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 Food
Wheelocity
Series A in 2024
Wheelocity is an Indian supply chain network that aims to reduce malnutrition by minimizing food waste through technology-enabled fresh-commerce networks. It operates an integrated ecosystem of collection centers, distribution centers, dark stores, and first- and mid-mile logistics to move fresh produce such as fruits, vegetables, dairy, poultry, and meat efficiently. By leveraging AI and IoT, Wheelocity enhances transparency, efficiency, and inventory control across its nationwide network, delivering faster, more reliable access from farm to plate. Founded in 2021, the company seeks to reshape India’s fresh produce market with an innovative, tech-powered approach to supply chains, ultimately lowering costs, preserving quality, and reducing waste.
Zepto
Series G in 2024
Zepto is an e-grocery company specializing in delivering daily essentials and grocery items. It offers a wide range of products including fruits, vegetables, snacks, and electronics, serving various retail, food and beverage, and logistics industries.
Zepto
Series F in 2024
Zepto is an e-grocery company specializing in delivering daily essentials and grocery items. It offers a wide range of products including fruits, vegetables, snacks, and electronics, serving various retail, food and beverage, and logistics industries.
VeGrow
Series C in 2023
VeGrow is a technology platform focused on enhancing agricultural efficiency by partnering with farmers. The company aims to simplify farming operations and improve land utilization through its innovative services. VeGrow offers personalized advisory to farmers, helping them optimize yield and grade mix. Additionally, it provides supply chain support and access to a marketplace for farm produce, facilitating organized demand for agricultural products. By leveraging technology, VeGrow seeks to create a seamless experience for both farmers and businesses, ultimately contributing to a more efficient agricultural sector.
It's Good
Seed Round in 2023
It's Good is an online platform that delivers travel, food, and experience recommendations sourced from critics, celebrities, and influencers.
Wheelocity
Series A in 2022
Wheelocity is an Indian supply chain network that aims to reduce malnutrition by minimizing food waste through technology-enabled fresh-commerce networks. It operates an integrated ecosystem of collection centers, distribution centers, dark stores, and first- and mid-mile logistics to move fresh produce such as fruits, vegetables, dairy, poultry, and meat efficiently. By leveraging AI and IoT, Wheelocity enhances transparency, efficiency, and inventory control across its nationwide network, delivering faster, more reliable access from farm to plate. Founded in 2021, the company seeks to reshape India’s fresh produce market with an innovative, tech-powered approach to supply chains, ultimately lowering costs, preserving quality, and reducing waste.
VeGrow
Series B in 2022
VeGrow is a technology platform focused on enhancing agricultural efficiency by partnering with farmers. The company aims to simplify farming operations and improve land utilization through its innovative services. VeGrow offers personalized advisory to farmers, helping them optimize yield and grade mix. Additionally, it provides supply chain support and access to a marketplace for farm produce, facilitating organized demand for agricultural products. By leveraging technology, VeGrow seeks to create a seamless experience for both farmers and businesses, ultimately contributing to a more efficient agricultural sector.
ASTRO
Series B in 2022
Astro Indonesia is a quick commerce start-up that specializes in on-demand grocery delivery. The platform offers a wide range of products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, seafood, medicines, stationery, and snacks, allowing consumers to purchase essential items conveniently. By focusing on delivering groceries within a specified timeframe, Astro aims to provide an affordable and efficient shopping experience for its customers.
Zeera
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2019, Zeera is a mental healthcare company based in New York. It offers a digital platform focused on member-centered care, providing affordable and effective therapy services. The platform aims to redesign mental health care by integrating empathy, design, and progressive care.
ASTRO
Series A in 2022
Astro Indonesia is a quick commerce start-up that specializes in on-demand grocery delivery. The platform offers a wide range of products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, seafood, medicines, stationery, and snacks, allowing consumers to purchase essential items conveniently. By focusing on delivering groceries within a specified timeframe, Astro aims to provide an affordable and efficient shopping experience for its customers.
Starfield Food Science Technology
Series B in 2022
Founded in Shenzhen, China in 2019, Starfield Food Science Technology produces and sells plant-based meat products through various outlets and online platforms. The company focuses on developing safe, healthy, and environmentally friendly food options under scientific guidance.
ezCater
Series D in 2021
ezCater, Inc. is an online catering marketplace that facilitates food ordering for both small startups and large corporations. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Denver, the company connects businesses with local caterers and restaurants across the nation. ezCater offers a platform that allows users to easily find and order food for meetings and events, utilizing features that filter caterers by food type, budget, and other criteria. The company's solutions include ezManage, a catering management platform, and ezOrdering, which enables restaurants to accept catering orders directly through their websites. By streamlining the catering process, ezCater helps clients save time and efficiently select suitable catering options.
Daily Harvest
Series D in 2021
Daily Harvest is a consumer food company that operates a subscription-based platform delivering healthy frozen foods. Its offerings include smoothies, soups, bowls, lattes, breakfasts, and bites developed by nutritionists. Products are sold online. The company emphasizes direct-to-farmer relationships and a technology-driven supply chain to speed product delivery and personalize options for subscribers. Daily Harvest was founded in 2014 and is based in New York. Through its data-driven approach, it aims to provide convenient, preportioned meals without cooking.
Frubana
Series C in 2021
Frubana is a digital platform based in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 2018, that serves as a one-stop shop for restaurants by connecting them directly with agricultural producers and suppliers. The company facilitates the buying and selling of food products, enabling restaurants to source ingredients directly from farmers without intermediaries, which enhances price transparency and reduces trade barriers. Additionally, Frubana provides tools for restaurants to digitize their operations, including the creation of virtual menus that can be easily shared with customers through QR codes. By streamlining the supply chain, Frubana aims to support small retailers and restaurants in accessing fresh agricultural products efficiently.
ASTRO
Seed Round in 2021
Astro Indonesia is a quick commerce start-up that specializes in on-demand grocery delivery. The platform offers a wide range of products, including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, seafood, medicines, stationery, and snacks, allowing consumers to purchase essential items conveniently. By focusing on delivering groceries within a specified timeframe, Astro aims to provide an affordable and efficient shopping experience for its customers.
All Day Kitchens
Series C in 2021
All Day Kitchens specializes in constructing delivery-focused kitchens, leveraging technology to maximize coverage with minimal initial investment.
VeGrow
Series A in 2021
VeGrow is a technology platform focused on enhancing agricultural efficiency by partnering with farmers. The company aims to simplify farming operations and improve land utilization through its innovative services. VeGrow offers personalized advisory to farmers, helping them optimize yield and grade mix. Additionally, it provides supply chain support and access to a marketplace for farm produce, facilitating organized demand for agricultural products. By leveraging technology, VeGrow seeks to create a seamless experience for both farmers and businesses, ultimately contributing to a more efficient agricultural sector.
Sugar
Seed Round in 2021
Jetpack, Inc. is a company that specializes in the online retail and delivery of both food and non-food products, focusing on nighttime service. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Stanford, California, the company primarily serves college students by providing essential consumer products on-demand. Jetpack aims to streamline convenience for its customers by ensuring that necessary items are readily available in real-time, thereby enhancing the overall shopping experience.
Frubana
Series B in 2021
Frubana is a digital platform based in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 2018, that serves as a one-stop shop for restaurants by connecting them directly with agricultural producers and suppliers. The company facilitates the buying and selling of food products, enabling restaurants to source ingredients directly from farmers without intermediaries, which enhances price transparency and reduces trade barriers. Additionally, Frubana provides tools for restaurants to digitize their operations, including the creation of virtual menus that can be easily shared with customers through QR codes. By streamlining the supply chain, Frubana aims to support small retailers and restaurants in accessing fresh agricultural products efficiently.
Zeera
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2019, Zeera is a mental healthcare company based in New York. It offers a digital platform focused on member-centered care, providing affordable and effective therapy services. The platform aims to redesign mental health care by integrating empathy, design, and progressive care.
Starfield Food Science Technology
Series A in 2020
Founded in Shenzhen, China in 2019, Starfield Food Science Technology produces and sells plant-based meat products through various outlets and online platforms. The company focuses on developing safe, healthy, and environmentally friendly food options under scientific guidance.
SoupMaster
Series A in 2020
SoupMaster is a Chinese restaurant chain and retail brand. It provides various nutritious soups for pregnant women, patients with a demand for health recuperation, and other people pursuing high-quality life.
FreshMenu
Venture Round in 2020
FreshMenu is an online food delivery service that specializes in providing a diverse range of fresh and healthy meal packages. The company offers a variety of cuisines, including Indian, Chinese, Italian, American, Mexican, and Thai, catering to diverse culinary preferences. Customers can conveniently order meals for lunch and dinner through the company's platform, accessible via desktop or mobile application. FreshMenu delivers to several areas, including Koramangala, Richmond Town, Indiranagar, and Whitefield, ensuring a wide reach for its offerings. The company's focus is on delivering high-quality, tasty food, making it a popular choice for those seeking convenient dining options.
Weee!
Series B in 2020
Founded in 2015, Weee! is a California-based online grocery retailer specializing in Asian and Hispanic food products. It offers a curated selection of fruits, seafood, snacks, and daily essentials sourced from local farms and trusted brands, serving customers in major U.S. cities.
Perromart
Seed Round in 2019
PerroMart is a Singapore-based retailer specializing in pet products, established in 2015. The company operates primarily as an online pet supply store, offering a wide range of products for cats and dogs, including food, treats, toys, healthcare items, and hygiene solutions. In addition to retailing pet essentials, PerroMart provides a platform that facilitates access to various pet services such as dog training, grooming, boarding, and adoption. This comprehensive approach enables pet owners to meet their pets' needs while enhancing their overall well-being. The company focuses on delivering products directly to customers' doorsteps, ensuring convenience and accessibility for pet owners.
Magic Spoon
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2019, Magic Spoon produces and sells low-carbohydrate, gluten-free cereals designed for adults. Its products are keto-friendly, non-GMO, and free from artificial sweeteners, with flavors like fruity, cinnamon, cocoa, and frosted. Sold online, the company aims to provide healthier breakfast options.
FreshMenu
Venture Round in 2019
FreshMenu is an online food delivery service that specializes in providing a diverse range of fresh and healthy meal packages. The company offers a variety of cuisines, including Indian, Chinese, Italian, American, Mexican, and Thai, catering to diverse culinary preferences. Customers can conveniently order meals for lunch and dinner through the company's platform, accessible via desktop or mobile application. FreshMenu delivers to several areas, including Koramangala, Richmond Town, Indiranagar, and Whitefield, ensuring a wide reach for its offerings. The company's focus is on delivering high-quality, tasty food, making it a popular choice for those seeking convenient dining options.
ezCater
Series D in 2019
ezCater, Inc. is an online catering marketplace that facilitates food ordering for both small startups and large corporations. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Denver, the company connects businesses with local caterers and restaurants across the nation. ezCater offers a platform that allows users to easily find and order food for meetings and events, utilizing features that filter caterers by food type, budget, and other criteria. The company's solutions include ezManage, a catering management platform, and ezOrdering, which enables restaurants to accept catering orders directly through their websites. By streamlining the catering process, ezCater helps clients save time and efficiently select suitable catering options.
FreshMenu
Series B in 2019
FreshMenu is an online food delivery service that specializes in providing a diverse range of fresh and healthy meal packages. The company offers a variety of cuisines, including Indian, Chinese, Italian, American, Mexican, and Thai, catering to diverse culinary preferences. Customers can conveniently order meals for lunch and dinner through the company's platform, accessible via desktop or mobile application. FreshMenu delivers to several areas, including Koramangala, Richmond Town, Indiranagar, and Whitefield, ensuring a wide reach for its offerings. The company's focus is on delivering high-quality, tasty food, making it a popular choice for those seeking convenient dining options.
PavoMea
Series A in 2018
PavoMea is a dessert and snack brand.
Grab
Series H in 2018
Grab is a Southeast Asia-based mobile platform that integrates ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, and financial services, connecting drivers, merchants, and customers through a single app. It operates in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar, and holds a leading market share in ride-hailing and food delivery, with 89% of revenue derived from these core businesses. The company also offers payments, consumer loans, and enterprise financial services. It charges commissions to both riders and merchants as it links them with consumers. Founded in 2012 by Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling, Grab is headquartered in Singapore and maintains offices in Seattle, Beijing, Bangalore, Jakarta, and Vietnam. In 2024, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia together contributed more than 70% of revenue.
Xingbianli
Corporate Round in 2018
Xingbianli is a company that specializes in operating checkout-free convenience stores, with a particular focus on placing snack bars in offices. These snack bars offer a variety of items such as drinks, biscuits, and instant noodles, catering primarily to office workers. The company emphasizes convenience and speed, allowing customers to pay via mobile payment options like WeChat Pay and Alipay. Xingbianli's business model revolves around providing self-service solutions that enable quick and easy access to snacks and beverages in workplace settings.
Hungryroot
Series B in 2018
Hungryroot, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a personalized online grocery service, leveraging artificial intelligence to offer fresh, vegetable-based foods and meal solutions. Founded in 2015, Hungryroot aims to impact daily life through food by delivering groceries and recipes tailored to individual preferences and health goals. The company's offerings include a variety of meals, sides, sweets, snacks, spreads, breakfast items, and noodles, all designed to promote healthier eating habits. In addition to grocery delivery, Hungryroot also assists customers with meal planning and nutritional support, enabling them to save time and money while shopping sustainably and exploring new culinary options.
SoupMaster
Series A in 2018
SoupMaster is a Chinese restaurant chain and retail brand. It provides various nutritious soups for pregnant women, patients with a demand for health recuperation, and other people pursuing high-quality life.
Daily Harvest
Series B in 2017
Daily Harvest is a consumer food company that operates a subscription-based platform delivering healthy frozen foods. Its offerings include smoothies, soups, bowls, lattes, breakfasts, and bites developed by nutritionists. Products are sold online. The company emphasizes direct-to-farmer relationships and a technology-driven supply chain to speed product delivery and personalize options for subscribers. Daily Harvest was founded in 2014 and is based in New York. Through its data-driven approach, it aims to provide convenient, preportioned meals without cooking.
SoupMaster
Series A in 2017
SoupMaster is a Chinese restaurant chain and retail brand. It provides various nutritious soups for pregnant women, patients with a demand for health recuperation, and other people pursuing high-quality life.
Xingbianli
Series A in 2017
Xingbianli is a company that specializes in operating checkout-free convenience stores, with a particular focus on placing snack bars in offices. These snack bars offer a variety of items such as drinks, biscuits, and instant noodles, catering primarily to office workers. The company emphasizes convenience and speed, allowing customers to pay via mobile payment options like WeChat Pay and Alipay. Xingbianli's business model revolves around providing self-service solutions that enable quick and easy access to snacks and beverages in workplace settings.
Xingbianli
Angel Round in 2017
Xingbianli is a company that specializes in operating checkout-free convenience stores, with a particular focus on placing snack bars in offices. These snack bars offer a variety of items such as drinks, biscuits, and instant noodles, catering primarily to office workers. The company emphasizes convenience and speed, allowing customers to pay via mobile payment options like WeChat Pay and Alipay. Xingbianli's business model revolves around providing self-service solutions that enable quick and easy access to snacks and beverages in workplace settings.
Hungryroot
Series A in 2017
Hungryroot, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a personalized online grocery service, leveraging artificial intelligence to offer fresh, vegetable-based foods and meal solutions. Founded in 2015, Hungryroot aims to impact daily life through food by delivering groceries and recipes tailored to individual preferences and health goals. The company's offerings include a variety of meals, sides, sweets, snacks, spreads, breakfast items, and noodles, all designed to promote healthier eating habits. In addition to grocery delivery, Hungryroot also assists customers with meal planning and nutritional support, enabling them to save time and money while shopping sustainably and exploring new culinary options.
Hungryroot
Series A in 2016
Hungryroot, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a personalized online grocery service, leveraging artificial intelligence to offer fresh, vegetable-based foods and meal solutions. Founded in 2015, Hungryroot aims to impact daily life through food by delivering groceries and recipes tailored to individual preferences and health goals. The company's offerings include a variety of meals, sides, sweets, snacks, spreads, breakfast items, and noodles, all designed to promote healthier eating habits. In addition to grocery delivery, Hungryroot also assists customers with meal planning and nutritional support, enabling them to save time and money while shopping sustainably and exploring new culinary options.
FreshMenu
Series B in 2016
FreshMenu is an online food delivery service that specializes in providing a diverse range of fresh and healthy meal packages. The company offers a variety of cuisines, including Indian, Chinese, Italian, American, Mexican, and Thai, catering to diverse culinary preferences. Customers can conveniently order meals for lunch and dinner through the company's platform, accessible via desktop or mobile application. FreshMenu delivers to several areas, including Koramangala, Richmond Town, Indiranagar, and Whitefield, ensuring a wide reach for its offerings. The company's focus is on delivering high-quality, tasty food, making it a popular choice for those seeking convenient dining options.
Haochushi
Series B in 2015
Haochushi launched its service in 10 second-tier cities this year , according to the company. They also opened several more product categories online to provide customized meal options since January.
FreshMenu
Series A in 2015
FreshMenu is an online food delivery service that specializes in providing a diverse range of fresh and healthy meal packages. The company offers a variety of cuisines, including Indian, Chinese, Italian, American, Mexican, and Thai, catering to diverse culinary preferences. Customers can conveniently order meals for lunch and dinner through the company's platform, accessible via desktop or mobile application. FreshMenu delivers to several areas, including Koramangala, Richmond Town, Indiranagar, and Whitefield, ensuring a wide reach for its offerings. The company's focus is on delivering high-quality, tasty food, making it a popular choice for those seeking convenient dining options.
Kuai Heatlh Direct
Angel Round in 2014
Kuai Health Direct is a company that specializes in on-demand food delivery services, focusing on the sale of specific nutritious foods. It operates a mobile commerce platform that facilitates the integration of food providers and retail channels, enhancing their online-to-offline operations. The company is notable for its self-built logistics model, which enables a fast delivery service, potentially within one hour. This approach aims to streamline the purchasing process for health-conscious consumers seeking quick access to nutritious meal options.
Fresh Nation
Seed Round in 2014
Fresh Nation is an enterprise-level B2B wholesale marketplace and management platform for the retail grocery industry, designed to operationalize local and specialty food assortments for national retailers and distributors. Its proprietary Virtual Supply Chain platform streamlines collaboration with thousands of small vendors, reducing time and costs. The solution includes a vendor- and product-rich CRM, an interactive supplier portal, an order management suite, integrated accounting and invoicing tools, and flexible EDI and API integrations. Together, these features position Fresh Nation as a standard platform for enterprise specialty food management in the grocery sector.
Grubhub
Series E in 2011
Grubhub is a technology company that operates an online food ordering platform. It connects users with local restaurants, enabling them to order meals for delivery or pickup. The platform offers a diverse range of food options, from snacks to groceries, and provides tools for restaurant owners to expand their customer base. Users can enjoy additional discounts and track their orders in real-time, ensuring fresh and timely delivery for a fee.
Eat Club
Seed Round in 2011
EAT Club is a food technology company based in Redwood City, California, focused on providing convenient meal solutions for office workers. The company offers a virtual cafeteria service that allows employees to order lunch from a curated menu of options created by award-winning chefs. Customers can place their orders via mobile or web, ensuring delivery by 12:30 pm. EAT Club serves the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles, aiming to democratize access to high-quality food in corporate settings. By delivering individually packed lunches from local restaurants, EAT Club enhances the dining experience at the workplace, allowing employees to enjoy their favorite meals with ease.
Mercantila
Venture Round in 2006
Mercantila is a San Francisco-based retailer operating an online chain of specialty stores. The company offers a wide range of fitness and sports equipment, including elliptical trainers, exercise bikes, home gyms, and more, as well as products for children and babies such as strollers, cribs, and play kitchens.
Lucky Pai
Series A in 2006
Lucky Pai is a Chinese shopping network offering home appliances, cosmetics, apparel, food, digital devices and more.
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