About Lightspeed
Lightspeed is a private equity firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based in Bengaluru, India. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 3 funding rounds.
Overall Lightspeed portfolio has seen 12 unicorns, 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Razorpay, ACKO and Innovaccer. A lot of funds co-invest with Lightspeed, with names like Lightspeed Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Lightspeed has a team of 55 people, including 16 partners.
Lightspeed's Portfolio
They have invested in a total of 75 companies. Their most recent investment was in Neoflo (Seed round) on Aug 29, 2025. Here is the most recent investment by Lightspeed:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 29, 2025 | Seed | 7013 | ||
Jun 30, 2025 | Seed | 9738 | - | |
May 24, 2025 | Series B | 5596 | and 4 others | |
Jan 21, 2025 | Seed | 6459 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Lightspeed:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Team profile of Lightspeed
Lightspeed has a team of 55 members including 16 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 7 Principals located in India, United States and 4 more locations. Lightspeed's team sits on the board of 5 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Lightspeed:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | San Francisco | ThoughtSpot, Yellow.ai and 4 more | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Israel | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Bengaluru | - | ||
Partner | Delhi | - | ||
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | France | - |
Co-investors of Lightspeed
Over the past 18 years, 254 investors have co-invested in Lightspeed's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Lightspeed: 254 investors entered a company along with Lightspeed. These include investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners (18 companies).
Lightspeed News
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IPO-bound Zetwerk in talks to raise $20-30 million from family offices, HNIsMoneycontrol•Feb 07, 2025•Zetwerk, Avenir Growth Capital, Khosla Ventures, Peak XV Partners and 1 other
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Bengaluru’s Stable Money Secures $15 Million in Series A FundingSocial Media Dissect•Jul 23, 2024•Stable Money, RTP Capital, Lightspeed, Matrix Partners and 8 others
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Thena Secures $5 Million in Seed Funding Co-Led by Lightspeed and First Round CapitalStartup Story•May 25, 2023•Thena, Lightspeed Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Pear VC and 6 others
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Rattle Secures $26 Million in Series A The SaaS News•Apr 06, 2022•Rattle, Insight Partners, Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital and 7 others
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Edtech startup Bhanzu raises $2 Mn in seed roundEntrackr•Feb 24, 2022•Bhanzu, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Exploring Infinities, VCCircle and 1 other
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Apna Raises $70M in Series B Funding at $570 M ValuationFinSMEs•Jun 17, 2021•Apna, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and 4 others

