Lightspeed Ventures, LLC

Lightspeed Ventures, LLC is a global venture capital firm founded in 2000, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya Pituach. The firm specializes in early-stage and expansion-stage investments, focusing on a diverse range of sectors including consumer, enterprise technology, cleantech, financial technology, mobile, e-commerce, and biotechnology. Lightspeed engages in both equity and debt financing for startups and growth companies, as well as providing incubation services. It primarily invests in the United States, Europe, Israel, China, and India, with specific investment strategies tailored to different regions. In India, for instance, it focuses on advertising, healthcare, education, and retail, while in China, it targets both early and late-stage businesses across various technology sectors. The firm manages significant capital through its funds, actively participating in the growth of innovative companies across multiple industries.

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner

Luke Beseda

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

Janou Gordon

Director of Special Projects

David Gussarsky

Partner

Harry Han

Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Kshitij Jain

Associate

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Alex Kayyal

Partner

Meredith Kendall

Marketing Partner

Jonathan MacQuitty

Partner

Andrew John Moley

Operating Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Peter Moulds

Venture Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Brett Nissenberg

Partner and General Counsel

Michael Romano

Partner of Investor Relations

Adam Rothstein

Partner

Chris Schaepe

Co-Founder and Partner

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Bipul Sinha

Venture Partner

John Wendell Thompson

Venture Partner

Rytis Vitkauskas

Partner

Scott Young

VP of Technology

Past deals in Series E

Personio

Series E in 2022
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Roofstock

Series E in 2022
Roofstock, Inc. is an online marketplace that facilitates investment in leased single-family rental homes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company provides investors with access to independently certified properties, complete with research, analytics, and market insights. This platform allows users to evaluate properties based on their investment potential and cash flow without the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Roofstock aims to simplify the real estate investment process by enabling clients to treat their property investments similarly to stock portfolios, emphasizing asset allocation. The marketplace also assists sellers in marketing tenant-occupied properties, minimizing income loss and tenant disruption.

Axonius

Series E in 2022
Axonius, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in asset management for connected devices used by businesses. Founded in 2017 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers a platform that allows IT and security teams to gain visibility and control over a wide array of devices, including mobile, computing, and IoT devices. The platform integrates data from various networked devices and existing management services, creating a comprehensive environment for managing device security. Key features include a user-friendly adapter API for seamless integration of new device types and a framework for secure sharing of adapters and plugins. Axonius aims to facilitate safe device adoption and usage at scale, helping organizations effectively manage their cybersecurity landscape.

Dremio

Series E in 2022
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language engine designed to enhance data accessibility and processing speed. Its flagship product, Dremio, serves as a data lake engine that enables users to perform queries directly on data lake storage while providing a self-service semantic layer. The platform empowers business users to curate and analyze data from various sources, thereby facilitating processes for business intelligence, data science, machine learning, and SQL clients. By streamlining analytical processing and improving productivity for data engineers, analysts, and scientists, Dremio enhances the self-sufficiency of data consumers in their decision-making processes.

Personio

Series E in 2021
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

BetterUp

Series E in 2021
BetterUp Inc. is a leadership development platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013. The company provides a mobile-based solution for organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, aimed at enhancing employee performance through a science-backed methodology. BetterUp's platform facilitates on-demand virtual coaching sessions, allowing users to identify and practice new behaviors and mindsets essential for achieving high performance in a rapidly changing environment. The platform tracks and measures individual growth, helping employees cultivate skills that support both personal and professional development. Its diverse clientele includes notable companies like Genentech, Logitech, and Workday, reflecting its commitment to fostering an adaptive workforce.

Matillion

Series E in 2021
Matillion is a data transformation solution provider or cloud data warehouses. The company is fundamentally changing data integration enabling customers to innovate at the speed of business, with cloud-native data integration technology that solves individuals’ and enterprises’ top business challenges. Its software is used by more than 550 customers in over 40 countries. Its customers include GE, Accenture, Siemens, Bose, Zapier, Splunk, and Vistaprint among others. Founded 2011, Matillion is headquartered in Manchester, UK and Denver, Colorado. It has also offices in New York City and Seattle.

Zetwerk

Series E in 2021
Zetwerk Pvt. Ltd. operates an online B2B marketplace designed to streamline procurement and manufacturing processes. The platform connects buyers with suppliers, facilitating interactions and order placements for customized manufacturing jobs. It offers features such as request for quotation (RFQ) preparation, vendor selection, and negotiation tools, alongside a procurement management suite that provides insights into corporate expenditure through a proprietary algorithm. Zetwerk specializes in various manufacturing services, including machining, CNC machining, casting, forging, and fabrication, serving industries such as power, oil and gas, renewable energy, and infrastructure. By leveraging a nationwide network of manufacturing facilities, Zetwerk enables businesses to procure custom products and machine parts tailored to specific budgets and timelines. Founded in 2017 and based in Bengaluru, India, the company aims to enhance collaboration between large manufacturing companies and suppliers while facilitating efficient order fulfillment.

Eightfold AI

Series E in 2021
Eightfold.ai® delivers the Talent Intelligence Platform™, the most effective way for organizations to retain top performers, upskill and reskill the workforce, recruit top talent efficiently, and reach diversity goals. Eightfold.ai's deep learning artificial intelligence platform empowers enterprises to turn talent management into a competitive advantage. Eightfold was founded by world experts in deep learning and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Handshake

Series E in 2021
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

ShareChat

Series E in 2021
ShareChat is an Indian social media startup. It offers the content consumption and sharing platform only in Indian vernacular languages to cater to over 1.17 billion wireless network users of India. It is available in 15 Indian languages. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Aqua Security

Series E in 2021
Aqua Security helps enterprises secure their cloud native, container-based and serverless applications from development to production. Aqua bridges the gap between DevOps and security, promoting business agility and accelerating digital transformation. Aqua’s Cloud Native Security Platform provides full visibility and security automation across the entire application lifecycle, using a modern zero-touch approach to detect and prevent threats while simplifying regulatory compliance. Aqua customers include some of the world’s largest financial services, software development, internet, media, hospitality and retail companies, with implementations across the globe spanning a broad range of cloud providers and on-premise technologies. Aqua’s Container Security Platform provides full visibility into container activity, allowing organizations to detect and prevent suspicious activity and attacks, providing transparent, automated security while helping to enforce policy and simplify regulatory compliance.

Navan

Series E in 2021
Navan, formerly known as TripActions, is a business travel platform that focuses on optimizing corporate travel operations through a mobile-first, end-to-end solution. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices worldwide, Navan combines AI-driven personalization with a comprehensive inventory of flights, accommodations, and transportation options. The platform is designed to enhance the travel experience for employees while providing finance leaders and travel managers with the tools necessary to manage travel as a strategic asset. It offers 24/7 live support and rewards employees with loyalty points for personal use, promoting cost-conscious spending. By integrating data science, user-friendly design, and exceptional service, Navan aims to deliver rewarding travel experiences that align with the needs of businesses and their workforce.

Cato Networks

Series E in 2020
Cato Networks Ltd. is a provider of a cloud-based network Security-as-a-Service platform designed for modern enterprises. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in multiple global locations, the company offers an integrated networking and security solution that connects enterprise locations, users, and data securely. Cato's platform includes features such as WAN optimization, firewall protection, secure web gateways, threat protection, and unified communications optimization. It facilitates secure remote access, last mile management, and site deployment, catering to the needs of distributed, mobile, and cloud-enabled organizations. By eliminating traditional branch appliances and reducing MPLS costs, Cato Networks enhances performance across global locations and cloud applications, ensuring secure internet access for users everywhere.

Faire

Series E in 2020
Faire Wholesale, Inc. develops and operates an online marketplace which connects independent retailers with manufacturers of the products. It offers Indigo Fair, a wholesale marketplace that enables retailers to browse items from various makers, place wholesale orders, and track shipments online. Faire Wholesale, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Kitchener, Canada.

ShareChat

Series E in 2020
ShareChat is an Indian social media startup. It offers the content consumption and sharing platform only in Indian vernacular languages to cater to over 1.17 billion wireless network users of India. It is available in 15 Indian languages. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Vinted

Series E in 2019
Vinted operates an online marketplace intended to make second-hand the first choice. Its platform offers a peer-to-peer marketplace for girls and women to buy, sell, and swap clothes with an online chatting feature, enabling users to shop with ease at low cost.

Vinted

Series E in 2019
Vinted operates an online marketplace intended to make second-hand the first choice. Its platform offers a peer-to-peer marketplace for girls and women to buy, sell, and swap clothes with an online chatting feature, enabling users to shop with ease at low cost.

ThoughtSpot

Series E in 2019
ThoughtSpot, Inc. specializes in search-driven analytics for enterprises, enabling users to easily search, analyze, and share real-time business data. The platform is designed to empower individuals across various sectors, including retail, healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, to derive insights and create reports through an intuitive search interface. ThoughtSpot connects with a wide range of data sources, whether on-premise or cloud-based, and is noted for its rapid deployment compared to traditional technologies. The company has established partnerships to enhance its capabilities and has served a diverse customer base, including notable organizations such as Amway and Chevron Federal Credit Union. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, ThoughtSpot has expanded its presence globally with additional offices in locations such as Bellevue, London, Duisburg, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Bengaluru, and Tokyo. Its mission focuses on making analytics accessible to a broad audience, aiming to democratize data-driven decision-making across organizations.

Blend

Series E in 2019
Blend Labs, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for mortgage and consumer lending. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services that enhance the customer journey, including personalized consumer experiences, flexible application intake, and automated data verification. Its platform facilitates the collection of necessary documentation and streamlines the closing process, ensuring efficient integration with customer relationship management systems and loan origination systems. By serving banks, credit unions, and mortgage bankers, Blend enables financial institutions to improve customer acquisition and deepen relationships, processing over $3.5 billion in loans daily. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Blend's digital lending platform is utilized by major financial institutions such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, helping millions of consumers access home financing and other essential banking products.

Exabeam

Series E in 2019
Exabeam is a big data security analytics company that provides enterprises with advanced user behavior intelligence to unlock the potential of existing security information and event management and log management data repositories, enabling IT security teams to more quickly detect and respond to cyberattacks and insider threats in real time. The company’s user behavior intelligence technology fundamentally changes the way cyberattacks are detected and simplifies security operations by focusing on attacker behavior rather than ever-changing malware and tools, shining a spotlight on suspicious network activity, and reducing the noise of false positive security alerts. Through extraction and enrichment of log feeds, user session tracking, behavior analysis, and event risk scoring, Exabeam gives IT security teams the ability to detect and track credential use in all parts of the attack chain and prioritize responses. The company was built by seasoned security and enterprise IT veterans from Splunk, Imperva, and Sumo Logic, and believes in working together as a team to achieve customer success. Exabeam was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Carta

Series E in 2019
Carta is a transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at a startup. Carta receives funding from a group of investors, including Draper VC, Expansion VC, k9 Ventures, Elefund, Subtraction Capital, Scott Banister, XG Ventures, Kima Ventures, Andy Palmer, and Structure Capital. It was founded by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward in 2012 as eShares, Carta is based in Mountain View, California.

Rubrik

Series E in 2019
Rubrik offers live data access for recovery and application development by fusing enterprise data management with web-scale IT and eliminating backup software. This marks the end of a decade-long innovation drought in backup and recovery, the backbone of IT. Within minutes, businesses can manage the explosion of data across private and public clouds.

Seismic

Series E in 2018
Seismic’s leading sales enableSeismic is the leading global sales and marketing enablement solution, improving close rates, and delivering larger deals for sales while increasing marketing’s impact on the bottom line. Large enterprises use Seismic to increase sales productivity through the automatic distribution of relevant information and personalized content to reps for any buyer interaction. Powerful content controls and visibility into usage ensures brand integrity and reduces risk. Seismic’s machine learning and analytics capabilities continuously improve the entire enablement process for large enterprises, increasing the ROI of sales content and tying it directly to revenue. Headquartered in San Diego and with more than 300 employees across the globe, Seismic is privately held by its executive team and investment firms General Atlantic, JMI Equity, and Jackson Square Ventures.

OYO

Series E in 2018
OYO Hotels and Homes Pvt Ltd. is a hospitality company founded in 2013 and based in Ahmedabad, India. It operates a branded network of hotels, homes, and living spaces, focusing on providing standardized stay experiences at budget-friendly prices. The company offers a range of services, including free breakfast, holiday packages, and a refer-and-earn program, which enhance customer experience. OYO's mobile application facilitates seamless booking, enabling users to easily access accommodations across South Asia and beyond. The company aims to cater to both entrepreneurs and small businesses, ensuring that guests enjoy comfortable and memorable stays without significant expense. As a subsidiary of Oravel Stays Private Limited, OYO continues to expand its presence in the hospitality sector.

CloudBees

Series E in 2018
CloudBees, Inc. is a provider of software solutions focused on enhancing the software delivery process for IT organizations. Founded in 2010, the company specializes in continuous integration and continuous delivery technologies, primarily built around the Jenkins platform. CloudBees offers a suite of products, including an open-source automation server, CloudBees CI for continuous integration, and CloudBees CD for continuous delivery. Their solutions cater to various deployment preferences, including on-premise and cloud-native, and address specific enterprise requirements for governance and developer flexibility. Additionally, CloudBees provides tools like CloudBees DevOptics, which aggregates data from software pipelines for better insights, and CloudBees Core for Kubernetes Continuous Delivery, aimed at managing cloud-native applications. With a focus on making software development more efficient and manageable, CloudBees enables organizations to accelerate the transformation of ideas into software, thereby enhancing overall business value. The company operates from multiple locations, including Delaware, California, North Carolina, Virginia, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Bluevine

Series E in 2018
BlueVine Capital Inc. is a financial technology company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in providing working capital solutions to small businesses in the United States. Founded in 2013, BlueVine offers a variety of financial products including lines of credit, term loans, and invoice factoring, aimed at addressing the diverse financial needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. The company has developed an advanced online platform that enables business owners to access financing quickly and easily, featuring fast approvals and a user-friendly dashboard. Since its inception, BlueVine has facilitated nearly $2 billion in financing, helping businesses manage their cash flow challenges effectively. In addition to its financial products, BlueVine also offers a Business Checking Account to further support small business owners.

Affirm

Series E in 2017
Affirm is a financial technology company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale, allowing them to make purchases from online merchants and pay for them in fixed monthly installments. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Chicago, Affirm aims to provide transparent financial products that empower consumers and enhance their buying experience. Customers can select Affirm as a payment method at checkout, complete a real-time application, and choose a payment plan that aligns with their budget. The service stands out by offering upfront pricing with no hidden fees or compounding interest, unlike traditional credit options. Affirm partners with over 2,000 merchants across various sectors, including retail, travel, and electronics, to provide consumers with a flexible alternative to credit cards. Loans are facilitated through a partnership with Cross River Bank, ensuring a reliable financing option for users.

Netskope

Series E in 2017
Netskope, Inc. is a software company specializing in cloud application analytics and security solutions designed to protect enterprise data and users globally. The company offers the Netskope Security Cloud, which provides real-time visibility and protection against data threats when accessing cloud services, websites, and private applications. Through its patented Cloud XD technology, Netskope enables organizations to gain insights into cloud usage and enforce policies such as data loss prevention, access control, and malware protection across various platforms. Additionally, the company’s NewEdge security network facilitates seamless security without compromising performance. Netskope also functions as a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), helping organizations manage cloud application usage and prevent data exfiltration. Its offerings extend to web security solutions that filter content, detect advanced threats, and control application usage. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Netskope serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, and retail, with a global presence supported by multiple data centers.

Guardant Health

Series E in 2017
Guardant Health is committed to positively and significantly impacting patient health through technology breakthroughs that pointedly address long-standing unmet needs in oncology. Guardant is backed by Sequoia Capital, led by a seasoned management team comprising thought leaders and successful serial entrepreneurs in next-generation sequencing and rare-cell diagnostics and is closely advised by an oncologist-led medical steering committee from leading cancer centers across North America and abroad.

Gainsight

Series E in 2017
Gainsight’s customer success technology helps businesses retain customers and drive company growth. Its innovative customer-centric technology is driving the future of customer success. The company’s customer cloud offers a powerful set of solutions focused on customer success, product experience, revenue optimization, customer experience, and customer data, that together enable businesses to put the customer at the center of everything they do. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Avere Systems

Series E in 2017
Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, focusing on hybrid cloud NAS architecture. The company provides a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, which serve as network-attached storage in the compute cloud, and CloudFusion, a cloud-based file system that streamlines file management by eliminating the use of isolated storage silos. Avere's offerings also include various software solutions for storage management, data migration, data protection, and cloud integration. These solutions enable enterprises to optimize storage performance while reducing complexity and costs associated with data storage. Avere serves multiple industries, including government, financial services, media and entertainment, life sciences, oil and gas, and software development. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure, leveraging advanced storage technology to enhance data accessibility and security for its clients.

DataStax

Series E in 2014
DataStax, Inc. specializes in providing database software for cloud applications, catering to Fortune 100 companies and other enterprises globally. The company's flagship product, DataStax Enterprise, enhances Apache Cassandra for online applications demanding high performance and minimal downtime. To support database management, it offers DataStax OpsCenter, a visual management tool, and K8ssandra, an open-source version of Apache Cassandra suitable for Kubernetes environments. DataStax Astra, a database-as-a-service, significantly reduces deployment times, while DataStax Constellation serves as a cloud data platform to streamline modern application development and operations. Additionally, the company provides tools like DataStax DevCenter for developers, along with training, support, and consulting services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax has expanded its presence internationally, with offices in various countries including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

Pivot3

Series E in 2014
Pivot3 specializes in simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays designed to improve resource utilization and provide high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's technologies have helped numerous enterprises reduce the total cost of ownership of their IT infrastructure, enhance customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications, including server virtualization, video surveillance, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 hyperconverged systems and flash storage solutions across 53 countries. Its clientele ranges from mid-sized businesses to major corporations in sectors such as energy, aerospace, logistics, and telecommunications, all benefiting from Pivot3's innovative approach to building a smarter IT infrastructure.

AppDynamics

Series E in 2014
AppDynamics is a developer of an observability platform focused on application performance management and mobile analytics. The platform is designed to provide real-time insights into application performance, user interactions, and overall business performance. By dynamically collecting millions of performance data points across applications and infrastructure, it enables organizations to proactively monitor and optimize complex software environments. AppDynamics employs advanced analytics to instantly identify performance anomalies and facilitate automatic fixes, ensuring continuous measurement of business impact. This capability is delivered in real-time, allowing for flexibility in deployment across cloud or on-premise environments. The emphasis on user interactions enhances customer engagement and improves operational efficiency, positioning AppDynamics as a critical tool for software-defined businesses seeking to enhance their digital performance.

Tintri

Series E in 2014
Tintri’s all-flash architecture uses building blocks similar to the public cloud to simply manage enterprise and cloud-native applications. Customers guarantee the performance of their applications, automate common IT tasks via Open APIs, troubleshoot across their infrastructure, and predict an organization’s needs to scale the underpinnings of a modern data center. That’s why leading cloud service providers and enterprises, including Comcast, Chevron, NASA, Toyota, and United Healthcare trust Tintri with enterprise cloud.

Outbrain

Series E in 2013
Outbrain (www.outbrain.com) is the leading content discovery platform, reaching a highly engaged audience through distribution on top publisher sites, including CNN, Fox News, Hachette Filipacchi Media, MSNBC and Slate. Outbrain provides publishers a service for recommended links to increase traffic and generate revenue. Outbrain also works with brands and agencies including Starcom, Digitas, Mindshare, American Express, P&G, Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills and Exxon, offering a way to distribute content alongside publisher's own editorial recommendations. Outbrain acquired content recommendation platform Surphace (formerly known as Sphere) in February 2011. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in New York with offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, DC, Paris, Hamburg and Netanya, Israel, and is backed by Index Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds, GlenRock Israel, Rhodium and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Natera

Series E in 2013
Natera is a diagnostic and research company specializing in genetic testing services, primarily focused on preconception and prenatal testing. Its flagship product, Panorama, is a non-invasive prenatal test that screens for chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses through a blood draw from the mother, including assessments for twin pregnancies. Other offerings include Vistara, which tests for single-gene disorders, and Horizon carrier screening to identify carrier status for various genetic diseases. Natera also provides the Anora test for analyzing fetal chromosomes in cases of miscarriage and non-invasive paternity testing. Additionally, the company has developed Signatera, a technology that detects circulating tumor DNA to monitor cancer recurrence. Natera utilizes a direct sales force and a network of approximately 100 laboratory and distribution partners for product distribution. The company was founded in 2003, has undergone several name changes, and is headquartered in San Carlos, California. Its collaborations with organizations like BGI Genomics and Foundation Medicine further enhance its capabilities in genetic testing and personalized medicine.

MuleSoft

Series E in 2013
MuleSoft, Inc. is a provider of the Anypoint Platform, a cloud-based application integration solution that enables organizations to connect their applications, data, and devices. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, MuleSoft facilitates the creation of application networks through its flexible platform, which utilizes APIs to enable seamless communication between various systems and applications, whether cloud-based or on-premises. The platform allows customers to build reusable components, simplifying the integration process and promoting business agility. MuleSoft has established a strategic alliance with IQVIA and operates as a subsidiary of Salesforce.

Nimble Storage

Series E in 2012
Nimble Storage solutions are built on the idea that enterprises should not have to compromise between performance, capacity, ease of management, and price. Nimble's patented Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture, designed from the ground up to effectively combine flash with high capacity drives, makes high performance affordable, simplifies and enhances disaster recovery and backup, and delivers stress-free operations. Nimble Storage is funded by [Sequoia Capital](/financial-organization/sequoia-capital), [Accel Partners](/financial-organization/accel-partners) and [Lightspeed Venture Partners](/financial-organization/lightspeed-venture-partners).

Grubhub

Series E in 2011
Grubhub is an online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace that connects nearly 24 million active diners with a vast network of restaurant partners. With a portfolio that includes Grubhub, Seamless, LevelUp, AllMenus, and MenuPages, the company features approximately 300,000 restaurants across more than 4,000 cities in the United States. Grubhub's platform allows users to order food from their favorite local restaurants, offering live order tracking and additional discounts, ensuring that meals are delivered fresh and on time. The company is dedicated to enhancing the food ordering experience through innovative technology and user-friendly interfaces.

Aquantia

Series E in 2011
Aquantia Corp. specializes in designing, developing, and marketing advanced high-speed communication integrated circuits focused on Ethernet connectivity. The company serves various markets, including data centers, enterprise infrastructure, access, and automotive sectors. Its product offerings encompass corporate data center solutions, enterprise infrastructure products, and access technologies, such as client connectivity and carrier access. Aquantia markets its products to integrated circuit suppliers, original equipment manufacturers, and original design manufacturers through direct sales channels. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Aquantia has established itself as a key player in semiconductor technology, particularly known for its expertise in Ethernet solutions for cloud computing and next-generation enterprise networks. In 2019, Aquantia became a subsidiary of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., enhancing its capabilities and market reach.

LivingSocial

Series E in 2011
LivingSocial is an online local marketplace that allows users to discover and share various activities and services in major cities. The platform offers a diverse range of categories, including restaurants, events, sports and fitness, health and beauty, travel, and shopping, which encompasses beauty products, fashion, gadgets, and home goods. Additionally, LivingSocial provides options for gifts and coupons suitable for various occasions, such as anniversaries and birthdays. Serving both local merchants and national brands, LivingSocial connects consumers with a wide array of offerings while promoting local businesses. Founded in 2007 and initially known as Hungry Machine, LivingSocial is headquartered in the District of Columbia and has been operating as a subsidiary of Groupon since October 2016.

Ning Interactive

Series E in 2009
Ning operates an online platform for creating social communities and websites. The company offers a SaaS platform that provides users with the tools to nurture and engage their own community. It also offers off-the-shelf community features, such as Paid Access, Donation option, Profiles, Photos, Forums, Liking, Sharing, and foster engagement. The company allows users to connect their community with Facebook, Twitter, Google, and other social channels.

Provigent

Series E in 2008
Provigent Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company, provides system-on a-chip (SoC) solutions to fixed wireless networks, private wireless networks, and cellular infrastructure markets. It offers PVG610 System-on-a-chip for broadband wireless transmission systems; PVG610X System-on-a-chip for transmitting and receiving two orthogonally polarized signals at the same RF carrier frequency; and PVG 310, which integrates baseband functionality for point-to-point broadband wireless systems. The company also provides PVG9610 Development kit that supports the development of a system based on the Provigent PVG610 system on a chip (SoC); and PVG350MDK, a modem development kit for wireless point-to-point (PTP) systems. Provigent offers its products for applications such as cellular/WiMAX backhaul networks, fixed wireless transmission, and private wireless networks. The company was formerly known as Turbotech. Provigent, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Ellacoya Networks

Series E in 2007
Ellacoya Networks is a provider of carrier-grade Broadband Service Optimization solutions that leverage deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to give broadband service providers the visibility and control necessary to optimize Internet services for their subscribers. The Ellacoya e30 and e100 hardware platforms and rich suite of software applications identify subscribers, classify and control applications on a per-subscriber basis, improve performance and customer satisfaction, and deliver revenue-generating IP services. Deployed in some of the world’s largest carrier IP networks, it is the only company that provides the scalability and functionality necessary to enable more compelling applications and competitive service offerings -- and to profit from them. Ellacoya Networks is privately held and based in Merrimack, New Hampshire with offices in London, Tokyo and Singapore.

Nextance

Series E in 2006
Nextance, Inc. develops enterprise software designed to help companies manage and optimize their B2B relationships by enhancing the standardization, visibility, and control of critical documents. The company offers a range of software products focused on proposal and contract management, catering to various functions such as sales operations, procurement, and intellectual property. Key features of its offerings include automatic notifications, contract status tracking, and comprehensive contract reviews. In addition to software solutions, Nextance provides a suite of services that encompass business impact assessments, business process consulting, data migration, implementation, training, and ongoing technical support. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Nextance operates as a subsidiary of Versata Inc.