Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm that for over twenty years has been the first investor and an early backer of some of the most innovative companies in the world. It stands behind bold founders with big ideas, with high conviction from Seed to Series F and beyond. Its philosophy is depth: rolling up its sleeves to earn a seat at the table, building authentic relationships of trust, and navigating the peaks and valleys with founders as one global team. It supports portfolio companies through its Founder Experience, Research Hub, events, and portfolio jobs board. It has been AI founders’ first call for over a decade, and its portfolio spans AI, cybersecurity, fintech, enterprise software, consumer, and energy. Investments include Anthropic, Mistral AI, Glean, xAI, ElevenLabs, Wiz, Rubrik, Cyera, Netskope, Navan, Faire, Ramp, Fireworks AI, and Base Power. Lightspeed backs founders with ambitious ideas at any stage, often leading the first institutional round and deepening its commitment across later rounds. It looks for founders it can create with rather than fund from afar, and it prizes expertise in the markets it backs over breadth.