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.
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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 Technical Support
Arrcus
Venture Round in 2024
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.
Arrcus
Series D in 2023
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.
Arrcus
Series D in 2023
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.
Fullview
Seed Round in 2022
Fullview is a B2B platform that enhances customer support services for companies by providing innovative tools aimed at improving technical support. Its platform allows businesses to monitor users' screens in real-time and facilitates efficient communication through features such as multiplayer screen control and in-app video calls. By offering instant context to support tickets, Fullview enables software companies to streamline their technical support processes, ensuring a more effective and hassle-free experience for both support teams and customers.
Moveworks
Series C in 2021
Moveworks, Inc. develops a cloud-based AI platform that assists enterprises in resolving IT support issues for their employees. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, the company offers an AI assistant that automates various tasks, such as ordering hardware, raising software requests, and managing ticket statuses. Utilizing a conversational interface, Moveworks interprets complex employee requests and executes multi-step processes, adapting based on previous interactions. Its technology is employed by organizations like Databricks, Broadcom, Hearst, and Palo Alto Networks to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and improve information retrieval across enterprise systems. The platform integrates with chat applications, such as Slack, to provide seamless user experiences and automatic solutions.
Arrcus
Venture Round in 2021
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.
Epsagon
Series A in 2020
Epsagon’s SaaS platform allows Dev and Ops teams to troubleshoot less and fix issues faster by providing automated data correlation, payloads, and end-to-end observability within microservice environments. With our lightweight agent SDK, Epsagon provides automated instrumentation and tracing without gaps in coverage, giving you full visibility for containers, VMs, serverless, and more with no training, manual coding, tagging or maintenance required. Epsagon helps organizations and teams of all sizes to optimize costs through unlimited free monitoring and scalable pricing and increase engineering efficiency through reduced application downtime, faster shipping of features, and time saved in identifying and correcting issues.
Moveworks
Series B in 2019
Moveworks, Inc. develops a cloud-based AI platform that assists enterprises in resolving IT support issues for their employees. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, the company offers an AI assistant that automates various tasks, such as ordering hardware, raising software requests, and managing ticket statuses. Utilizing a conversational interface, Moveworks interprets complex employee requests and executes multi-step processes, adapting based on previous interactions. Its technology is employed by organizations like Databricks, Broadcom, Hearst, and Palo Alto Networks to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and improve information retrieval across enterprise systems. The platform integrates with chat applications, such as Slack, to provide seamless user experiences and automatic solutions.
Arrcus
Series B in 2019
Arrcus, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, including switches and routers. Founded in 2016, Arrcus offers a suite of products designed to facilitate scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Key offerings include ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform providing real-time insights for network management and troubleshooting. The company also features Arrcus VDR, an advanced routing platform, alongside solutions for IP/EVPN Clos and multi-cloud networking. Through its software, Arrcus aims to enhance connectivity among people, machines, and data, simplifying operations and management across complex network infrastructures.
Moveworks
Series A in 2019
Moveworks, Inc. develops a cloud-based AI platform that assists enterprises in resolving IT support issues for their employees. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Culver City, the company offers an AI assistant that automates various tasks, such as ordering hardware, raising software requests, and managing ticket statuses. Utilizing a conversational interface, Moveworks interprets complex employee requests and executes multi-step processes, adapting based on previous interactions. Its technology is employed by organizations like Databricks, Broadcom, Hearst, and Palo Alto Networks to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and improve information retrieval across enterprise systems. The platform integrates with chat applications, such as Slack, to provide seamless user experiences and automatic solutions.
Datrium
Series D in 2018
Datrium, Inc. develops and manufactures server flash storage systems, focusing on simplifying the multi-cloud data lifecycle for enterprises. The company's flagship product, the Datrium DVX system, integrates hyperconverged infrastructure with advanced data management capabilities, including built-in cloud backup and disaster recovery orchestration. Datrium also offers a range of products such as Data Cloud for data management, Blanket Encryption for secure private cloud storage, and DVX Rackscale systems which allow for flexible configurations with third-party compute nodes. The company's solutions enhance performance and security while facilitating administration of hybrid cloud infrastructures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Datrium operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc. as of July 2020.
Epsagon
Seed Round in 2018
Epsagon’s SaaS platform allows Dev and Ops teams to troubleshoot less and fix issues faster by providing automated data correlation, payloads, and end-to-end observability within microservice environments. With our lightweight agent SDK, Epsagon provides automated instrumentation and tracing without gaps in coverage, giving you full visibility for containers, VMs, serverless, and more with no training, manual coding, tagging or maintenance required. Epsagon helps organizations and teams of all sizes to optimize costs through unlimited free monitoring and scalable pricing and increase engineering efficiency through reduced application downtime, faster shipping of features, and time saved in identifying and correcting issues.
Datrium
Series C in 2016
Datrium, Inc. develops and manufactures server flash storage systems, focusing on simplifying the multi-cloud data lifecycle for enterprises. The company's flagship product, the Datrium DVX system, integrates hyperconverged infrastructure with advanced data management capabilities, including built-in cloud backup and disaster recovery orchestration. Datrium also offers a range of products such as Data Cloud for data management, Blanket Encryption for secure private cloud storage, and DVX Rackscale systems which allow for flexible configurations with third-party compute nodes. The company's solutions enhance performance and security while facilitating administration of hybrid cloud infrastructures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Datrium operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc. as of July 2020.
Pivot3
Series E in 2014
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2013
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2012
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Lianluo
Series B in 2010
Hangzhou Liaison Interactive Information Technology Co Ltd - Hangzhou New Century Information Technology Co Limited. Hangzhou New Century Information Technology Co., Ltd is mainly engaged in system integration and hardware distribution business. The Company is also involved in the development and distribution of application software, as well as the provision of technical support services. The Company principally provides products and services to power and tobacco industries. The Company primarily offers power information management systems, tobacco information management systems and others. The Company mainly operates its business in domestic market.
Pivot3
Series D in 2010
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2009
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Pivot3
Series C in 2008
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Pivot3
Venture Round in 2007
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Pivot3
Series B in 2005
Pivot3 is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by integrating storage, compute, and network resources into a cohesive solution. This approach aims to reduce costs, minimize risks, and streamline complexity for enterprises. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3’s technology has been deployed in over 16,000 hyperconverged infrastructures and flash storage arrays across 53 countries, benefiting a wide range of industries, including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail. Its solutions help organizations achieve lower total ownership costs, maintain uninterrupted revenue generation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost employee productivity. By automating the management of on-premise, edge, and cloud environments, Pivot3 enables scalable performance while easing overall system management.
Lane15 Software
Series B in 2001
Lane15 Software offers software for the development, testing, and deployment of InfiniBand Architecture in corporate networks. Lane15 Software offers enterprise data centers with Lane15 Fabric Manager, a fabric management software solution. It also offers Lane15 Application Enabler, a software solution that enables its users to run their existing database applications over an InfiniBand subnet. Lane15 Software was acquired by InfiniSwitch Corporation in March 2003. Lane15 Software was founded in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas.
SiteSmith
Series C in 2000
SiteSmith provides e-businesses with internet infrastructure managed services that enables businesses to manage a number of websites. SiteSmith offers businesses with website development services. It also provides technology solutions and services to automate security, monitoring, backup, and redundancy processes. SiteSmith is acquired by AboveNet. SiteSmith was founded in October 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Marathon Technologies
Venture Round in 2000
Marathon Technologies Corporation specializes in fault-tolerant and disaster recovery software solutions for both physical and virtual servers. The company’s product lineup includes everRun VM, which safeguards against outages and data loss in Citrix virtual server environments, as well as everRun HA and everRun FT, designed to provide component-level and system-level fault tolerance for Windows server applications, respectively. Additionally, Marathon Technologies offers everRun SplitSite, which ensures geographic fault tolerance to mitigate risks from localized disasters, and everRun CDP & DR, a disaster recovery planning tool that captures and replicates application data to guard against catastrophic failures. Beyond its software offerings, the company also provides consulting, training, and technical support services. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Littleton, Massachusetts, Marathon Technologies serves a diverse clientele, including broadcast networks, corporate organizations, pharmaceutical companies, casino properties, and midsized businesses.
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