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

Partner

Taggart Bonham

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

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Adam Goldberg

Venture 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

Partner

Galym Imanbayev MD

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Julie Kainz

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Alex Kayyal

Partner

Dev Khare

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Will Kohler

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara 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

Partner and Co-Founder

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Zac Pan

Associate Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Krish Parikh

Partner of Business Services

Nicole Quinn

Partner

Adrian Nicholas Radu

Partner

Christopher Schaepe

Co-Founder

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Partner

Ishaan Preet Singh

Investor

Adam Smith

Partner

Bejul Somaia

Partner

Rahul Taneja

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Rytis Vitkauskas

Partner

Jason Wang

Vice President

Nathan Wang

Vice President

Nathan Wu

Partner, Growth

Mark Xu

Partner

Cici Yang

Vice President

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Haowei Zhai

Vice President

Issac Zhang

Vice President

Ju Zhang

Executive Director

Gavin Zhu

Partner

Hu Peipei

Investment Manager

Past deals in Messaging

Thena

Seed Round in 2023
Thena is a customer engagement platform that focuses on enhancing B2B communication through messaging applications like Slack and Teams. Founded by Ankit Saxena, Mike Molinet, Govind Kavaturi, and Unmukt Raizada, the platform assists companies in acquiring, servicing, and growing their customer base by automating communications and integrating with internal tools. Thena enables businesses to manage customer interactions more effectively, streamline escalations, and analyze customer behavior. By consolidating communication channels and providing valuable analytics, Thena aims to redefine how companies engage with their customers across these popular messaging platforms. Its client roster includes notable names such as Branch, Embrace, Mixpanel, WorkRamp, and Spotdraft, and the company is supported by various venture capital firms.

Fizz

Series A in 2022
Fizz is an authorized platform designed to enhance community social structures, particularly within institutions. It develops online social media software that facilitates communication and the sharing of ideas, events, and experiences among users. The platform allows individuals to post secret confessions and ask questions within a closed community, promoting social interaction while maintaining anonymity. By leveraging these features, Fizz aims to foster a more connected and engaged community environment.

Fizz

Seed Round in 2022
Fizz is an authorized platform designed to enhance community social structures, particularly within institutions. It develops online social media software that facilitates communication and the sharing of ideas, events, and experiences among users. The platform allows individuals to post secret confessions and ask questions within a closed community, promoting social interaction while maintaining anonymity. By leveraging these features, Fizz aims to foster a more connected and engaged community environment.

The Nudge

Series A in 2022
The Nudge is a mobile application based in San Francisco that helps users explore their city through personalized text messages. Founded in 2017, the platform sends subscribers curated suggestions for activities such as brunch ideas, hiking plans, and coffee venue recommendations, accompanied by detailed itineraries. With nearly one million users, including a significant portion from Gen Z and Millennials, The Nudge aims to inspire individuals to break free from their routines and engage in real-world experiences. The service promotes a locals-only social network that encourages users to participate in outdoor activities and discover new experiences in their surroundings.

Schmooze Dating

Seed Round in 2021
Schmooze Dating is an app that has introduced a new feature called schmooze flirts which selects memes from the app's algorithm that a match is likely to laugh at and encourages users to send the meme to their match in order to start a conversation. The user has 48 hours to message the other person before the chat disappears. The app also includes icebreakers to help to get started before a match is removed.

Schmooze Dating

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Schmooze Dating is an app that has introduced a new feature called schmooze flirts which selects memes from the app's algorithm that a match is likely to laugh at and encourages users to send the meme to their match in order to start a conversation. The user has 48 hours to message the other person before the chat disappears. The app also includes icebreakers to help to get started before a match is removed.

The Nudge

Seed Round in 2021
The Nudge is a mobile application based in San Francisco that helps users explore their city through personalized text messages. Founded in 2017, the platform sends subscribers curated suggestions for activities such as brunch ideas, hiking plans, and coffee venue recommendations, accompanied by detailed itineraries. With nearly one million users, including a significant portion from Gen Z and Millennials, The Nudge aims to inspire individuals to break free from their routines and engage in real-world experiences. The service promotes a locals-only social network that encourages users to participate in outdoor activities and discover new experiences in their surroundings.

The Nudge

Seed Round in 2020
The Nudge is a mobile application based in San Francisco that helps users explore their city through personalized text messages. Founded in 2017, the platform sends subscribers curated suggestions for activities such as brunch ideas, hiking plans, and coffee venue recommendations, accompanied by detailed itineraries. With nearly one million users, including a significant portion from Gen Z and Millennials, The Nudge aims to inspire individuals to break free from their routines and engage in real-world experiences. The service promotes a locals-only social network that encourages users to participate in outdoor activities and discover new experiences in their surroundings.

Shortwave

Series A in 2020
Shortwave is a communication platform that aims to enhance the email experience by making it more collaborative, organized, and efficient. The company focuses on creating a high-quality inbox that allows users to work smarter and faster, countering the dominance of centralized messaging apps. With features like automatic inbox tools and a notification-controlling system, Shortwave seeks to improve the quality of communication while ensuring decentralization and security. The founding team, which includes experienced professionals from Firebase and Google, is supported by prominent investors and is dedicated to reinventing how people interact through email.

Court Buddy

Series A in 2018
Court Buddy is an online platform that connects clients with attorneys for various legal services tailored to their specific needs, expertise, and location in the United States. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a marketplace where clients can find vetted solo attorneys for personal and business legal matters, including civil and criminal defense. Court Buddy allows clients to engage attorneys based on their budget, providing a range of a-la-carte legal services at flat rates. The platform features tools such as instant messaging, video chat, and secure payment options through its 'CourtBuddy Chat' app and 'CB Direct Pay' service, enhancing communication and transaction efficiency between clients and attorneys. Recognized for its innovative approach, Court Buddy has received accolades, including the American Bar Association’s Legal Access Award and praise from notable figures in entrepreneurship.

CrowdAmp

Seed Round in 2017
CrowdAmp is a one-to-many messaging platform. We use machine learning to enable scalable communications over text messaging.

Court Buddy

Seed Round in 2017
Court Buddy is an online platform that connects clients with attorneys for various legal services tailored to their specific needs, expertise, and location in the United States. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a marketplace where clients can find vetted solo attorneys for personal and business legal matters, including civil and criminal defense. Court Buddy allows clients to engage attorneys based on their budget, providing a range of a-la-carte legal services at flat rates. The platform features tools such as instant messaging, video chat, and secure payment options through its 'CourtBuddy Chat' app and 'CB Direct Pay' service, enhancing communication and transaction efficiency between clients and attorneys. Recognized for its innovative approach, Court Buddy has received accolades, including the American Bar Association’s Legal Access Award and praise from notable figures in entrepreneurship.

Court Buddy

Convertible Note in 2017
Court Buddy is an online platform that connects clients with attorneys for various legal services tailored to their specific needs, expertise, and location in the United States. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a marketplace where clients can find vetted solo attorneys for personal and business legal matters, including civil and criminal defense. Court Buddy allows clients to engage attorneys based on their budget, providing a range of a-la-carte legal services at flat rates. The platform features tools such as instant messaging, video chat, and secure payment options through its 'CourtBuddy Chat' app and 'CB Direct Pay' service, enhancing communication and transaction efficiency between clients and attorneys. Recognized for its innovative approach, Court Buddy has received accolades, including the American Bar Association’s Legal Access Award and praise from notable figures in entrepreneurship.

Poncho

Seed Round in 2017
Poncho Inc. specializes in providing personalized weather forecasts through its application, emails, and text messages across the continental United States. Incorporated in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, Poncho has gained recognition as one of the most popular weather chatbots on Facebook Messenger and as a leading weather app in the App Store. In addition to weather updates, the company offers travel reports to enhance user experience. As of May 2018, Poncho operates as a subsidiary of Dirty Lemon Beverages, LLC. The company leverages advanced bot technologies to deliver engaging content across various messaging and hardware platforms.

Companion

Seed Round in 2017
Companion is an app to stay safe and connected. You can enter a destination, add friends and family to monitor you, request help from those nearby and be able to call 911 with one tap.

Duta

Series A in 2017
Duta is an emerging international media company based in Silicon Valley and Chennai, known for its rapid growth in India. It serves millions of subscribers worldwide by delivering breaking news, sports updates, entertainment content, and devotional material through popular mobile messaging applications such as WhatsApp and Telegram. Duta's platform is designed to facilitate easy access to a wide range of information and services, enabling users to stay informed effortlessly. The company benefits from significant venture capital backing and boasts a leadership team of seasoned tech entrepreneurs. With newsrooms located in the USA, India, and Spain, Duta is well-positioned to cater to a global audience.

Broex.in

Series A in 2016
BroEx is a developer of a real estate brokerage platform that facilitates connections among real estate brokers. The platform offers features such as an automated news feed, property search tools, and auto-match capabilities, allowing brokers to collaborate effectively. By providing a specialized network, BroEx enhances the efficiency of real estate transactions and supports brokers in meeting their business needs swiftly and reliably.

Poncho

Seed Round in 2016
Poncho Inc. specializes in providing personalized weather forecasts through its application, emails, and text messages across the continental United States. Incorporated in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, Poncho has gained recognition as one of the most popular weather chatbots on Facebook Messenger and as a leading weather app in the App Store. In addition to weather updates, the company offers travel reports to enhance user experience. As of May 2018, Poncho operates as a subsidiary of Dirty Lemon Beverages, LLC. The company leverages advanced bot technologies to deliver engaging content across various messaging and hardware platforms.

Fireglass

Series A in 2016
Fireglass is a cybersecurity solutions provider based in the United States, specializing in protecting organizations from malware and phishing attacks across web and email platforms without the need for endpoint agents. The company's innovative approach allows users to navigate online with confidence by isolating all traffic remotely, preventing it from reaching the corporate network. This capability enhances user productivity while reducing the operational complexity typically associated with traditional web gateways. Fireglass's offerings encompass endpoint and hybrid cloud security management, information protection, messaging security, and website security, catering to diverse industries such as healthcare, government, and education. Founded by experts in network security and military intelligence, Fireglass has gained traction among Fortune 500 companies and is supported by prominent investors. As of July 2017, Fireglass operates as a subsidiary of Symantec Corporation.

Broex.in

Seed Round in 2015
BroEx is a developer of a real estate brokerage platform that facilitates connections among real estate brokers. The platform offers features such as an automated news feed, property search tools, and auto-match capabilities, allowing brokers to collaborate effectively. By providing a specialized network, BroEx enhances the efficiency of real estate transactions and supports brokers in meeting their business needs swiftly and reliably.

Snap

Series B in 2013
Snap Inc., established in 2010, is a global camera company headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It operates primarily through its flagship product, Snapchat, a multimedia messaging application renowned for its ephemeral nature, allowing users to send and share photos, videos, and messages that disappear after viewing. Snapchat offers a range of creative features, including filters, lenses, augmented reality experiences, and Stories, which enable users to create and share content with friends or a broader audience. The platform also includes Discover, providing access to original content from publishers and creators, and Memories, allowing users to save and revisit their Snaps. In addition to its software offerings, Snap Inc. has ventured into hardware with Spectacles, wearable cameras that capture first-person perspective content and sync with Snapchat. The company generates nearly all its revenue from advertising, with North America being its largest market despite only accounting for a quarter of its user base. As of 2023, Snapchat boasts over 400 million daily active users.

Snap

Series A in 2013
Snap Inc., established in 2010, is a global camera company headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It operates primarily through its flagship product, Snapchat, a multimedia messaging application renowned for its ephemeral nature, allowing users to send and share photos, videos, and messages that disappear after viewing. Snapchat offers a range of creative features, including filters, lenses, augmented reality experiences, and Stories, which enable users to create and share content with friends or a broader audience. The platform also includes Discover, providing access to original content from publishers and creators, and Memories, allowing users to save and revisit their Snaps. In addition to its software offerings, Snap Inc. has ventured into hardware with Spectacles, wearable cameras that capture first-person perspective content and sync with Snapchat. The company generates nearly all its revenue from advertising, with North America being its largest market despite only accounting for a quarter of its user base. As of 2023, Snapchat boasts over 400 million daily active users.

Snap

Seed Round in 2012
Snap Inc., established in 2010, is a global camera company headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It operates primarily through its flagship product, Snapchat, a multimedia messaging application renowned for its ephemeral nature, allowing users to send and share photos, videos, and messages that disappear after viewing. Snapchat offers a range of creative features, including filters, lenses, augmented reality experiences, and Stories, which enable users to create and share content with friends or a broader audience. The platform also includes Discover, providing access to original content from publishers and creators, and Memories, allowing users to save and revisit their Snaps. In addition to its software offerings, Snap Inc. has ventured into hardware with Spectacles, wearable cameras that capture first-person perspective content and sync with Snapchat. The company generates nearly all its revenue from advertising, with North America being its largest market despite only accounting for a quarter of its user base. As of 2023, Snapchat boasts over 400 million daily active users.

LiveProfile

Series A in 2011
LiveProfile is a mobile social network and messaging application that enables users to communicate through messages, photos, and videos while posting status updates and personalizing their profiles in real time. The platform features delivery and read receipts, along with indicators showing when a recipient is typing, which enhances the immediacy of conversations. As a cross-platform service, LiveProfile aims to connect users and facilitate social interaction through its user-friendly interface and diverse communication options.

FatLens

Series A in 2005
FatLens is the first e-commerce search engine built with patent-pending technology specifically to enhance your online shopping experience. Innovative FatLens technology instantaneously brings you the web's most comprehensive, relevant and unbiased product search results, and the first-ever integrated search with instant messaging for real-time, collaborative online shopping with your friends and family. FatLens provides you the web's most comprehensive e-commerce search results by indexing relevant data from the most number of e-commerce sites and exhaustively categorizing all of the for-sale items at each crawled site. FatLens brings you the most relevant results to your product search through our patent-pending TRIP™ scoring system that accurately matches the indexed and categorized items for sale to your query. Built-in category intelligence easily handles nicknames, misspellings, synonyms and also "fuzzy" matches for providing the greatest relevancy. FatLens also uniquely enhances your e-commerce experience by integrating search with popular instant messaging products (Yahoo! Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger). FatLens enables you to interact in real-time with your friends and family to quickly complete joint or group buying, get timely expert advice or validation, and of course enjoy sharing the online shopping experience. You can search for products you want to buy, select specific products of interest to you to share with your friends and family. By invoking the IM/Collaboration capability (just click the share using Yahoo! Messenger button or AIM button) you can invite your IM buddies to view, share, and refine your product preferences online while also chatting about your choices. The company was founded by an experienced team of entrepreneurs and technologists who have co-founded and worked at successful Internet and search engine technology companies in Silicon Valley. FatLens started operations in 2003 and received its first venture financing from Redpoint Ventures and Cambrian Ventures.
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