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 Unified Communications

Broex.in

Series A in 2016
OKU TECH builds mobile first solutions for communication needs of different business verticals in India and emerging markets. We believe that WhatsApp and other messaging apps have given the first taste of the connected world to the businesses and they now need better, more precise and specialized solutions.

Broex.in

Seed Round in 2015
OKU TECH builds mobile first solutions for communication needs of different business verticals in India and emerging markets. We believe that WhatsApp and other messaging apps have given the first taste of the connected world to the businesses and they now need better, more precise and specialized solutions.

LiveU

Series D in 2012
LiveU creates, develops and markets real-time video technologies and solutions that enable video broadcasters to uplink and transmit live instantly, anywhere, and at anytime.

Personeta

Series D in 2005
Personeta, Inc. provides converged communication solutions for service providers in the United States and internationally. It offers TappS NSC, a service creation and execution platform that enables service providers to implement converged communication services. The company also provides Converged Office, a converged business communication solution that allows service providers to treat various combinations of communication devices as a single entity; Converged Life, a converged consumer communication suite, which enables service providers to create various service mash-ups under an application umbrella; and Next Generation IN solution, a suite of applications running on TappS NSC. Its solutions are used in fixed-mobile convergence, voice call continuity, and location-based services applications. The company serves business and consumer markets. Personeta, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. As of October 19, 2009, Personeta, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Gallery IP Telephony Ltd.

Coherent | Nufern

Venture Round in 2005
Coherent | Nufern is a telecommunications company specializing in technology, application, and customer services.

Personeta

Series C in 2004
Personeta, Inc. provides converged communication solutions for service providers in the United States and internationally. It offers TappS NSC, a service creation and execution platform that enables service providers to implement converged communication services. The company also provides Converged Office, a converged business communication solution that allows service providers to treat various combinations of communication devices as a single entity; Converged Life, a converged consumer communication suite, which enables service providers to create various service mash-ups under an application umbrella; and Next Generation IN solution, a suite of applications running on TappS NSC. Its solutions are used in fixed-mobile convergence, voice call continuity, and location-based services applications. The company serves business and consumer markets. Personeta, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. As of October 19, 2009, Personeta, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Gallery IP Telephony Ltd.

Jedai Networks

Series B in 2003
Jedai Broadband Networks Inc., which is pitching cable operators a broadband data and voice solution for small and midsized businesses.