Lightspeed Venture Partners
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs startups across enterprise software, consumer technologies, fintech, healthtech, and cleantech from seed through growth stages. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, it maintains offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya to engage markets in the United States, Asia, and Israel. The firm focuses on technology-enabled businesses and has supported companies across software, mobile, data, e-commerce, and services, spanning early-stage to expansion rounds. It offers strategic guidance, network access, and capital, and has historically included debt financing as part of its investment approach. With a multi-region footprint and a broad multi-stage mandate, Lightspeed seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to scale innovative companies globally.
Past deals in Cargo
Kodiak Robotics
Series B in 2021
Founded in 2018, Kodiak Robotics specializes in developing autonomous technology for long-haul trucking. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company focuses on creating safe and efficient self-driving trucks equipped with advanced sensor fusion systems.
Shipper
Series B in 2021
Shipper is a digital logistics platform that facilitates efficient delivery of goods for freight forwarders. It offers package pick-up services, helps manage shipments, predicts shipping routes, consolidates packages, and provides a multi-carrier API for order management and tracking.
Full Truck Alliance
Venture Round in 2020
Full Truck Alliance is a Chinese company that operates a platform connecting shippers with truckers to facilitate the transportation of goods over various distances and cargo weights. The company provides comprehensive services to both shippers and truckers through its mobile and web platforms. Its primary source of revenue comes from the use of these platforms for freight matching services, as well as additional value-added services. By streamlining the logistics process, Full Truck Alliance aims to enhance efficiency in freight transportation within the region.
Volansi
Series B in 2020
Volansi, Inc. is a logistics and transportation company specializing in the manufacture of heavy-payload drones designed for commercial, defense, and humanitarian use. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Concord, California, Volansi develops autonomous aerial delivery systems that enable time-critical shipments over long distances. The company's unmanned aerial vehicles are utilized across various industries, including construction, oil and gas, mining, and healthcare, providing on-demand and point-to-point delivery solutions. By focusing on fixed routes, Volansi addresses specific logistical challenges related to time and cost, enhancing the efficiency of goods delivery for enterprise customers.
Shipper
Series A in 2020
Shipper is a digital logistics platform that facilitates efficient delivery of goods for freight forwarders. It offers package pick-up services, helps manage shipments, predicts shipping routes, consolidates packages, and provides a multi-carrier API for order management and tracking.
Shipper
Seed Round in 2019
Shipper is a digital logistics platform that facilitates efficient delivery of goods for freight forwarders. It offers package pick-up services, helps manage shipments, predicts shipping routes, consolidates packages, and provides a multi-carrier API for order management and tracking.
Aurora
Series B in 2019
Aurora Innovation develops advanced software and hardware products for self-driving vehicles, aiming to transform the movement of people and goods. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company operates additional offices in the Bay Area, Bozeman, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Its primary offering, the Aurora Driver, is a scalable self-driving system capable of operating various vehicle types, including freight-hauling trucks and ride-hailing passenger vehicles. This technology supports Aurora's driver-as-a-service products, Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, catering to trucking and ride-hailing sectors. By integrating rigorous engineering with applied machine learning, Aurora Innovation seeks to create a comprehensive transportation ecosystem that connects automakers, logistics services, and mobility providers.
Volansi
Series A in 2019
Volansi, Inc. is a logistics and transportation company specializing in the manufacture of heavy-payload drones designed for commercial, defense, and humanitarian use. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Concord, California, Volansi develops autonomous aerial delivery systems that enable time-critical shipments over long distances. The company's unmanned aerial vehicles are utilized across various industries, including construction, oil and gas, mining, and healthcare, providing on-demand and point-to-point delivery solutions. By focusing on fixed routes, Volansi addresses specific logistical challenges related to time and cost, enhancing the efficiency of goods delivery for enterprise customers.
Kodiak Robotics
Series A in 2018
Founded in 2018, Kodiak Robotics specializes in developing autonomous technology for long-haul trucking. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company focuses on creating safe and efficient self-driving trucks equipped with advanced sensor fusion systems.
Yunmanman
Series D in 2016
Yunmanman is a technology company based in Shanghai, focused on enhancing the logistics and road transport industries through its mobile application. The company develops a freight transportation platform that connects truck drivers with cargo owners, improving the efficiency of cargo allocation and transportation. By providing tools for vehicle transportation dispatch and intelligent logistics information, Yunmanman facilitates the process of finding suitable transportation and available cargo, thereby streamlining logistics operations. Co-founded by executives and experts from the Alibaba logistics sector, Yunmanman aims to deliver comprehensive information and transaction services that optimize freight management for its users.
123Feng
Series A in 2015
123Feng operates an online platform and provides courier delivery services. It provides last mile delivery services to O2O (online-to-offline) companies, restaurants, and fast VIP personal delivery services.
123Feng began operation in 2014. It has its headquarters in Hangzhou in China.
Yunmanman
Series C in 2015
Yunmanman is a technology company based in Shanghai, focused on enhancing the logistics and road transport industries through its mobile application. The company develops a freight transportation platform that connects truck drivers with cargo owners, improving the efficiency of cargo allocation and transportation. By providing tools for vehicle transportation dispatch and intelligent logistics information, Yunmanman facilitates the process of finding suitable transportation and available cargo, thereby streamlining logistics operations. Co-founded by executives and experts from the Alibaba logistics sector, Yunmanman aims to deliver comprehensive information and transaction services that optimize freight management for its users.
Yunmanman
Series B in 2015
Yunmanman is a technology company based in Shanghai, focused on enhancing the logistics and road transport industries through its mobile application. The company develops a freight transportation platform that connects truck drivers with cargo owners, improving the efficiency of cargo allocation and transportation. By providing tools for vehicle transportation dispatch and intelligent logistics information, Yunmanman facilitates the process of finding suitable transportation and available cargo, thereby streamlining logistics operations. Co-founded by executives and experts from the Alibaba logistics sector, Yunmanman aims to deliver comprehensive information and transaction services that optimize freight management for its users.
Yunmanman
Series A in 2014
Yunmanman is a technology company based in Shanghai, focused on enhancing the logistics and road transport industries through its mobile application. The company develops a freight transportation platform that connects truck drivers with cargo owners, improving the efficiency of cargo allocation and transportation. By providing tools for vehicle transportation dispatch and intelligent logistics information, Yunmanman facilitates the process of finding suitable transportation and available cargo, thereby streamlining logistics operations. Co-founded by executives and experts from the Alibaba logistics sector, Yunmanman aims to deliver comprehensive information and transaction services that optimize freight management for its users.
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