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.
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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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