Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm established in 1998 that focuses on investing in early-stage companies across a diverse range of sectors. The firm targets technology-led businesses as well as non-technology opportunities in areas such as advertising and media, healthcare, education, financial services, and retail. It engages in various investment stages, including seed, early-stage, later-stage, and expansion-stage financing. Lightspeed specializes in debt financing for start-ups and growth companies while also exploring opportunities in consumer, enterprise, cleantech, and other markets. The firm is known for its strategic investments in innovative sectors, including big data, bitcoin, mobile technology, and software solutions.

Vaibhav Agrawal

Associate Partner

Saqib Awan

Partner

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Shelley Chu

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Dev Khare

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Will Leas

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Jonathan MacQuitty

Venture Partner

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Christopher Schaepe

Co-Founder

Shan Shan

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Partner

Adam Smith

Partner

Bejul Somaia

Partner

Rahul Taneja

Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Rytis Vitkauskas

Partner

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Connor Love

Partner

Peter Nieh

Partner and Co-Founder

John Thompson

Venture Partner

James Alcorn

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

Past deals in Search Engine

Glean

Series E in 2024
Glean develops AI-based search engine software that facilitates access to enterprise data, enabling employees to efficiently find information and generate answers. Its primary product, Workplace Search, serves as an enterprise search platform that integrates with various internal data sources, allowing users to obtain relevant search results from multiple applications based on specific keywords. By employing advanced search techniques, retrieval augmented generation, and large language models, Glean's platform delivers personalized answers that are contextually grounded, enhancing productivity and information retrieval within organizations.

Glean

Series D in 2024
Glean develops AI-based search engine software that facilitates access to enterprise data, enabling employees to efficiently find information and generate answers. Its primary product, Workplace Search, serves as an enterprise search platform that integrates with various internal data sources, allowing users to obtain relevant search results from multiple applications based on specific keywords. By employing advanced search techniques, retrieval augmented generation, and large language models, Glean's platform delivers personalized answers that are contextually grounded, enhancing productivity and information retrieval within organizations.

Marqo

Series A in 2024
Marqo is a vector search platform equipped with the essential machine learning capabilities and infrastructure required for deploying the next wave of AI-driven search. Managing the entire process from vector creation to storage and retrieval, Marqo facilitates the effortless integration of multimodal, multilingual search via a unified API. At the core of Marqo's methodology lies a proprietary inference engine, transforming unstructured data into highly efficient vectors that deliver relevant search outcomes in real time.

Glean

Series C in 2022
Glean develops AI-based search engine software that facilitates access to enterprise data, enabling employees to efficiently find information and generate answers. Its primary product, Workplace Search, serves as an enterprise search platform that integrates with various internal data sources, allowing users to obtain relevant search results from multiple applications based on specific keywords. By employing advanced search techniques, retrieval augmented generation, and large language models, Glean's platform delivers personalized answers that are contextually grounded, enhancing productivity and information retrieval within organizations.

Scopio

Venture Round in 2021
Scopio, LLC is an image search engine and licensing platform that connects photographers and visual artists with businesses, brands, and organizations seeking visual content. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, Scopio specializes in user-generated images and videos sourced from social media. The platform allows users to license photographs with customizable messages and build libraries of content, while also streamlining the copyright process for these images. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Scopio enhances accessibility for diverse artists from around the world, enabling them to showcase their work and connect with potential clients. Scopio aims to create the largest repository of visual talent, allowing users to easily search, license, and utilize creative content.

Glean

Series B in 2021
Glean develops AI-based search engine software that facilitates access to enterprise data, enabling employees to efficiently find information and generate answers. Its primary product, Workplace Search, serves as an enterprise search platform that integrates with various internal data sources, allowing users to obtain relevant search results from multiple applications based on specific keywords. By employing advanced search techniques, retrieval augmented generation, and large language models, Glean's platform delivers personalized answers that are contextually grounded, enhancing productivity and information retrieval within organizations.

Glean

Series A in 2019
Glean develops AI-based search engine software that facilitates access to enterprise data, enabling employees to efficiently find information and generate answers. Its primary product, Workplace Search, serves as an enterprise search platform that integrates with various internal data sources, allowing users to obtain relevant search results from multiple applications based on specific keywords. By employing advanced search techniques, retrieval augmented generation, and large language models, Glean's platform delivers personalized answers that are contextually grounded, enhancing productivity and information retrieval within organizations.

Giphy

Series C in 2016
Giphy, Inc. is an online platform that operates a search engine for discovering, sharing, and uploading animated graphics interchange formats (GIFs). Founded in 2013 and based in New York, Giphy categorizes GIFs across various themes including emotions, actions, animals, and pop culture, facilitating easy access for users. The platform not only allows users to find and share content through social media but also highlights GIF artists and collaborates with brands to create unique GIFs. Over time, Giphy has evolved beyond a mere search engine, aiming to foster a community for GIF enthusiasts, artists, and content creators. As of 2020, Giphy operates as a subsidiary of Instagram, expanding its reach in the realm of visual communication and entertainment.

Giphy

Series B in 2015
Giphy, Inc. is an online platform that operates a search engine for discovering, sharing, and uploading animated graphics interchange formats (GIFs). Founded in 2013 and based in New York, Giphy categorizes GIFs across various themes including emotions, actions, animals, and pop culture, facilitating easy access for users. The platform not only allows users to find and share content through social media but also highlights GIF artists and collaborates with brands to create unique GIFs. Over time, Giphy has evolved beyond a mere search engine, aiming to foster a community for GIF enthusiasts, artists, and content creators. As of 2020, Giphy operates as a subsidiary of Instagram, expanding its reach in the realm of visual communication and entertainment.

Kosmix

Series D in 2008
Kosmix is a web navigation platform that allows users to explore the Internet by topic, presenting an organized dashboard of relevant videos, photos, news, commentary, and links. Founded in 2005 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman in Mountain View, California, Kosmix employs a content categorization engine to filter and organize information, helping users navigate the web effectively even when they are unsure of their specific interests. The company's initial foray into vertical search was marked by the launch of RightHealth.com, which has since become a leading health site. In 2008, Kosmix expanded its focus to provide a broader range of topic-based exploration. The company has received funding from notable investors, including Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bezos Expeditions, and aims to streamline the way users discover and interact with online content amidst the overwhelming volume of information available.

Kosmix

Series C in 2007
Kosmix is a web navigation platform that allows users to explore the Internet by topic, presenting an organized dashboard of relevant videos, photos, news, commentary, and links. Founded in 2005 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman in Mountain View, California, Kosmix employs a content categorization engine to filter and organize information, helping users navigate the web effectively even when they are unsure of their specific interests. The company's initial foray into vertical search was marked by the launch of RightHealth.com, which has since become a leading health site. In 2008, Kosmix expanded its focus to provide a broader range of topic-based exploration. The company has received funding from notable investors, including Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bezos Expeditions, and aims to streamline the way users discover and interact with online content amidst the overwhelming volume of information available.

TheFind

Series C in 2007
TheFind is a shopping search engine that simplifies the consumer shopping experience by using patented ecommerce technology. It allows users to search various online stores for a wide range of products, including apparel, electronics, home goods, and more. The platform offers personalized recommendations based on users' activity, tastes, and preferences, helping them find the best deals and hard-to-find items. Additionally, TheFind organizes shopping activity, enabling users to track their purchases, shipments, and receipts efficiently. The service is accessible through its website and mobile applications available on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, TheFind is supported by venture funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Redpoint Ventures.

Wikio

Series A in 2007
Wikio Shopping is an e-commerce platform that enables users to find, compare, and purchase products and services. Users can find deals, consumer reviews, professional tests, photos, and videos on the platform. Wikio was founded by Pierre Chappaz in April 2006 and is based in Paris, Ile-de-France.

TheFind

Series B in 2006
TheFind is a shopping search engine that simplifies the consumer shopping experience by using patented ecommerce technology. It allows users to search various online stores for a wide range of products, including apparel, electronics, home goods, and more. The platform offers personalized recommendations based on users' activity, tastes, and preferences, helping them find the best deals and hard-to-find items. Additionally, TheFind organizes shopping activity, enabling users to track their purchases, shipments, and receipts efficiently. The service is accessible through its website and mobile applications available on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, TheFind is supported by venture funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Redpoint Ventures.

Kosmix

Series B in 2006
Kosmix is a web navigation platform that allows users to explore the Internet by topic, presenting an organized dashboard of relevant videos, photos, news, commentary, and links. Founded in 2005 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman in Mountain View, California, Kosmix employs a content categorization engine to filter and organize information, helping users navigate the web effectively even when they are unsure of their specific interests. The company's initial foray into vertical search was marked by the launch of RightHealth.com, which has since become a leading health site. In 2008, Kosmix expanded its focus to provide a broader range of topic-based exploration. The company has received funding from notable investors, including Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bezos Expeditions, and aims to streamline the way users discover and interact with online content amidst the overwhelming volume of information available.

Kosmix

Series A in 2005
Kosmix is a web navigation platform that allows users to explore the Internet by topic, presenting an organized dashboard of relevant videos, photos, news, commentary, and links. Founded in 2005 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman in Mountain View, California, Kosmix employs a content categorization engine to filter and organize information, helping users navigate the web effectively even when they are unsure of their specific interests. The company's initial foray into vertical search was marked by the launch of RightHealth.com, which has since become a leading health site. In 2008, Kosmix expanded its focus to provide a broader range of topic-based exploration. The company has received funding from notable investors, including Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bezos Expeditions, and aims to streamline the way users discover and interact with online content amidst the overwhelming volume of information available.

FatLens

Series A in 2005
FatLens is the first e-commerce search engine built with patent-pending technology specifically to enhance your online shopping experience. Innovative FatLens technology instantaneously brings you the web's most comprehensive, relevant and unbiased product search results, and the first-ever integrated search with instant messaging for real-time, collaborative online shopping with your friends and family. FatLens provides you the web's most comprehensive e-commerce search results by indexing relevant data from the most number of e-commerce sites and exhaustively categorizing all of the for-sale items at each crawled site. FatLens brings you the most relevant results to your product search through our patent-pending TRIP™ scoring system that accurately matches the indexed and categorized items for sale to your query. Built-in category intelligence easily handles nicknames, misspellings, synonyms and also "fuzzy" matches for providing the greatest relevancy. FatLens also uniquely enhances your e-commerce experience by integrating search with popular instant messaging products (Yahoo! Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger). FatLens enables you to interact in real-time with your friends and family to quickly complete joint or group buying, get timely expert advice or validation, and of course enjoy sharing the online shopping experience. You can search for products you want to buy, select specific products of interest to you to share with your friends and family. By invoking the IM/Collaboration capability (just click the share using Yahoo! Messenger button or AIM button) you can invite your IM buddies to view, share, and refine your product preferences online while also chatting about your choices. The company was founded by an experienced team of entrepreneurs and technologists who have co-founded and worked at successful Internet and search engine technology companies in Silicon Valley. FatLens started operations in 2003 and received its first venture financing from Redpoint Ventures and Cambrian Ventures.

TheFind

Series A in 2005
TheFind is a shopping search engine that simplifies the consumer shopping experience by using patented ecommerce technology. It allows users to search various online stores for a wide range of products, including apparel, electronics, home goods, and more. The platform offers personalized recommendations based on users' activity, tastes, and preferences, helping them find the best deals and hard-to-find items. Additionally, TheFind organizes shopping activity, enabling users to track their purchases, shipments, and receipts efficiently. The service is accessible through its website and mobile applications available on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, TheFind is supported by venture funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Redpoint Ventures.
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