Lightspeed Israel

Lightspeed Israel, established in 2006, is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It invests in seed, early, and later-stage companies across the information technology and TMT sectors. The firm focuses on supporting innovative Israeli startups, providing capital and strategic guidance to accelerate their growth. Lightspeed Israel typically invests between $2 million to $25 million per company, with a particular interest in enterprise, health, fintech, and consumer sectors. It manages multiple funds, including Lightspeed Venture Partners IX and Lightspeed India Partners I & II, to support its investment activities in Israel and India.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Venture Partner

James Alcorn

Partner

Saqib Awan

Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner and Head of Gaming

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Luke Beseda

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Venture Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Wei Cai

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Sun Daniel

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Sebastian Duesterhoeft

Partner

Barry Eggers

Co-Founder and Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner, Consumer

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Merci Grace

Partner

Globin Guo

Executive Director

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Herry Han

Co-Founder and Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Rob Horton JD

COO

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Galym Imanbayev MD

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Julie Kainz

Partner

Francis Kao

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Alex Kayyal

Partner

Dev Khare

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Will Kohler

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Will Leas

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Ravi Mhatre

Co-Founder and Partner

James Mi

Founding Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Peter Nieh

Co-Founder and Partner, Enterprise

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Zac Pan

Associate Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Krish Parikh

Partner of Business Services

Nicole Quinn

Partner

Adrian Nicholas Radu

Partner

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Partner

Ishaan Preet Singh

Investor

Ajay Sudan

Venture Partner

Sydney Sykes

Partner

Rahul Taneja

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Jason Wang

Partner

Nathan Wang

Vice President

Nathan Wu

Partner, Growth

Mark Xu

Partner

Cici Yang

Vice President

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Haowei Zhai

Vice President

Issac Zhang

Vice President

Ju Zhang

Executive Director

Gavin Zhu

Partner

Hu Peipei

Investment Manager

Past deals in Travel

Air Doctor

Series B in 2024
Air Doctor Ltd. operates an online marketplace that connects travelers with verified medical practitioners, facilitating access to healthcare services while abroad. Founded in 2016 and based in Motza Illit, Israel, the platform enables users to search for and book appointments with a variety of healthcare providers, including doctors, dentists, emergency clinics, pharmacies, and laboratories. It features profiles of practitioners along with patient reviews, allowing travelers to select professionals who meet their specific needs and speak their language. By streamlining the process of obtaining medical care in unfamiliar locations, Air Doctor enhances the travel experience for individuals seeking healthcare services.

Travel Wallet

Venture Round in 2024
Travel Wallet offers a mobile-based foreign currency payment service designed to facilitate seamless transactions for travelers. Through its application, users can access various features including currency exchange services, real-time exchange rates, and an exchange rate calculator. The platform also provides local cash pick-up and the option for physical card issuance, allowing for convenient overseas payments without commission. Travel Wallet aims to deliver competitive rates compared to traditional retail banks, catering to both tourists and business travelers. The company operates under a license for small overseas remittance and electronic financial services, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

YouTrip

Series B in 2023
YouTrip is a multi-currency mobile wallet that enables users to make overseas payments in over 150 currencies without incurring transaction fees. The YouTrip app allows users to exchange and store up to ten currencies at wholesale exchange rates, facilitating a straightforward financial experience for travelers. Developed by You Technologies Group, a financial technology startup based in Hong Kong and Singapore, YouTrip aims to simplify money management for individuals across Asia. By focusing on creating a mobile-only platform for consumer banking, YouTrip seeks to enhance the way people handle their finances while traveling, making it easier for them to manage their expenses and navigate currency exchanges seamlessly.

It's Good

Seed Round in 2023
It's Good is an innovative online platform that specializes in delivering travel, food, and experience recommendations sourced from critics, celebrities, and influencers. The platform is designed to create a trusted system of recommendations, allowing users to discover information about the best places to stay, eat, and drink worldwide. Users can curate, save, and share their favorite recommendations, enhancing their travel and dining experiences. By leveraging insights from notable figures in various fields, It's Good aims to provide a unique and reliable resource for individuals seeking exceptional experiences during their travels.

Air Doctor

Series B in 2022
Air Doctor Ltd. operates an online marketplace that connects travelers with verified medical practitioners, facilitating access to healthcare services while abroad. Founded in 2016 and based in Motza Illit, Israel, the platform enables users to search for and book appointments with a variety of healthcare providers, including doctors, dentists, emergency clinics, pharmacies, and laboratories. It features profiles of practitioners along with patient reviews, allowing travelers to select professionals who meet their specific needs and speak their language. By streamlining the process of obtaining medical care in unfamiliar locations, Air Doctor enhances the travel experience for individuals seeking healthcare services.

Navan

Series F in 2021
Navan is a company that specializes in corporate travel management, expense management, and corporate card solutions aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing spend visibility. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Navan offers a modern platform that prioritizes traveler safety while controlling costs. The company focuses on providing seamless travel booking and itinerary management, ensuring that businesses can manage their travel needs effectively and efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Navan aims to transform the traditional travel and expense management landscape by delivering high-quality service and actionable real-time data to its clients.

Shappi

Seed Round in 2021
Shappi is a platform that connects shoppers with verified travelers to facilitate the delivery of products. The service operates by allowing travelers to rent out their unused luggage space, enabling them to transport items for shoppers. This innovative approach not only helps travelers offset their travel costs but also provides shoppers with an efficient and potentially cost-effective way to receive products. By leveraging the existing travel infrastructure, Shappi aims to create a seamless and reliable delivery solution that benefits both parties involved.

Heygo

Series A in 2021
Heygo is a mobile app that offers a travel-specific live-streaming platform where local guides conduct interactive tours from their cities. Users can connect with these guides to experience various global locations virtually, allowing them to explore and learn from the comfort of their homes. The platform has seen significant growth since its launch, leveraging a talented team to create a product with substantial potential. By facilitating real-time engagement between guides and users, Heygo enhances the travel experience, making it accessible to a wider audience through live-streamed, bite-sized tours.

Navan

Series E in 2021
Navan is a company that specializes in corporate travel management, expense management, and corporate card solutions aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing spend visibility. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Navan offers a modern platform that prioritizes traveler safety while controlling costs. The company focuses on providing seamless travel booking and itinerary management, ensuring that businesses can manage their travel needs effectively and efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Navan aims to transform the traditional travel and expense management landscape by delivering high-quality service and actionable real-time data to its clients.

Trell

Seed Round in 2019
Trell is a community-based platform for discovering lifestyles through videos in Indian Languages. It enables people to create visual collections of their lifestyle experiences. The community shares new ideas, experiences, and product recommendations with each other in multiple Indian languages and over 7 different lifestyle categories including Fashion, Beauty, Movies & TV Series, Recipes, Travel & Personal Care. 100M + users create around 5M+ visual & textual blogs that get over 10 Billion views on the app every month.

Airalo

Seed Round in 2019
Airalo is an eSIM store that provides travelers with access to eSIMs in over 190 countries and regions at competitive local rates. Designed for eSIM-compatible devices such as smartphones, tablets, and PCs, Airalo simplifies connectivity for users by eliminating the need to carry multiple physical SIM cards or change phone numbers while abroad. Through its mobile application, travelers can easily select and activate their desired data plans based on their destination, ensuring seamless connectivity without the hassle of traditional SIM card swapping. This service is aimed at enhancing the travel experience by offering affordability and convenience in global communication.

Navan

Series D in 2019
Navan is a company that specializes in corporate travel management, expense management, and corporate card solutions aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing spend visibility. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Navan offers a modern platform that prioritizes traveler safety while controlling costs. The company focuses on providing seamless travel booking and itinerary management, ensuring that businesses can manage their travel needs effectively and efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Navan aims to transform the traditional travel and expense management landscape by delivering high-quality service and actionable real-time data to its clients.

Navan

Series C in 2018
Navan is a company that specializes in corporate travel management, expense management, and corporate card solutions aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing spend visibility. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Navan offers a modern platform that prioritizes traveler safety while controlling costs. The company focuses on providing seamless travel booking and itinerary management, ensuring that businesses can manage their travel needs effectively and efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Navan aims to transform the traditional travel and expense management landscape by delivering high-quality service and actionable real-time data to its clients.

Navan

Series B in 2018
Navan is a company that specializes in corporate travel management, expense management, and corporate card solutions aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing spend visibility. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Navan offers a modern platform that prioritizes traveler safety while controlling costs. The company focuses on providing seamless travel booking and itinerary management, ensuring that businesses can manage their travel needs effectively and efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Navan aims to transform the traditional travel and expense management landscape by delivering high-quality service and actionable real-time data to its clients.

Navan

Series A in 2017
Navan is a company that specializes in corporate travel management, expense management, and corporate card solutions aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing spend visibility. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Navan offers a modern platform that prioritizes traveler safety while controlling costs. The company focuses on providing seamless travel booking and itinerary management, ensuring that businesses can manage their travel needs effectively and efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Navan aims to transform the traditional travel and expense management landscape by delivering high-quality service and actionable real-time data to its clients.

kimkim

Seed Round in 2017
kimkim, Inc. is an online travel platform founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company connects travelers with local experts to simplify the trip planning and booking process. By leveraging a chat and collaboration interface, kimkim allows users to collaborate with knowledgeable and passionate travel specialists who provide personalized insights into destinations, attractions, events, and dining options. This approach helps travelers navigate the complexities of trip planning, enabling them to book tailored travel experiences that align with their preferences and desires.

Anyroad

Seed Round in 2017
AnyRoad Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that connects tourism customers with professional tour guides, facilitating the booking and management of various tours and experiences. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company serves multiple global locations, including Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, and Israel. AnyRoad specializes in experiential marketing, enabling businesses to enhance their events, tours, and other branded experiences to foster consumer loyalty and improve return on investment. The platform integrates with existing customer relationship management and point-of-sale systems, allowing brands to measure the impact of experiences on consumer perceptions and revenue growth, thereby optimizing their marketing strategies.

Navan

Series A in 2017
Navan is a company that specializes in corporate travel management, expense management, and corporate card solutions aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing spend visibility. By leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, Navan offers a modern platform that prioritizes traveler safety while controlling costs. The company focuses on providing seamless travel booking and itinerary management, ensuring that businesses can manage their travel needs effectively and efficiently. Through its innovative approach, Navan aims to transform the traditional travel and expense management landscape by delivering high-quality service and actionable real-time data to its clients.

Lulutrip

Series A in 2014
Lulutrip, Inc., based in Silicon Valley, California, specializes in providing travel services for Chinese-speaking customers worldwide. As an innovative online travel agency, Lulutrip offers a comprehensive platform where users can access a variety of travel products, including sightseeing tours, activities, entertainment and attraction tickets, cruises, as well as air, hotel, and rental car bookings specifically for American and European destinations. The company is committed to delivering a tailored travel experience by combining its advanced online booking system with personalized travel consulting services, supported by a team of experienced bilingual travel agents. With its mission of "Global Travel, Local Service," Lulutrip aims to cater to the needs of Chinese international travelers through convenient and accessible travel solutions.

LivingSocial

Venture Round in 2013
LivingSocial is an online local marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, offering discounted deals on a wide range of products and services. Founded by Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Tim O'Shaughnessy, and Val Aleksenko in 2007, the company initially operated under the name Hungry Machine before rebranding to LivingSocial. Headquartered in the District of Columbia, LivingSocial features various categories including restaurants, events, sports and fitness, health and beauty services, travel, and shopping, along with a selection of coupons and gifts for different occasions. The platform emphasizes social commerce, allowing users to search for deals based on geographic location and earn rewards. LivingSocial serves a diverse clientele, including local merchants, national brands, and affiliates, and has been a subsidiary of Groupon since October 31, 2016.

Tujia

Series B in 2013
Tujia, launched on December 1, 2011, is a leading global lodging service sharing and booking platform based in China. It specializes in offering a wide range of accommodations, including apartments, homestays, and villas, catering to various travel needs such as family vacations, business trips, and short-term rentals. Tujia has expanded its network to encompass 345 domestic and 1,037 international destinations, featuring over one million online listings. The platform enables users to easily book accommodations via PC, smartphone, or WeChat, ensuring a seamless experience that allows guests to immerse themselves in local lifestyles. Tujia prioritizes quality by rigorously examining all listings and has established an Advance Compensation System to provide financial security for users. It also encourages homeowners to list their properties, offering them the opportunity to generate income while participating in a global community. With additional services like RBA, Tujia enhances value for homeowners, making property rental a straightforward and rewarding experience.

Tujia

Series A in 2012
Tujia, launched on December 1, 2011, is a leading global lodging service sharing and booking platform based in China. It specializes in offering a wide range of accommodations, including apartments, homestays, and villas, catering to various travel needs such as family vacations, business trips, and short-term rentals. Tujia has expanded its network to encompass 345 domestic and 1,037 international destinations, featuring over one million online listings. The platform enables users to easily book accommodations via PC, smartphone, or WeChat, ensuring a seamless experience that allows guests to immerse themselves in local lifestyles. Tujia prioritizes quality by rigorously examining all listings and has established an Advance Compensation System to provide financial security for users. It also encourages homeowners to list their properties, offering them the opportunity to generate income while participating in a global community. With additional services like RBA, Tujia enhances value for homeowners, making property rental a straightforward and rewarding experience.

LivingSocial

Series F in 2011
LivingSocial is an online local marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, offering discounted deals on a wide range of products and services. Founded by Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Tim O'Shaughnessy, and Val Aleksenko in 2007, the company initially operated under the name Hungry Machine before rebranding to LivingSocial. Headquartered in the District of Columbia, LivingSocial features various categories including restaurants, events, sports and fitness, health and beauty services, travel, and shopping, along with a selection of coupons and gifts for different occasions. The platform emphasizes social commerce, allowing users to search for deals based on geographic location and earn rewards. LivingSocial serves a diverse clientele, including local merchants, national brands, and affiliates, and has been a subsidiary of Groupon since October 31, 2016.

LivingSocial

Series E in 2011
LivingSocial is an online local marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, offering discounted deals on a wide range of products and services. Founded by Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Tim O'Shaughnessy, and Val Aleksenko in 2007, the company initially operated under the name Hungry Machine before rebranding to LivingSocial. Headquartered in the District of Columbia, LivingSocial features various categories including restaurants, events, sports and fitness, health and beauty services, travel, and shopping, along with a selection of coupons and gifts for different occasions. The platform emphasizes social commerce, allowing users to search for deals based on geographic location and earn rewards. LivingSocial serves a diverse clientele, including local merchants, national brands, and affiliates, and has been a subsidiary of Groupon since October 31, 2016.

LivingSocial

Series D in 2010
LivingSocial is an online local marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, offering discounted deals on a wide range of products and services. Founded by Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Tim O'Shaughnessy, and Val Aleksenko in 2007, the company initially operated under the name Hungry Machine before rebranding to LivingSocial. Headquartered in the District of Columbia, LivingSocial features various categories including restaurants, events, sports and fitness, health and beauty services, travel, and shopping, along with a selection of coupons and gifts for different occasions. The platform emphasizes social commerce, allowing users to search for deals based on geographic location and earn rewards. LivingSocial serves a diverse clientele, including local merchants, national brands, and affiliates, and has been a subsidiary of Groupon since October 31, 2016.

LivingSocial

Series C in 2010
LivingSocial is an online local marketplace that connects buyers and sellers, offering discounted deals on a wide range of products and services. Founded by Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Tim O'Shaughnessy, and Val Aleksenko in 2007, the company initially operated under the name Hungry Machine before rebranding to LivingSocial. Headquartered in the District of Columbia, LivingSocial features various categories including restaurants, events, sports and fitness, health and beauty services, travel, and shopping, along with a selection of coupons and gifts for different occasions. The platform emphasizes social commerce, allowing users to search for deals based on geographic location and earn rewards. LivingSocial serves a diverse clientele, including local merchants, national brands, and affiliates, and has been a subsidiary of Groupon since October 31, 2016.

EbixCash

Venture Round in 2007
EbixCash is India's largest end-to-end financial exchange, boasting a vast network of over 650,000 physical distribution outlets alongside a comprehensive online digital platform. The company integrates front-end distribution channels with robust back-end technology across various sectors, including payments solutions, travel, insurance, and financial technology. EbixCash holds a strong position in international remittance, foreign exchange, digital payments, domestic money remittance, prepaid cards, and travel services. Its business is organized into four key segments: Payments Solutions, Travel, Financial Technologies, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Startups. Through its platform, EbixCash offers a range of services, such as domestic and international money remittance, foreign exchange, travel bookings, utility payments, lending, and wealth management, effectively addressing the financial needs of its customers.
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