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 Video

Zocks

Series A in 2025
Zocks, established in 2022 and based in San Francisco, specializes in real-time video call insights and privacy. The company's core product is a communication management platform, which captures and analyzes industry-specific insights from client conversations. Key features include claim code tracking, data entry reduction, session insights, HIPAA compliance, and API references, helping clients streamline workflows and extract valuable data from conversations.

Seekho

Series A in 2024
Seekho operates a discovery and learning platform that focuses on creating and sharing educational videos. The platform features engaging, bite-sized content across various categories, including technology, finance, business, self-help, and health, all presented in regional Indian languages. The videos are developed by experts and are professionally curated to provide an enjoyable and effective learning experience for users. This approach allows individuals to learn from concise video segments while also enabling content creators to share their knowledge with a wider audience.

Zocks

Seed Round in 2024
Zocks, established in 2022 and based in San Francisco, specializes in real-time video call insights and privacy. The company's core product is a communication management platform, which captures and analyzes industry-specific insights from client conversations. Key features include claim code tracking, data entry reduction, session insights, HIPAA compliance, and API references, helping clients streamline workflows and extract valuable data from conversations.

Pika

Series A in 2023
Pika is a startup that is developing an AI-powered platform for editing and generating films from captions and still images. The company aims to revolutionize the video creation and editing process through the integration of AI, offering a user-friendly and easily accessible tool for users.

Kumospace

Venture Round in 2021
Kumospace is a developer of an online immersive video chat platform designed to enhance remote video conferencing. The platform allows users to connect through video, voice, chat, and content sharing, ensuring a secure environment for virtual interactions. It caters to event organizers and remote businesses, enabling them to host face-to-face video meetings and immersive virtual events. By facilitating seamless connections across various devices and locations, Kumospace aims to bring teams together and support effective collaboration in a digital landscape.

Kumospace

Seed Round in 2021
Kumospace is a developer of an online immersive video chat platform designed to enhance remote video conferencing. The platform allows users to connect through video, voice, chat, and content sharing, ensuring a secure environment for virtual interactions. It caters to event organizers and remote businesses, enabling them to host face-to-face video meetings and immersive virtual events. By facilitating seamless connections across various devices and locations, Kumospace aims to bring teams together and support effective collaboration in a digital landscape.

Cameo

Series C in 2021
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from celebrities and other notable figures across various fields. The company's platform facilitates the booking and payment process for these customized videos, allowing users to create authentic fan experiences. Cameo partners with thousands of talent, offering a wide range of options for customers seeking unique and personal interactions. Additionally, Cameo provides tools for creating short films with professional-grade video effects, accessible to users of all skill levels.

Firework

Series A in 2021
Firework provides video commerce solutions designed for websites, applications, and retail environments. The company operates a storytelling platform that facilitates live streaming videos directly on websites. This platform includes features such as in-video shopping, lead generation, and live-streaming events. Additionally, it allows brands to import and edit videos, enhancing their ability to engage and convert visitors on their websites. Through these offerings, Firework aims to enrich the online shopping experience and drive customer interaction.

Rephrase.ai

Seed Round in 2020
Rephrase.ai specializes in an AI-powered video creation technology that transforms text into animated videos featuring realistic facial representations of individuals. This innovative approach employs generative AI to analyze and learn the facial features of specific people in relation to spoken audio, allowing the system to create photorealistic visuals for any new text or audio input. The platform serves a variety of applications, enabling clients to produce training videos, personalize sales presentations, animate characters in augmented and virtual reality, and provide a visual identity for digital assistants. Through its advanced technology, Rephrase.ai enhances the way organizations communicate and engage with their audiences.

Invideo

Seed Round in 2019
InVideo is a company that specializes in a browser-based platform for video creation and editing, aimed at making professional-quality video production accessible to a broader audience. Its platform features a range of customizable templates and media assets, along with tools such as a flexible timeline, a drag-and-drop editor, and intelligent frames. Users can leverage natural language processing technology to enhance their video projects, utilizing features like a comprehensive video library and power transitions. InVideo also supports its users through customer service and fosters a community for creators, while offering mobile accessibility via its app, Filmr.

Cameo

Series B in 2019
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from celebrities and other notable figures across various fields. The company's platform facilitates the booking and payment process for these customized videos, allowing users to create authentic fan experiences. Cameo partners with thousands of talent, offering a wide range of options for customers seeking unique and personal interactions. Additionally, Cameo provides tools for creating short films with professional-grade video effects, accessible to users of all skill levels.

Firework

Series A in 2019
Firework provides video commerce solutions designed for websites, applications, and retail environments. The company operates a storytelling platform that facilitates live streaming videos directly on websites. This platform includes features such as in-video shopping, lead generation, and live-streaming events. Additionally, it allows brands to import and edit videos, enhancing their ability to engage and convert visitors on their websites. Through these offerings, Firework aims to enrich the online shopping experience and drive customer interaction.

KERV Interactive

Venture Round in 2019
KERV Interactive is a digital advertising platform that utilizes advanced patented technology to enhance user engagement through video content. The company has developed an AI-powered video creative technology that employs machine learning to accurately identify objects and their dimensions within video streams, mimicking human visual perception. This innovative approach allows for every frame in a digital video to become an immersive and interactive experience for consumers. By leveraging these capabilities, KERV aims to improve the performance of digital advertising, making it more effective for brands and engaging for audiences.

Cameo

Series A in 2018
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from celebrities and other notable figures across various fields. The company's platform facilitates the booking and payment process for these customized videos, allowing users to create authentic fan experiences. Cameo partners with thousands of talent, offering a wide range of options for customers seeking unique and personal interactions. Additionally, Cameo provides tools for creating short films with professional-grade video effects, accessible to users of all skill levels.

Firework

Series A in 2018
Firework provides video commerce solutions designed for websites, applications, and retail environments. The company operates a storytelling platform that facilitates live streaming videos directly on websites. This platform includes features such as in-video shopping, lead generation, and live-streaming events. Additionally, it allows brands to import and edit videos, enhancing their ability to engage and convert visitors on their websites. Through these offerings, Firework aims to enrich the online shopping experience and drive customer interaction.

Jumprope

Seed Round in 2018
Jumprope, Inc. is a platform that enables users to create, discover, and share how-to videos and tutorials. The application allows users to produce videos in various formats, including horizontal, vertical, and square, which can be easily shared on social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company aims to empower individuals to create engaging content with minimal video editing experience, using just their smartphones. Jumprope focuses on a diverse range of content, including recipes, beauty tutorials, and fitness routines, facilitating the sharing of personal passions and skills within communities.

Intermedia Labs

Venture Round in 2018
Intermedia Labs is a consumer-based video technology firm inventing the future of television.

Highfive Technologies

Series C in 2018
Highfive Technologies, Inc. is a developer of video and web conferencing solutions that provide high-fidelity audio and high-definition 4K video connections. Founded in 2012 and based in Redwood City, California, the company offers a range of browser-based devices that support video, audio, and screen sharing across laptops, tablets, and phones. Highfive’s innovative Hardware-as-a-Service model allows organizations to access high-quality conferencing technology with minimal upfront investment, enhancing the quality and ease of communication and collaboration in the workplace. In 2013, the company transitioned from its original name, Parlay Labs, Inc., and as of September 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Dialpad, Inc.

Xiaoyu Yilian

Series B in 2017
Xiaoyu Link is an online video conference solution provider. Xiaoyu Link plans to use the proceeds to enhance its sales and marketing efforts, as well as carrying out research in new products and technologies.

Faceu

Series B in 2016
Faceu is a Chinese mobile application focused on online photo editing and sharing. It allows users to take pictures and videos enhanced with over 300 live effects and cute stickers, which can be easily shared on various social media platforms. The app has attracted a global user base exceeding 250 million, with a significant majority being female. Utilizing augmented reality technology, Faceu enables users to apply facial-tracking stickers and edit their photos in real-time during video chats and while capturing selfies, streamlining the creative process compared to traditional editing methods.

BeMe Health

Seed Round in 2015
Beme is a video-sharing platform founded by Casey Neistat and Matt Hackett, emphasizing an unfiltered approach to sharing personal experiences. Users can capture real moments effortlessly and without interruption, allowing them to provide a genuine glimpse into their lives. The platform promotes a global perspective, enabling friends, family, and engaging individuals to share their everyday experiences and reactions. In contrast, Be Me Health is a mobile application dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of teenagers. It offers curated content, learning opportunities, and access to live coaching, integrating elements of social interaction, gaming, and streaming. This platform aims to foster community engagement and provide resources that empower teens to manage their mental health effectively.

Highfive Technologies

Series B in 2015
Highfive Technologies, Inc. is a developer of video and web conferencing solutions that provide high-fidelity audio and high-definition 4K video connections. Founded in 2012 and based in Redwood City, California, the company offers a range of browser-based devices that support video, audio, and screen sharing across laptops, tablets, and phones. Highfive’s innovative Hardware-as-a-Service model allows organizations to access high-quality conferencing technology with minimal upfront investment, enhancing the quality and ease of communication and collaboration in the workplace. In 2013, the company transitioned from its original name, Parlay Labs, Inc., and as of September 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Dialpad, Inc.

Faceu

Series A in 2014
Faceu is a Chinese mobile application focused on online photo editing and sharing. It allows users to take pictures and videos enhanced with over 300 live effects and cute stickers, which can be easily shared on various social media platforms. The app has attracted a global user base exceeding 250 million, with a significant majority being female. Utilizing augmented reality technology, Faceu enables users to apply facial-tracking stickers and edit their photos in real-time during video chats and while capturing selfies, streamlining the creative process compared to traditional editing methods.

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.

LiveU

Series D in 2012
LiveU Inc. is a provider of live video streaming solutions designed for a diverse range of clients including television networks, online broadcasters, news agencies, and social media platforms. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, the company specializes in portable video-over-cellular technology that facilitates the real-time acquisition and transmission of live video. LiveU's product offerings include a variety of field units, encoders, software, and decoders, which enable efficient live broadcasting across multiple networks. Key services encompass the LiveU Matrix, a cloud-based video management system, and LiveU MultiPoint, which supports both internal and cross-organizational video distribution. The company's solutions cater to various sectors such as sports, public safety, and emergency services, ensuring reliable connectivity and high-quality streaming for users worldwide. With a commitment to enhancing the digital video acquisition workflow, LiveU continues to innovate in the realm of live video technologies.

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.

RockYou Media

Series B in 2007
RockYou, Inc. is an interactive media and entertainment company that specializes in in-game video advertising and the development of social games. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, the company operates a video advertising platform that connects premium brands with users across various digital environments, including Facebook, the web, and mobile devices. RockYou's advertising network reaches approximately 68 million monthly viewers, providing brands and publishers with engaging content tailored for a multicultural audience. The company's portfolio includes a diverse range of free-to-play games spanning multiple genres and platforms, aimed at entertaining users while facilitating connections in an online networking space. However, in February 2019, RockYou, Inc. filed for voluntary liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

RockYou Media

Series A in 2007
RockYou, Inc. is an interactive media and entertainment company that specializes in in-game video advertising and the development of social games. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, the company operates a video advertising platform that connects premium brands with users across various digital environments, including Facebook, the web, and mobile devices. RockYou's advertising network reaches approximately 68 million monthly viewers, providing brands and publishers with engaging content tailored for a multicultural audience. The company's portfolio includes a diverse range of free-to-play games spanning multiple genres and platforms, aimed at entertaining users while facilitating connections in an online networking space. However, in February 2019, RockYou, Inc. filed for voluntary liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
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