About us

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: Grafana, Helsing, Lightyear, Matillion, Mistral, Multiverse, Personio, RobCo, Tripledot Studios, Vinted, and Zapp

Europe-BASED TEAM

  • Paul Murphy Partner
  • Julie Kainz Partner
  • Alexander Schmitt Partner
  • Antoine Moyroud Partner

US-BASED TEAM

  • Nicole Quinn Partner
  • Bejul Somaia Partner

London

22 Tower St
WC2H 9NS
London, UK

Lightspeed UK Advisor LLP (FRN 960121) is an Appointed Representative of Kroll Securities Limited (FRN 466588) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Tel: +44 2036 408676

Paris

Kwerk Haussmann
29-31 Rue de Courcelles
75008 Paris, France

Berlin

Linienstraße 86
10119 Berlin
Germany 

Fraction Fraction

Faction Ventures, LLC (“Faction”) and Lightspeed Management Company, L.L.C. (“Lightspeed”) are separate businesses that operate independently of each other. Faction is a registered investment adviser under the United States Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Faction advises its own fund(s) and does not advise any Lightspeed clients, and Lightspeed does not advise Faction or any of its clients. Lightspeed and Faction are parties to an agreement pursuant to which Lightspeed holds certain interests in Faction and the fund(s) Faction manages.

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