Investments
1327Portfolio Exits
241Funds
38Service Providers
3About Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise and Consumer sectors. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed and helped build more than 200 companies globally, many of which have become market leaders. The Firm invests in the U.S. and internationally, with investment professionals and advisors in Silicon Valley and Israel as well as in India with Lightspeed India Partners and China with Lightspeed China Partners.
Lightspeed Venture Partners Headquarter Location
2200 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California, 94025,
United States
650-234-8300
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Latest Lightspeed Venture Partners News
Jun 23, 2022
Aidaly , a Boston, MA-based service that provides compensation and financial services to family caregivers, raised $8.5m in funding. The round was led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Operator Partners, Precursor Ventures, Primetime Partners, Scribble, Shrug, Polymath, TVC, and founders and executives from Twitter, Facebook, SoulCycle, Flatiron Health, Mainstreet, OnDeck, Commsor, and more. Aidaly, which is officially coming out of stealth mode, will use the funds to expand its services for family caregivers into new markets across the United States. Led by Maggie Norris, founder and CEO, Aidaly is a service that provides compensation and financial services to family caregivers. The platform, which streamlines access to state and private benefits, as well as helps family caregivers access obscure benefits such as financial planning, mental health support and caregiver training, is exclusively designed for families currently providing or wanting to provide care in a home setting. Members also gain access to a supportive community of fellow caregivers and coaches that are available to assist with caregiving, nutrition and wellness and personal finance. The service is currently available in Miami-Dade with plans to expand into additional markets in 2022. FinSMEs 23/06/2022
Lightspeed Venture Partners Investments
1,327 Investments
Lightspeed Venture Partners has made 1,327 investments. Their latest investment was in Aidaly as part of their Seed VC on June 6, 2022.
Lightspeed Venture Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/22/2022 | Seed VC | Aidaly | $8.5M | Yes | Operator Partners, Polymath Capital, Precursor Ventures, Primetime Partners, Scribble Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, TVC Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
6/21/2022 | Series B | Magic Eden | $130M | Yes | 9 | |
6/16/2022 | Seed VC | Earth From Another Sun | $4.5M | Yes | 1 | |
6/9/2022 | Series A | |||||
6/8/2022 | Series D |
Date | 6/22/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 6/16/2022 | 6/9/2022 | 6/8/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series B | Seed VC | Series A | Series D |
Company | Aidaly | Magic Eden | Earth From Another Sun | ||
Amount | $8.5M | $130M | $4.5M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Operator Partners, Polymath Capital, Precursor Ventures, Primetime Partners, Scribble Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, TVC Capital, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Lightspeed Venture Partners Portfolio Exits
241 Portfolio Exits
Lightspeed Venture Partners has 241 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Varada on June 23, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/23/2022 | Acquired | 10 | |||
4/29/2022 | IPO | Public | 5 | ||
4/4/2022 | Acquired | 8 | |||
Date | 6/23/2022 | 4/29/2022 | 4/4/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | IPO | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 10 | 5 | 8 |
Lightspeed Venture Partners Fund History
38 Fund Histories
Lightspeed Venture Partners has 38 funds, including Blockchain Gaming Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/5/2021 | Blockchain Gaming Fund | $100M | 1 | ||
12/23/2020 | Lightspeed Venture Partners TIPL-D SPV | $168.5M | 1 | ||
10/15/2020 | Lightspeed SPV I-C | $57M | 1 | ||
8/19/2020 | Lightspeed India Partners III | ||||
7/17/2020 | Lightspeed SPV EG |
Closing Date | 11/5/2021 | 12/23/2020 | 10/15/2020 | 8/19/2020 | 7/17/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Blockchain Gaming Fund | Lightspeed Venture Partners TIPL-D SPV | Lightspeed SPV I-C | Lightspeed India Partners III | Lightspeed SPV EG |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $100M | $168.5M | $57M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lightspeed Venture Partners Service Providers
5 Service Providers
Lightspeed Venture Partners has 5 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Series A | Management Consultants | General Counsel | |
Service Provider | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Series A | ||
Provider Type | Management Consultants | ||
Service Type | General Counsel |
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Lightspeed Venture Partners Team
23 Team Members
Lightspeed Venture Partners has 23 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, Ravi Mhatre.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Gill Cogan | WPG | Founder | Current |
Marcus Vincent Gomez | Founder | Current | |
Ravi Mhatre | SGI, and Booz Allen Hamilton | Founder, Managing Director | Current |
Peter Nieh | General Magic, Acer America Corporation, Bain & Company, and Apple | Founder | Current |
Christopher J. Schaepe | Weiss, Peck & Greer Ventu, Goldman Sachs, and IBM | Founder | Current |
Name | Gill Cogan | Marcus Vincent Gomez | Ravi Mhatre | Peter Nieh | Christopher J. Schaepe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | WPG | SGI, and Booz Allen Hamilton | General Magic, Acer America Corporation, Bain & Company, and Apple | Weiss, Peck & Greer Ventu, Goldman Sachs, and IBM | |
Title | Founder | Founder | Founder, Managing Director | Founder | Founder |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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