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.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Associate Partner

James Alcorn

Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner and Head of Gaming

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Luke Beseda

Partner

Cai Wei

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Sebastian Duesterhoeft

Partner

Barry Eggers

Founder and Managing Director

Sam Eisler

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Vivek Gambhir

Venture Partner

Adam Goldberg

Venture Partner

Globin Guo

Executive Director

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Rob Horton JD

COO

Hu Peipei

Investment Manager

Galym Imanbayev MD

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Julie Kainz

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Dev Khare

Partner

Will Kohler

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Will Leas

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Jonathan MacQuitty

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Arsham Memarzadeh

Partner

Ravi Mhatre

Founder, Managing Director

James Mi

Partner

Michael Mignano

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Paul Murphy

Partner

Peter Nieh

Founder and Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Zac Pan

Associate Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Adrian Nicholas Radu

Partner

Chris Schaepe

Founder, Managing Director

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Vice President

Ishaan Preet Singh

Investor

Bipul Sinha

Venture Partner

Bejul Somaia

Partner

Ajay Sudan

Partner

Sun Daniel

Partner

Haoran Sun

Vice President

Sydney Sykes

Partner

Rahul Taneja

Partner

Alex Taussig

General Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Nathan Wang

Vice President

Nathan Wu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Cici Yang

Vice President

Jerry Ye

Partner

Haowei Zhai

Vice President

Issac Zhang

Vice President

Zhu Jia

Partner

Gavin Zhu

Partner

Past deals in Teenagers

k-ID

Series A in 2024
k-ID is a developer of digital security technology focused on enhancing the online gaming experience for children and teens. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools that simplifies compliance with global regulations, enabling game developers to create safer and more engaging platforms for young users. Its platform includes features for onboarding, authentication, and user management, as well as automated notifications for updates and new features. Additionally, k-ID addresses country-specific legal requirements and facilitates parental consent processes through one-click API integration. By establishing a unified framework for age-appropriate access, k-ID empowers kids, teens, parents, and developers in navigating the complexities of online gaming regulations.

Daybreak Health

Series B in 2023
Founded in 2019, Daybreak Health specializes in providing online counseling services tailored for teenagers. Through its mobile app, the company connects teens with therapists who focus on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress management, and building self-esteem.

Daybreak Health

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2019, Daybreak Health specializes in providing online counseling services tailored for teenagers. Through its mobile app, the company connects teens with therapists who focus on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress management, and building self-esteem.
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