Lightspeed Venture Partners

Fonbnk Inc., at the forefront of fintech, uniquely combines mobile technology with Web3 innovation, transforming digital transactions in emerging markets. Beyond prepaid airtime, the company integrates various familiar mobile payment methods, broadening financial accessibility. Fonbnk stands out by enabling frictionless, dollarized micropayments for digital goods and services, a boon for global merchants targeting hard-to-reach markets. Access to stablecoins across all major blockchain protocols positions Fonbnk as a gateway to the global digital economy. The firm’s no-code and low-code dApps and APIs simplify Web3 integration for local developers, easing digital transactions for users. Leveraging over 8 billion prepaid SIM cards and diverse mobile payment systems, Fonbnk connects a vast network of users, retailers, and agents, making Web3 access a reality for anyone capable of mobile transactions. This approach not only drives digital finance growth but also significantly narrows the digital divide in emerging economies.

Fan Controlled Football is the first fan-run professional sports league. From selecting the team logos, colors and head coaches to calling plays, the fans are calling the shots.

Flink is a fintech company based in Mexico City, established in 2017, that offers a consumer trading platform which enables users to save, spend, and invest their money. The company launched its first brokerage product in June 2020 and has since attracted over 1 million users, with 800,000 brokerage accounts, primarily catering to first-time traders. Flink aims to enhance its offerings by improving product features, infrastructure, and security, while also expanding its team to support growth.

Fan Controlled Football is the first fan-run professional sports league. From selecting the team logos, colors and head coaches to calling plays, the fans are calling the shots.

The Nudge’s mission is to help people do things in real life, because life is short! We text people short-form videos of fun things to do in their city. We have nearly 1 million users, and 30% of Gen Z and Millennials use The Nudge in our cities. We’re building the locals-only social network that helps people get off their asses and have fun in the real world.

Fan Controlled Football is the first fan-run professional sports league. From selecting the team logos, colors and head coaches to calling plays, the fans are calling the shots.

Necto Inc, based in San Francisco, is an Internet Service Provider that focuses on delivering fast and affordable internet access to the southeastern neighborhoods of the city. Founded in 2017, the company supports local entrepreneurs by offering essential networking equipment, ongoing technical assistance, network management, and billing solutions, enabling them to provide internet services to their customers. Additionally, Necto aims to empower aspiring internet service providers through its initiative to create an ISP school, which seeks to eliminate barriers to entry by addressing both technical and financial challenges. Through these efforts, Necto promotes a free and net-neutral internet while fostering local business development.

FLIP is everyone’s sneaker connect — the premier specialty destination where people find and sell hard to find, rare, limited edition sneakers. They have created a community where their members can buy and sell with confidence and ease. Never miss out on an opportunity to place your bid on hard to find sneakers in 90 minutes from a curated list of quality sellers who really care. Their mobile only platform is currently available for your iPhone and coming soon to Android. They strive to keep an open and trusted environment for their community.

Selfie Networks founded in 2016 to commercialize Stanford research on net neutrality and network personalization.

SimplyTapp provides cloud-based mobile payment solutions for banks, payment card issuers, transit authorities, and retailers. They provide mobile payment distribution and authorization solutions for enterprises including financial institutions, big-box retailers, fueling stations, quick service merchants as well as mobile wallet providers and developers. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Fresh Nation is an enterprise-level B2B wholesale marketplace and management platform for the retail grocery industry, operationalizing local and specialty food assortments for the nation’s largest retailers and distributors. Fresh Nation’s proprietary Virtual Supply Chain™ platform simplifies the complexity of working with thousands of small vendors, saving time and cutting costs. Incorporating a vendor and product rich CRM, interactive supplier portal, order management suite, accounting and invoicing tools, and flexible EDI/API integrations, Fresh Nation is becoming the grocery industry standard for enterprise specialty food management.

SimplyTapp provides cloud-based mobile payment solutions for banks, payment card issuers, transit authorities, and retailers. They provide mobile payment distribution and authorization solutions for enterprises including financial institutions, big-box retailers, fueling stations, quick service merchants as well as mobile wallet providers and developers. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Natera, Inc. is a diagnostic company that specializes in preconception and prenatal genetic testing services. Its primary offerings include the Panorama test, which is a non-invasive prenatal test that screens for chromosomal abnormalities in a fetus through a blood sample from the mother, and the Vistara test, designed to identify single-gene disorders. Additionally, Natera provides Horizon carrier screening to determine genetic disease carrier status and Spectrum, which analyzes chromosomal anomalies during in vitro fertilization. The company also offers Anora, a test for analyzing fetal chromosomes to investigate miscarriage causes, and non-invasive paternity testing. Its Signatera product utilizes circulating tumor DNA technology to monitor cancer recurrence. Natera markets its tests through a direct sales force and a network of approximately 100 laboratory and distribution partners both domestically and internationally. The company, founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Carlos, California, maintains partnerships with BGI Genomics and Foundation Medicine for the development of genetic testing assays.

Natera, Inc. is a diagnostic company that specializes in preconception and prenatal genetic testing services. Its primary offerings include the Panorama test, which is a non-invasive prenatal test that screens for chromosomal abnormalities in a fetus through a blood sample from the mother, and the Vistara test, designed to identify single-gene disorders. Additionally, Natera provides Horizon carrier screening to determine genetic disease carrier status and Spectrum, which analyzes chromosomal anomalies during in vitro fertilization. The company also offers Anora, a test for analyzing fetal chromosomes to investigate miscarriage causes, and non-invasive paternity testing. Its Signatera product utilizes circulating tumor DNA technology to monitor cancer recurrence. Natera markets its tests through a direct sales force and a network of approximately 100 laboratory and distribution partners both domestically and internationally. The company, founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Carlos, California, maintains partnerships with BGI Genomics and Foundation Medicine for the development of genetic testing assays.

Bling Nation helps businesses turn their best customers into Fans and their friends into new customers through social rewards. Bling Nation is a mobile platform that enables unique tap-and-connect capabilities with rich social media connectivity and cost-effective mobile transactions, closing the loop between the online and offline customer experience at checkout.

As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.

As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.

As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.

As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.