Lightspeed Israel

Lightspeed Israel, established in 2006, is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It invests in seed, early, and later-stage companies across the information technology and TMT sectors. The firm focuses on supporting innovative Israeli startups, providing capital and strategic guidance to accelerate their growth. Lightspeed Israel typically invests between $2 million to $25 million per company, with a particular interest in enterprise, health, fintech, and consumer sectors. It manages multiple funds, including Lightspeed Venture Partners IX and Lightspeed India Partners I & II, to support its investment activities in Israel and India.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Venture Partner

James Alcorn

Partner

Saqib Awan

Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner and Head of Gaming

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Luke Beseda

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Venture Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Wei Cai

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Sun Daniel

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Sebastian Duesterhoeft

Partner

Barry Eggers

Co-Founder and Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner, Consumer

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Merci Grace

Partner

Globin Guo

Executive Director

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Herry Han

Co-Founder and Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Rob Horton JD

COO

Galym Imanbayev MD

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Julie Kainz

Partner

Francis Kao

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Alex Kayyal

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Will Kohler

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Will Leas

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Ravi Mhatre

Co-Founder and Partner

James Mi

Founding Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Peter Nieh

Co-Founder and Partner, Enterprise

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Zac Pan

Associate Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Krish Parikh

Partner of Business Services

Nicole Quinn

Partner

Adrian Nicholas Radu

Partner

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Partner

Ishaan Preet Singh

Investor

Ajay Sudan

Venture Partner

Sydney Sykes

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Jason Wang

Partner

Nathan Wang

Vice President

Nathan Wu

Partner, Growth

Mark Xu

Partner

Cici Yang

Vice President

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Haowei Zhai

Vice President

Ju Zhang

Executive Director

Issac Zhang

Vice President

Gavin Zhu

Partner

Hu Peipei

Investment Manager

Past deals in Database

Tessell

Series B in 2025
Founded in 2021, Tessell is a rapidly growing Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a significant presence in Bangalore. The company provides a fully managed platform for both open-source and commercial data technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server, supporting deployment across major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Tessell's innovative technology includes a zero-data loss availability machine that safeguards data, ensures its availability across regions, and offers time-travel capabilities for data cloning. This platform is designed to deliver a seamless experience for developers and data owners while maintaining robust enterprise-grade data governance and deployment models. With backing from notable venture capital, Tessell aims to enhance the way data is managed in the cloud, providing clients with a simple and elegant solution for their database needs.

QueryPal

Seed Round in 2022
QueryPal is an innovative company focused on transforming enterprise customer support through its advanced AI-powered platform. By utilizing historical support tickets, QueryPal creates an intelligent deflection system capable of addressing most incoming chat and email inquiries without the need for human intervention. Unlike traditional AI chatbots that rely on simple documentation searches, QueryPal's Agentic Support AI constructs a detailed knowledge graph from past support data, allowing for sophisticated tier 1-3 support functionalities, including complex interactions with various systems. The platform features a visual analytics dashboard that provides customer support leaders with enhanced visibility into operations and demonstrates significant return on investment shortly after implementation. Trusted by notable organizations such as JetBrains and Simply Benefits, QueryPal aims to disrupt the global customer support market by converting cost centers into strategic assets, all while maintaining existing workforce levels.

Tessell

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2021, Tessell is a rapidly growing Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a significant presence in Bangalore. The company provides a fully managed platform for both open-source and commercial data technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server, supporting deployment across major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Tessell's innovative technology includes a zero-data loss availability machine that safeguards data, ensures its availability across regions, and offers time-travel capabilities for data cloning. This platform is designed to deliver a seamless experience for developers and data owners while maintaining robust enterprise-grade data governance and deployment models. With backing from notable venture capital, Tessell aims to enhance the way data is managed in the cloud, providing clients with a simple and elegant solution for their database needs.

Supabase

Series B in 2022
Supabase Pte. Ltd. is a company that offers an open-source alternative to Firebase, designed to enhance PostgreSQL databases with real-time capabilities and RESTful APIs. Founded in 2020 and based in Singapore, Supabase provides a comprehensive platform that allows developers to effortlessly manage databases through features like user authentication, instant APIs, and event-driven automation. Its products enable users to listen to database changes, query tables with filtering and pagination, and perform various operations such as creating, updating, and deleting rows. Additionally, Supabase includes tools for managing user permissions and provides a user-friendly interface for database interaction, allowing developers to focus on building their applications without concerns about scalability issues.

ClickHouse

Series B in 2021
ClickHouse is an open-source database management system specializing in online analytical processing (OLAP). It uniquely stores data column-wise, reducing storage needs and enhancing query performance through vectorized processing. This design enables real-time analytics by efficiently handling large datasets, offering enterprises a reliable, scalable solution for data processing.

Yugabyte

Series C in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. Its flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, featuring low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built with innovative technologies such as auto sharding and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. The company offers various deployment options, including the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed database-as-a-service solution suitable for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed service available on major cloud platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Yugabyte aims to empower developers to build scalable, resilient applications with its open-source offerings.

Materialize

Series C in 2021
Materialize Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a SQL streaming database platform. Founded in 2019, Materialize enables developers and data scientists to leverage streaming data effectively by providing materialized views that facilitate real-time insights. Its technology allows users to pose complex queries about their data, delivering low-latency results that automatically update as new data becomes available. This capability enhances the development of internal tools, interactive dashboards, and customer-facing applications, making it easier for organizations to build intelligent solutions using standard technology.

Yugabyte

Series B in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. Its flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, featuring low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built with innovative technologies such as auto sharding and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. The company offers various deployment options, including the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed database-as-a-service solution suitable for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed service available on major cloud platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Yugabyte aims to empower developers to build scalable, resilient applications with its open-source offerings.

Materialize

Series B in 2020
Materialize Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a SQL streaming database platform. Founded in 2019, Materialize enables developers and data scientists to leverage streaming data effectively by providing materialized views that facilitate real-time insights. Its technology allows users to pose complex queries about their data, delivering low-latency results that automatically update as new data becomes available. This capability enhances the development of internal tools, interactive dashboards, and customer-facing applications, making it easier for organizations to build intelligent solutions using standard technology.

Yugabyte

Series B in 2020
Yugabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. Its flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, featuring low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built with innovative technologies such as auto sharding and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. The company offers various deployment options, including the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed database-as-a-service solution suitable for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed service available on major cloud platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Yugabyte aims to empower developers to build scalable, resilient applications with its open-source offerings.

Materialize

Series A in 2019
Materialize Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing a SQL streaming database platform. Founded in 2019, Materialize enables developers and data scientists to leverage streaming data effectively by providing materialized views that facilitate real-time insights. Its technology allows users to pose complex queries about their data, delivering low-latency results that automatically update as new data becomes available. This capability enhances the development of internal tools, interactive dashboards, and customer-facing applications, making it easier for organizations to build intelligent solutions using standard technology.

Yugabyte

Series A in 2018
Yugabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. Its flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, featuring low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built with innovative technologies such as auto sharding and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. The company offers various deployment options, including the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed database-as-a-service solution suitable for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed service available on major cloud platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Yugabyte aims to empower developers to build scalable, resilient applications with its open-source offerings.

Vexata

Funding Round in 2017
Vexata, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on developing and manufacturing real-time enterprise storage systems tailored for businesses. Founded in 2013 and currently a subsidiary of StorCentric, Inc., Vexata offers an innovative data storage infrastructure platform designed to meet the demands of modern, data-driven applications. The company's active data fabric integrates distributed data management software and advanced networking principles, allowing organizations to enhance their data infrastructure without the need for application rewrites or complex adjustments. Vexata's solutions facilitate improved decision-making and operational efficiency by supporting a range of database and analytics platforms, including traditional systems like Oracle and SQL Server, as well as emerging NoSQL and cognitive computing technologies.

Yugabyte

Series A in 2016
Yugabyte, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. Its flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, featuring low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built with innovative technologies such as auto sharding and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. The company offers various deployment options, including the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed database-as-a-service solution suitable for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed service available on major cloud platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Yugabyte aims to empower developers to build scalable, resilient applications with its open-source offerings.

Delphix

Series D in 2015
Delphix is a technology company that offers an intelligent data platform designed to facilitate digital transformation for enterprises globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix specializes in test data management software that supports a wide range of systems, including mainframes, Oracle databases, ERP applications, and Kubernetes containers. Its DataOps platform enables businesses to accelerate cloud migrations, custom development, and ERP rollouts by providing agile data management capabilities. By eliminating redundant infrastructure and streamlining processes, Delphix helps organizations in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, and manufacturing to effectively visualize and deliver data across major databases and data warehouses.

DataStax

Series E in 2014
DataStax, Inc. is a provider of database software specifically designed for cloud applications, catering to Fortune 100 companies both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of products including DataStax Enterprise, which is based on Apache Cassandra and supports online applications requiring high performance and reliability. Additionally, DataStax provides tools such as OpsCenter for database management and monitoring, K8ssandra for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes, and Astra, a database-as-a-service that significantly reduces deployment time. With a focus on real-time processing, DataStax also enables the building of generative AI applications through its vector database, which supports developers with various integration capabilities. The company's services are complemented by training, certification, support, and consulting. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax has expanded its presence with offices in multiple global locations including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

Primary Data

Series B in 2014
Primary Data, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, specializes in intelligence and automation software designed for enterprise data management. The company's flagship platform, DataSphere, integrates metadata management with machine learning to facilitate the seamless movement of data across both on-premises IT infrastructure and cloud environments. This innovative solution allows enterprises to manage vast amounts of data efficiently, making billions of files accessible to all applications simultaneously. DataSphere not only automates data migration and enhances cloud integration but also optimizes NAS performance, enabling organizations to maximize the value of their infrastructure investments. Through its advanced capabilities, Primary Data supports enterprises operating at petabyte scale, ensuring that the right data is delivered to the right location at the right time without disrupting applications.

Primary Data

Series B in 2013
Primary Data, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, specializes in intelligence and automation software designed for enterprise data management. The company's flagship platform, DataSphere, integrates metadata management with machine learning to facilitate the seamless movement of data across both on-premises IT infrastructure and cloud environments. This innovative solution allows enterprises to manage vast amounts of data efficiently, making billions of files accessible to all applications simultaneously. DataSphere not only automates data migration and enhances cloud integration but also optimizes NAS performance, enabling organizations to maximize the value of their infrastructure investments. Through its advanced capabilities, Primary Data supports enterprises operating at petabyte scale, ensuring that the right data is delivered to the right location at the right time without disrupting applications.

DataStax

Series D in 2013
DataStax, Inc. is a provider of database software specifically designed for cloud applications, catering to Fortune 100 companies both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of products including DataStax Enterprise, which is based on Apache Cassandra and supports online applications requiring high performance and reliability. Additionally, DataStax provides tools such as OpsCenter for database management and monitoring, K8ssandra for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes, and Astra, a database-as-a-service that significantly reduces deployment time. With a focus on real-time processing, DataStax also enables the building of generative AI applications through its vector database, which supports developers with various integration capabilities. The company's services are complemented by training, certification, support, and consulting. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax has expanded its presence with offices in multiple global locations including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

DataStax

Series C in 2012
DataStax, Inc. is a provider of database software specifically designed for cloud applications, catering to Fortune 100 companies both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of products including DataStax Enterprise, which is based on Apache Cassandra and supports online applications requiring high performance and reliability. Additionally, DataStax provides tools such as OpsCenter for database management and monitoring, K8ssandra for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes, and Astra, a database-as-a-service that significantly reduces deployment time. With a focus on real-time processing, DataStax also enables the building of generative AI applications through its vector database, which supports developers with various integration capabilities. The company's services are complemented by training, certification, support, and consulting. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax has expanded its presence with offices in multiple global locations including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

Delphix

Series C in 2012
Delphix is a technology company that offers an intelligent data platform designed to facilitate digital transformation for enterprises globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix specializes in test data management software that supports a wide range of systems, including mainframes, Oracle databases, ERP applications, and Kubernetes containers. Its DataOps platform enables businesses to accelerate cloud migrations, custom development, and ERP rollouts by providing agile data management capabilities. By eliminating redundant infrastructure and streamlining processes, Delphix helps organizations in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, and manufacturing to effectively visualize and deliver data across major databases and data warehouses.

DataStax

Series B in 2011
DataStax, Inc. is a provider of database software specifically designed for cloud applications, catering to Fortune 100 companies both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of products including DataStax Enterprise, which is based on Apache Cassandra and supports online applications requiring high performance and reliability. Additionally, DataStax provides tools such as OpsCenter for database management and monitoring, K8ssandra for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes, and Astra, a database-as-a-service that significantly reduces deployment time. With a focus on real-time processing, DataStax also enables the building of generative AI applications through its vector database, which supports developers with various integration capabilities. The company's services are complemented by training, certification, support, and consulting. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax has expanded its presence with offices in multiple global locations including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

DataStax

Series A in 2010
DataStax, Inc. is a provider of database software specifically designed for cloud applications, catering to Fortune 100 companies both in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of products including DataStax Enterprise, which is based on Apache Cassandra and supports online applications requiring high performance and reliability. Additionally, DataStax provides tools such as OpsCenter for database management and monitoring, K8ssandra for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes, and Astra, a database-as-a-service that significantly reduces deployment time. With a focus on real-time processing, DataStax also enables the building of generative AI applications through its vector database, which supports developers with various integration capabilities. The company's services are complemented by training, certification, support, and consulting. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax has expanded its presence with offices in multiple global locations including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

Delphix

Series B in 2010
Delphix is a technology company that offers an intelligent data platform designed to facilitate digital transformation for enterprises globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix specializes in test data management software that supports a wide range of systems, including mainframes, Oracle databases, ERP applications, and Kubernetes containers. Its DataOps platform enables businesses to accelerate cloud migrations, custom development, and ERP rollouts by providing agile data management capabilities. By eliminating redundant infrastructure and streamlining processes, Delphix helps organizations in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, and manufacturing to effectively visualize and deliver data across major databases and data warehouses.

Delphix

Series A in 2009
Delphix is a technology company that offers an intelligent data platform designed to facilitate digital transformation for enterprises globally. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix specializes in test data management software that supports a wide range of systems, including mainframes, Oracle databases, ERP applications, and Kubernetes containers. Its DataOps platform enables businesses to accelerate cloud migrations, custom development, and ERP rollouts by providing agile data management capabilities. By eliminating redundant infrastructure and streamlining processes, Delphix helps organizations in sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, and manufacturing to effectively visualize and deliver data across major databases and data warehouses.

ClickHouse

ClickHouse is an open-source database management system specializing in online analytical processing (OLAP). It uniquely stores data column-wise, reducing storage needs and enhancing query performance through vectorized processing. This design enables real-time analytics by efficiently handling large datasets, offering enterprises a reliable, scalable solution for data processing.
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