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 Space Industry

Pixxel

Venture Round in 2023
Pixxel is a company that manufactures remote sensing satellites, providing valuable data on various resources such as minerals and water on the Moon, Mars, and asteroid belts. Founded in 2018 by students from BITS Pilani, an Indian university, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel's technology aims to contribute to advancements in space exploration and resource management by delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and data analysis.

Lightyear

Series A in 2022
Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers and fees.

Pixxel

Series A in 2022
Pixxel is a company that manufactures remote sensing satellites, providing valuable data on various resources such as minerals and water on the Moon, Mars, and asteroid belts. Founded in 2018 by students from BITS Pilani, an Indian university, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel's technology aims to contribute to advancements in space exploration and resource management by delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and data analysis.

Satellite Bio

Series A in 2022
Satellite Bio specializes in cell therapy, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, cell biology, and tissue engineering. It focuses on the development and implementation of proprietary, off-the-shelf, implantable satellite organs as living therapeutic solutions that can transform the lives of millions of patients who suffer from serious diseases.

Reliable Robotics

Series C in 2021
Provider of advanced aircraft automation services intended to make aircraft safer, available, and affordable. The company's service uses a certification-forward approach with gate-to-gate fully automated operation, enabling businesses to fundamentally transform and streamline the airline industry.

Pixxel

Seed Round in 2021
Pixxel is a company that manufactures remote sensing satellites, providing valuable data on various resources such as minerals and water on the Moon, Mars, and asteroid belts. Founded in 2018 by students from BITS Pilani, an Indian university, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel's technology aims to contribute to advancements in space exploration and resource management by delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and data analysis.

Satellite Bio

Seed Round in 2020
Satellite Bio specializes in cell therapy, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, cell biology, and tissue engineering. It focuses on the development and implementation of proprietary, off-the-shelf, implantable satellite organs as living therapeutic solutions that can transform the lives of millions of patients who suffer from serious diseases.

Pixxel

Seed Round in 2020
Pixxel is a company that manufactures remote sensing satellites, providing valuable data on various resources such as minerals and water on the Moon, Mars, and asteroid belts. Founded in 2018 by students from BITS Pilani, an Indian university, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Pixxel's technology aims to contribute to advancements in space exploration and resource management by delivering high-resolution satellite imagery and data analysis.

Viralspace

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Viralspace, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2018 and based in Stanford, California, that specializes in developing a content performance prediction platform. This platform utilizes artificial intelligence to provide deep visual insights and performance predictions for marketing content, allowing brands to make informed, data-driven decisions. By analyzing various creative elements across digital marketing channels such as Google Ads, email, and websites, Viralspace helps marketers optimize their visual assets to enhance engagement and return on investment. The company's innovative approach integrates data into the creative process, enabling real-time optimization of advertising performance.

Kespry

Series D in 2019
Kespry Inc. specializes in touchless drone-based aerial intelligence solutions designed for various industrial applications. The company offers the Kespry Drone System, an automated unmanned aerial vehicle that autonomously collects aerial data and uploads it to the Kespry Cloud, an intelligence platform that simplifies reporting and converts data into actionable insights. Kespry's solutions are utilized across multiple sectors, including mining, construction, insurance, and pulp and paper, enabling organizations to measure stockpiles, survey sites, and inspect assets with greater efficiency. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Kespry serves clients globally, including notable companies such as John Deere and Fluor. Its integrated approach combines data capture with industry-specific analytics to enhance operational accuracy and decision-making processes.

Reliable Robotics

Series B in 2019
Provider of advanced aircraft automation services intended to make aircraft safer, available, and affordable. The company's service uses a certification-forward approach with gate-to-gate fully automated operation, enabling businesses to fundamentally transform and streamline the airline industry.

SleepSpace

Venture Round in 2018
SleepSpace, operated by Proactive Life, Inc., is focused on improving sleep health through innovative digital solutions. Based in New York, the company has developed a digital sleep assistant that utilizes advanced algorithms and wearable technology to accurately track sleep stages. This assistant aims to enhance regenerative rest and optimal alertness by providing real-time interventions using sound, light, and temperature adjustments. In addition to nightly interventions, SleepSpace connects users with coaches, clinicians, and corporate wellness programs by sharing personalized sleep data, addressing the widespread issue of poor sleep health that affects billions globally. The company's offerings also include applications like Sleep-2-Peek, which helps users identify their best mental and physical performance times, and MindMetrics, which measures cognitive alertness through engaging games.

Vector Launch

Series B in 2018
Vector was founded by several members of the original SpaceX team and is a disruptive innovator that connects space startups with affordable and frequent launch and platforms to enable space capabilities at a speed and price point never before possible. Vector has a big vision to reshape the 400 billion dollar space market by combining dedicated low-cost micro satellite launch and software defined satellites (Galactic Sky) to dramatically increase access and speed to orbit.

Phase Four

Seed Round in 2018
Phase Four LLC manufactures satellite propulsion systems. It also provides CubeSats ambipolar thruster, an electrodeless permanent magnet helicon thruster; and Maxwell, a turn key plasma propulsion solution for small satellites. The company’s products are used in commercial, civil, and scientific space missions. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Pasadena, California.

Kespry

Series C in 2017
Kespry Inc. specializes in touchless drone-based aerial intelligence solutions designed for various industrial applications. The company offers the Kespry Drone System, an automated unmanned aerial vehicle that autonomously collects aerial data and uploads it to the Kespry Cloud, an intelligence platform that simplifies reporting and converts data into actionable insights. Kespry's solutions are utilized across multiple sectors, including mining, construction, insurance, and pulp and paper, enabling organizations to measure stockpiles, survey sites, and inspect assets with greater efficiency. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Kespry serves clients globally, including notable companies such as John Deere and Fluor. Its integrated approach combines data capture with industry-specific analytics to enhance operational accuracy and decision-making processes.

Reliable Robotics

Series A in 2017
Provider of advanced aircraft automation services intended to make aircraft safer, available, and affordable. The company's service uses a certification-forward approach with gate-to-gate fully automated operation, enabling businesses to fundamentally transform and streamline the airline industry.

Citadel Defense

Series A in 2017
Citadel Defense Company develops and manufactures counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) that detect and defend against risks posed by commercially available drones. The company offers a mobile semi-autonomous drone threat mitigation solution that utilizes a multi-layered protection model with escalating counter measures to monitor airspace, detect threats, and mitigate unauthorized drones; and Deepfake AI to prevent drone attacks on military and government assets. Citadel Defense Company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in National City, California.

Vector Launch

Series A in 2017
Vector was founded by several members of the original SpaceX team and is a disruptive innovator that connects space startups with affordable and frequent launch and platforms to enable space capabilities at a speed and price point never before possible. Vector has a big vision to reshape the 400 billion dollar space market by combining dedicated low-cost micro satellite launch and software defined satellites (Galactic Sky) to dramatically increase access and speed to orbit.

Kespry

Series B in 2016
Kespry Inc. specializes in touchless drone-based aerial intelligence solutions designed for various industrial applications. The company offers the Kespry Drone System, an automated unmanned aerial vehicle that autonomously collects aerial data and uploads it to the Kespry Cloud, an intelligence platform that simplifies reporting and converts data into actionable insights. Kespry's solutions are utilized across multiple sectors, including mining, construction, insurance, and pulp and paper, enabling organizations to measure stockpiles, survey sites, and inspect assets with greater efficiency. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Kespry serves clients globally, including notable companies such as John Deere and Fluor. Its integrated approach combines data capture with industry-specific analytics to enhance operational accuracy and decision-making processes.

Kespry

Series A in 2014
Kespry Inc. specializes in touchless drone-based aerial intelligence solutions designed for various industrial applications. The company offers the Kespry Drone System, an automated unmanned aerial vehicle that autonomously collects aerial data and uploads it to the Kespry Cloud, an intelligence platform that simplifies reporting and converts data into actionable insights. Kespry's solutions are utilized across multiple sectors, including mining, construction, insurance, and pulp and paper, enabling organizations to measure stockpiles, survey sites, and inspect assets with greater efficiency. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Kespry serves clients globally, including notable companies such as John Deere and Fluor. Its integrated approach combines data capture with industry-specific analytics to enhance operational accuracy and decision-making processes.
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