and its team is composed of highly skilled professionals with diverse backgrounds in technology and finance. The team is known for its global investment approach and for providing strategic support to its portfolio companies.

The firm invests primarily in the technology sector, with a focus on sub-sectors such as internet and web services, software, and SaaS, as well as financial services and healthtech. They typically participate in Series A through late-stage investment rounds. With significant assets under management, Lightspeed has launched several funds, each aiming at different stages and sector focuses, and works with a diverse range of Limited Partners.

Lightspeed Venture Partners has made notable investments in companies such as Snap - social media platform, Giphy - GIF-sharing community, AppDynamics - application performance management, and Nutanix - enterprise cloud platform.

Industry

Cybersecurity Life Sciences AI Transportation Telecommunications Software Security SaaS Retail Other Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising IT Services Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty E-commerce/Marketplace Consumer Services (B2C) Consumer Products Business Services (B2B) HealthTech

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FAQs about Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is located in Menlo Park, California, United States.
Lightspeed Venture Partners was founded in 2000.
Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies and startups in Cybersecurity, Life Sciences, AI, Transportation, Telecommunications, Software, Security, SaaS, Retail, Other, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, IT Services, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, E-commerce/Marketplace, Consumer Services (B2C), Consumer Products, Business Services (B2B), HealthTech.
Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Asia.
Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies and startups at Series B, Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Lightspeed Venture Partners usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Lightspeed Venture Partners has around $10 500m assets under management.