Lightspeed Europe

Lightspeed Europe is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage and growth investments across various sectors, including consumer, health, and fintech. With its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, and regional offices in Europe, Israel, India, and China, Lightspeed aims to identify and support innovative companies that can disrupt traditional markets. The firm invests in a wide range of industries, such as enterprise technology, e-commerce, software, and biotechnology, providing both equity and debt financing. Lightspeed has a particular interest in technology-led businesses, as well as opportunities in advertising, media, healthcare, education, and retail. Its investment strategy emphasizes the provision of capital along with ongoing consulting and advisory services to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses effectively.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Associate Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner and Head of Gaming

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Venture Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Barry Eggers

Founder and Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner, Consumer

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Vivek Gambhir

Venture Partner

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Dat Han

Senior Associate

Rob Horton JD

COO

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Arsham Memarzadeh

Partner

Michael Mignano

Partner, Consumer

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Eric O'Brien

Affiliated Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Adrian Radu

Partner

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Aditya Sharma

Partner, Growth Equity - India and Asia-Pacific

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Nathan Wu

Partner, Growth

Mark Xu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Past deals in Database

Supabase

Series B in 2022
Supabase Pte. Ltd. is a company that develops an open-source alternative to Firebase, designed to enhance PostgreSQL databases. Founded in 2020 and based in Singapore, Supabase provides tools that allow users to listen to database changes, query tables with filtering and pagination, and manage user permissions through a user-friendly interface. Its offerings include real-time and RESTful APIs that facilitate database interaction without requiring extensive coding. Additionally, Supabase features auto-generating documentation, event-driven automation, and one-click autoscaling, which help developers streamline their workflows and address scalability issues. By simplifying database management, Supabase enables developers to focus on building their core products more efficiently.

Dremio

Series E in 2022
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

ClickHouse

Series B in 2021
ClickHouse is an open-source, column-oriented online analytical processing (OLAP) database management system that enables users to generate real-time analytical reports using SQL queries. The system is designed for high-performance query processing, allowing enterprises to handle large volumes of data efficiently. By reducing storage requirements and processing significant amounts of data within short timeframes, ClickHouse offers a secure, reliable, and scalable solution for data management. This capability is particularly beneficial for organizations seeking to optimize their data analytics and streamline data processing workflows.

Yugabyte

Series C in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Materialize

Series C in 2021
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database designed to facilitate the handling of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it offers a platform that enables users to create materialized views over real-time data, thereby enhancing the development of internal tools, dashboards, and customer-facing applications. Materialize empowers developers to pose complex questions regarding their data and receive low-latency responses, even as the data evolves. The platform continuously updates query results as new information becomes available, simplifying the process of building intelligent applications with standard technology.

Yugabyte

Series B in 2021
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Dremio

Series D in 2021
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

Materialize

Series B in 2020
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database designed to facilitate the handling of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it offers a platform that enables users to create materialized views over real-time data, thereby enhancing the development of internal tools, dashboards, and customer-facing applications. Materialize empowers developers to pose complex questions regarding their data and receive low-latency responses, even as the data evolves. The platform continuously updates query results as new information becomes available, simplifying the process of building intelligent applications with standard technology.

Yugabyte

Series B in 2020
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Dremio

Series C in 2020
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

Materialize

Series A in 2019
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database designed to facilitate the handling of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it offers a platform that enables users to create materialized views over real-time data, thereby enhancing the development of internal tools, dashboards, and customer-facing applications. Materialize empowers developers to pose complex questions regarding their data and receive low-latency responses, even as the data evolves. The platform continuously updates query results as new information becomes available, simplifying the process of building intelligent applications with standard technology.

DIRT Protocol

Seed Round in 2018
DIRT Protocol, founded in 2017 and based in the United States, offers a platform for decentralized curation of trusted data sets. The protocol utilizes a token staking mechanism to promote honesty and accuracy in information sharing, distinguishing itself from traditional Token Curated Registries. Users can contribute data similarly to a collaborative platform like Wikipedia, but must stake tokens to ensure accountability. This economic incentive fosters a system where incorrect information can be challenged, allowing users to earn tokens for identifying inaccuracies. By organizing information registries, DIRT Protocol aims to maintain high-quality data while making it freely accessible, thereby reducing the prevalence of misinformation.

Yugabyte

Series A in 2018
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Dremio

Series B in 2018
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

Yugabyte

Series A in 2016
Yugabyte, Inc. specializes in developing open-source cloud-native database software designed for internet-scale applications. The company's flagship product, YugabyteDB, is a high-performance distributed SQL database that facilitates the creation of global applications. It supports both scale-out relational database management system (RDBMS) and online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, offering low query latency and robust resilience against failures. YugabyteDB is built on advanced technologies such as document storage, auto sharding, and multi-shard ACID transactions, drawing inspiration from Google Spanner. Yugabyte also provides the Yugabyte Platform, a self-managed private database-as-a-service that can operate on any cloud infrastructure, and Yugabyte Cloud, a fully-managed database service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The company offers both a community edition for individual users and an enterprise edition for corporate clients. Founded in 2016, Yugabyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Dremio

Series A in 2015
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

Dremio

Series A in 2015
Dremio Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in Santa Clara, California, develops a structured query language query engine software that enhances data accessibility and analytical processing. The company's flagship product, a data lake engine, allows users to perform queries directly against data lake storage, significantly improving query speed and enabling a self-service semantic layer. Dremio empowers business users to curate data from various sources, facilitating greater self-sufficiency among data consumers, including data engineers, analysts, and scientists. By reimagining data lake services, Dremio eliminates the need for traditional data movement to proprietary warehouses, thus streamlining analytics and maximizing the value derived from data.

Datos IO

Series A in 2015
Datos IO provides the industry’s first cloud-scale, application-centric, data management platform enabling organizations to protect, mobilize, and monetize all their application data across private cloud, hybrid cloud and public cloud environments. Datos IO has been recognized by Gartner in their 2016 Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies and was more recently awarded 2016 Product of the Year by Storage Magazine. Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and True Ventures, Datos IO is headquartered in San Jose, California. To learn more, please visit http://datos.io.

Delphix

Series D in 2015
Delphix Corp. provides Data as a Service solutions that support enterprises in managing and accelerating various application projects, including ERP rollouts and cloud migrations. The company offers a software platform that creates secure virtual copies of databases, applications, and file systems, thereby streamlining test data management and facilitating advanced DevOps practices. Its products, including specialized solutions for SAP and Oracle EBS, significantly reduce the time and cost associated with system upgrades and ongoing ownership. Delphix's platform integrates with a wide range of systems, from mainframes to cloud environments, enabling organizations to overcome data-related bottlenecks and enhance operational efficiency. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix has established strategic partnerships with major firms, contributing to its global reach and ability to support diverse industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing. The company also has a research and development center in Delhi, India, enabling further innovation in data management solutions.

DataStax

Series E in 2014
DataStax, Inc. specializes in providing database software tailored for cloud applications, serving a diverse clientele that includes Fortune 100 companies globally. Its flagship product, DataStax Enterprise, enhances the capabilities of Apache Cassandra, offering fast performance and reliability for online applications. The company also features DataStax OpsCenter, a management and monitoring tool for database administrators, and K8ssandra, an open-source solution for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes. Additionally, DataStax Astra offers a database-as-a-service platform that significantly accelerates deployment times, while DataStax Constellation streamlines the development and operation of modern applications. The company also provides training, support, and consulting services to ensure effective database management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax maintains a global presence with offices in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

Primary Data

Series B in 2014
Primary Data, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, specializes in intelligence and automation software for enterprise data management. Its flagship product, the DataSphere platform, leverages metadata management and machine learning to optimize the movement of data across both on-premises IT infrastructure and cloud environments. This platform enables enterprises to manage vast amounts of data seamlessly, making heterogeneous data stores accessible to various applications without interrupting operations. By facilitating data migration, cloud integration, and enhancing NAS performance, DataSphere empowers organizations to efficiently handle petabyte-scale data and maximize the value of their infrastructure investments.

Primary Data

Series B in 2013
Primary Data, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, specializes in intelligence and automation software for enterprise data management. Its flagship product, the DataSphere platform, leverages metadata management and machine learning to optimize the movement of data across both on-premises IT infrastructure and cloud environments. This platform enables enterprises to manage vast amounts of data seamlessly, making heterogeneous data stores accessible to various applications without interrupting operations. By facilitating data migration, cloud integration, and enhancing NAS performance, DataSphere empowers organizations to efficiently handle petabyte-scale data and maximize the value of their infrastructure investments.

DataStax

Series D in 2013
DataStax, Inc. specializes in providing database software tailored for cloud applications, serving a diverse clientele that includes Fortune 100 companies globally. Its flagship product, DataStax Enterprise, enhances the capabilities of Apache Cassandra, offering fast performance and reliability for online applications. The company also features DataStax OpsCenter, a management and monitoring tool for database administrators, and K8ssandra, an open-source solution for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes. Additionally, DataStax Astra offers a database-as-a-service platform that significantly accelerates deployment times, while DataStax Constellation streamlines the development and operation of modern applications. The company also provides training, support, and consulting services to ensure effective database management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax maintains a global presence with offices in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

DataStax

Series C in 2012
DataStax, Inc. specializes in providing database software tailored for cloud applications, serving a diverse clientele that includes Fortune 100 companies globally. Its flagship product, DataStax Enterprise, enhances the capabilities of Apache Cassandra, offering fast performance and reliability for online applications. The company also features DataStax OpsCenter, a management and monitoring tool for database administrators, and K8ssandra, an open-source solution for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes. Additionally, DataStax Astra offers a database-as-a-service platform that significantly accelerates deployment times, while DataStax Constellation streamlines the development and operation of modern applications. The company also provides training, support, and consulting services to ensure effective database management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax maintains a global presence with offices in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

Delphix

Series C in 2012
Delphix Corp. provides Data as a Service solutions that support enterprises in managing and accelerating various application projects, including ERP rollouts and cloud migrations. The company offers a software platform that creates secure virtual copies of databases, applications, and file systems, thereby streamlining test data management and facilitating advanced DevOps practices. Its products, including specialized solutions for SAP and Oracle EBS, significantly reduce the time and cost associated with system upgrades and ongoing ownership. Delphix's platform integrates with a wide range of systems, from mainframes to cloud environments, enabling organizations to overcome data-related bottlenecks and enhance operational efficiency. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix has established strategic partnerships with major firms, contributing to its global reach and ability to support diverse industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing. The company also has a research and development center in Delhi, India, enabling further innovation in data management solutions.

DataStax

Series B in 2011
DataStax, Inc. specializes in providing database software tailored for cloud applications, serving a diverse clientele that includes Fortune 100 companies globally. Its flagship product, DataStax Enterprise, enhances the capabilities of Apache Cassandra, offering fast performance and reliability for online applications. The company also features DataStax OpsCenter, a management and monitoring tool for database administrators, and K8ssandra, an open-source solution for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes. Additionally, DataStax Astra offers a database-as-a-service platform that significantly accelerates deployment times, while DataStax Constellation streamlines the development and operation of modern applications. The company also provides training, support, and consulting services to ensure effective database management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax maintains a global presence with offices in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

DataStax

Series A in 2010
DataStax, Inc. specializes in providing database software tailored for cloud applications, serving a diverse clientele that includes Fortune 100 companies globally. Its flagship product, DataStax Enterprise, enhances the capabilities of Apache Cassandra, offering fast performance and reliability for online applications. The company also features DataStax OpsCenter, a management and monitoring tool for database administrators, and K8ssandra, an open-source solution for deploying Cassandra on Kubernetes. Additionally, DataStax Astra offers a database-as-a-service platform that significantly accelerates deployment times, while DataStax Constellation streamlines the development and operation of modern applications. The company also provides training, support, and consulting services to ensure effective database management. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, DataStax maintains a global presence with offices in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, and Ireland.

Delphix

Series B in 2010
Delphix Corp. provides Data as a Service solutions that support enterprises in managing and accelerating various application projects, including ERP rollouts and cloud migrations. The company offers a software platform that creates secure virtual copies of databases, applications, and file systems, thereby streamlining test data management and facilitating advanced DevOps practices. Its products, including specialized solutions for SAP and Oracle EBS, significantly reduce the time and cost associated with system upgrades and ongoing ownership. Delphix's platform integrates with a wide range of systems, from mainframes to cloud environments, enabling organizations to overcome data-related bottlenecks and enhance operational efficiency. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix has established strategic partnerships with major firms, contributing to its global reach and ability to support diverse industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing. The company also has a research and development center in Delhi, India, enabling further innovation in data management solutions.

Delphix

Series A in 2009
Delphix Corp. provides Data as a Service solutions that support enterprises in managing and accelerating various application projects, including ERP rollouts and cloud migrations. The company offers a software platform that creates secure virtual copies of databases, applications, and file systems, thereby streamlining test data management and facilitating advanced DevOps practices. Its products, including specialized solutions for SAP and Oracle EBS, significantly reduce the time and cost associated with system upgrades and ongoing ownership. Delphix's platform integrates with a wide range of systems, from mainframes to cloud environments, enabling organizations to overcome data-related bottlenecks and enhance operational efficiency. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Delphix has established strategic partnerships with major firms, contributing to its global reach and ability to support diverse industries, including financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing. The company also has a research and development center in Delhi, India, enabling further innovation in data management solutions.

MonoSphere

Series B in 2006
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.

MonoSphere

Venture Round in 2005
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.

MonoSphere

Series C in 2003
MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software. Quest has also hired a substantial number of the former MonoSphere employees. The high quality of MonoSphere's team and technology, as well as the fit of its products within Quest's management offerings, were key factors in the decision to proceed with this acquisition.

TimesTen

Venture Round in 2000
TimesTen offers real-time data management software for managing events, transactions, and data. The company was formerly known as TimesTen Performance Software, Inc. and changed its name to Oracle | TimesTen in 1996. Oracle | TimesTen is based in Mountain View, California.
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