of companies we invested in 2021 were HQ'ed outside of the US
Venture is an industry that glorifies the individual. That is antithetical to the meritocracy we’ve built at Lightspeed. We are a firm that places the partnership above the person. It’s intentional that nobody’s last name is on the building. Venture is at its best when it’s played as a team sport, and we've built ours in an intentional way to support our exceptional companies that are increasingly diverse, both in terms of where ideas emerge, as well as who their founders are. We believe investment teams should reflect that same diversity.
We had our most diverse year in 2021 in terms of companies and founders we backed, as well as the makeup of our internal team as new members joined us.
- 1/3 of companies we invested in 2021 were HQ'ed outside of the US
- $700M+ invested in female founders
- 70 today lightspeed has 70 investors located across 12 offices globally
- 30% of the investment team are female
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