We have global reach, with a presence and access to resources in Silicon Valley, Israel, China, India, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Our broad footprint enables our portfolio companies to better understand growth opportunities and expand internationally.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise and Consumer sectors, headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped build more than 500 companies globally. The Firm currently manages $18 billion of committed capital.
With two of the five biggest global IPOs in 2018 coming from Europe, it is clear that the European tech scene has been on the rise in the last decade. In 2019, Lightspeed opened offices in the U.K. to support European entrepreneurs with global ambitions. Notable investments include Vinted, Grafana, Multiverse, Tripledot Studios, Matillion, Lightyear, Zapp, and Personio.
Lightspeed Southeast Asia invests in, advises, and consults early- and growth-stage technology companies across the region. From our offices in Singapore, our team has worked since 2018 with companies like Grab, Shipper, Chilibeli, and several others.
Lightspeed has invested in direct and cross-border Indian companies since 2007. Lightspeed India Partners (LSIP) and its India advisory team has offices in New Delhi and Bangalore. LSIP invests in early and growth-stage technology companies with a strong base of operations in India, targeting India and/or global markets in consumer and enterprise. The partners at LSIP are committed to advising and consulting the burgeoning set of Indian entrepreneurs to build iconic companies.
The Lightspeed team has invested in Israeli companies for over twenty years, with exits such as SolarEdge, XtremeIO, Provigent, Fireglass, Terayon, Galileo and others. We strongly believe in the innovation and technology excellence that characterizes Israeli entrepreneurs and their ability to create world-class companies.
Lightspeed Venture Partners works in collaboration with Lightspeed China Partners (LSCP or LCP), a separate China-focused venture capital firm with investment professionals located in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong. With strong backgrounds in company operations and entrepreneurship, the partners of LSCP are committed to advising and consulting with a new generation of Chinese entrepreneurs to help them become industry leaders, build world-class companies and create social impact.
