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Lightspeed Venture Partners

vc$9BCo-investsLeads rounds

Fund Size

$9B

Check Size

$1.0M$1000.0M

Location

United States

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Investment Thesis

Focus on high-scale AI companies and white truffle assets, utilizing a variety of vehicles from early-stage to late-stage growth and co-investment funds.

About Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing from Seed to Series F and beyond in enterprise, consumer, health, fintech, AI, cybersecurity, and frontier technologies globally.[2][3][5] The firm emphasizes deep founder support, proactive portfolio management, and high-conviction bets on category-defining companies, with a pioneering focus on AI since 2012.[1][2][4] It manages over $18B in committed capital after recent fundraises exceeding $9B in 2025.[1][2]

Sectors

Generative AIAI InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Stages

growthseedseries-aseries-b

Geography Focus

GlobalWorldwide

Tracked Investments

Notable Investments

AnthropicxAIDatabricksMistralGleanAbridgeRubrikNetskopeNavanElevenLabsRamp

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FAQ

What does Lightspeed invest in?

Lightspeed invests in Generative AI, AI Infrastructure and Enterprise Software at the growth, seed, series-a and series-b stages.

Which geographies does Lightspeed focus on?

Lightspeed focuses on Global and Worldwide, and is headquartered in United States.

What is Lightspeed's typical check size?

Lightspeed typically writes checks of $1M to $1B.

Which startups has Lightspeed backed?

Lightspeed has 11 tracked investments on Fusion42, including Harmony, Finto, Andera, Luel, Reactor and Ocean.