Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs startups across enterprise software, consumer technologies, fintech, healthtech, and cleantech from seed through growth stages. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, it maintains offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya to engage markets in the United States, Asia, and Israel. The firm focuses on technology-enabled businesses and has supported companies across software, mobile, data, e-commerce, and services, spanning early-stage to expansion rounds. It offers strategic guidance, network access, and capital, and has historically included debt financing as part of its investment approach. With a multi-region footprint and a broad multi-stage mandate, Lightspeed seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to scale innovative companies globally.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Venture Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Luke Beseda

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Cai Wei

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Sebastian Duesterhoeft

Partner

Barry Eggers

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Adam Goldberg

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

Hu Peipei

Investment Manager

Galym Imanbayev MD

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

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

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Will Leas

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Jonathan MacQuitty

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Ravi Mhatre

Managing Director

James Mi

Partner

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Paul Murphy

Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Zac Pan

Associate Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Krish Parikh

Partner of Business Services

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Adrian Nicholas Radu

Partner

Chris Schaepe

Co-Founder

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Semil Shah

Venture Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Shuvi Shrivastava

Partner

Ishaan Preet Singh

Investor

Bipul Sinha

Venture Partner

Bejul Somaia

Partner

Ajay Sudan

Venture Partner

Sun Daniel

Partner

Sydney Sykes

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Jason Wang

Partner

Nathan Wang

Vice President

Nathan Wu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Cici Yang

Vice President

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Haowei Zhai

Vice President

Ju Zhang

Executive Director

Issac Zhang

Vice President

Gavin Zhu

Partner

Past deals in Wealth Management

Centricity

Seed Round in 2024
Centricity is a digital platform-as-a-service for private wealth management that supports investment professionals and high-net-worth clients in managing portfolios. The platform provides technology-enabled tools for portfolio oversight, reporting, and client engagement, with an emphasis on transparency and cost efficiency. Based in Gurugram, India, Centricity was founded in 2022 and aims to streamline wealth management workflows and related fundraising activities for advisers and asset managers.

Stable Money

Seed Round in 2024
Stable Money is a fixed-return investment platform that enables individuals to access fixed deposits, debt mutual funds, and bonds through RBI-regulated options. The service offers flexible plans, including monthly and quarterly payouts, with a focus on delivering higher returns alongside safety and long-term wealth growth. The platform emphasizes ease of use and protection, with certain options insured by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC).

Pontera

Venture Round in 2023
Pontera, formerly known as FeeX, is a fintech company founded in 2012 that facilitates improved retirement and wealth management for clients by enabling financial advisors to manage and trade held-away accounts. The platform integrates with a wide range of retirement plans and works seamlessly with existing portfolio management tools, enhancing the ability of advisors to improve their clients' financial outcomes. Pontera's solution emphasizes data protection while ensuring that clients maintain ultimate control over their accounts. The company collaborates with registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, and some of the largest financial institutions in the United States, aiming to help individuals achieve greater wealth and financial security as they approach retirement.

Farther

Series B in 2023
Founded in 2019, Farther is a wealth management firm that combines expert advisors with advanced technology to deliver personalized financial advice. It caters to high-net-worth individuals, offering a data-driven approach and proprietary algorithms to manage investments tailored to clients' risk tolerance.

Endowus

Series C in 2023
Endowus is a digital wealth management platform that facilitates comprehensive investment strategies. It offers conflict-free fees, transparent pricing, cashback on trailer fees, and ensures security in investment decisions.

Stable Money

Series A in 2023
Stable Money is a fixed-return investment platform that enables individuals to access fixed deposits, debt mutual funds, and bonds through RBI-regulated options. The service offers flexible plans, including monthly and quarterly payouts, with a focus on delivering higher returns alongside safety and long-term wealth growth. The platform emphasizes ease of use and protection, with certain options insured by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC).

Fordefi

Seed Round in 2022
Develper of a multi-party computation wallet platform designed to seamlessly connect to d-apps across a wide range of chains while keeping digital assets secure. The company's platform offers a web-three gateway that is built for decentralized finance, offering multi-party computation key management, self-serve defi policy controls, time-of-transaction smart contract insights, transaction simulation, and risk alerts, enabling market participants to easily and securely connect to decentralized applications.

Deposits

Seed Round in 2022
Deposits partners with brands, banks, and businesses to provide streamlined workplace experiences centered around money management and benefits.

Lightyear

Series A in 2022
Lightyear is an investment platform operating in 22 European countries, designed to facilitate money management and wealth growth for retail customers and businesses. The platform offers a diverse range of investment options, including stocks, funds, and cash interest products, while emphasizing accessibility and simplicity in the investing process. With a focus on low fees and an award-winning design, Lightyear aims to remove unnecessary barriers to investing. The company's team, which includes former employees from notable financial technology firms, is based in London and Tallinn. Lightyear is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, ensuring compliance and security for its users.

Seashell

Seed Round in 2022
Seashell offers a compliant financial platform designed to help users earn high, stable interest by leveraging blockchain innovations. The company emphasizes regulatory compliance and aims to deliver market-leading yields through a simple, push-button experience, providing a flexible and secure way for customers to save and grow their money. By combining financial services with blockchain technology, Seashell seeks to make earning interest more accessible while maintaining safeguards that protect user funds.

Endowus

Venture Round in 2021
Endowus is a digital wealth management platform that facilitates comprehensive investment strategies. It offers conflict-free fees, transparent pricing, cashback on trailer fees, and ensures security in investment decisions.

Pontera

Funding Round in 2021
Pontera, formerly known as FeeX, is a fintech company founded in 2012 that facilitates improved retirement and wealth management for clients by enabling financial advisors to manage and trade held-away accounts. The platform integrates with a wide range of retirement plans and works seamlessly with existing portfolio management tools, enhancing the ability of advisors to improve their clients' financial outcomes. Pontera's solution emphasizes data protection while ensuring that clients maintain ultimate control over their accounts. The company collaborates with registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, and some of the largest financial institutions in the United States, aiming to help individuals achieve greater wealth and financial security as they approach retirement.

MejorCDT

Pre Seed Round in 2021
MejorCDT is an investment platform specializing in fixed-term products. It offers high-yield savings accounts as its primary service, allowing users to compare and invest without visiting a physical bank.

Endowus

Series A in 2021
Endowus is a digital wealth management platform that facilitates comprehensive investment strategies. It offers conflict-free fees, transparent pricing, cashback on trailer fees, and ensures security in investment decisions.

Endowus

Series A in 2021
Endowus is a digital wealth management platform that facilitates comprehensive investment strategies. It offers conflict-free fees, transparent pricing, cashback on trailer fees, and ensures security in investment decisions.

Pontera

Funding Round in 2021
Pontera, formerly known as FeeX, is a fintech company founded in 2012 that facilitates improved retirement and wealth management for clients by enabling financial advisors to manage and trade held-away accounts. The platform integrates with a wide range of retirement plans and works seamlessly with existing portfolio management tools, enhancing the ability of advisors to improve their clients' financial outcomes. Pontera's solution emphasizes data protection while ensuring that clients maintain ultimate control over their accounts. The company collaborates with registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, and some of the largest financial institutions in the United States, aiming to help individuals achieve greater wealth and financial security as they approach retirement.

Pontera

Funding Round in 2020
Pontera, formerly known as FeeX, is a fintech company founded in 2012 that facilitates improved retirement and wealth management for clients by enabling financial advisors to manage and trade held-away accounts. The platform integrates with a wide range of retirement plans and works seamlessly with existing portfolio management tools, enhancing the ability of advisors to improve their clients' financial outcomes. Pontera's solution emphasizes data protection while ensuring that clients maintain ultimate control over their accounts. The company collaborates with registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, and some of the largest financial institutions in the United States, aiming to help individuals achieve greater wealth and financial security as they approach retirement.

Haven Money

Venture Round in 2018
Haven Money is a financial technology company that offers a wealth management platform designed to assist users in managing their finances effectively. The platform enables users to automatically save and invest towards their financial goals by analyzing their spending and saving habits. Utilizing advanced artificial intelligence, Haven adjusts users' account balances daily based on individual income and expenditure patterns. The service includes a free dashboard that provides users with an overview of their financial status, while also facilitating seamless transfers of funds from Haven accounts to checking accounts. By targeting busy millennials, Haven Money aims to simplify financial management through automation, making it easier for users to achieve their financial objectives.

eBroker

Series C in 2018
eBroker, also known as e-Proxy, is an internet finance company specializing in overseas asset allocation and improving industry efficiency. Acting as a sales crowdsourcing platform, eBroker's e-Agent sells high-quality overseas assets to first-tier elites through innovative business models and intermediation. With a financial management division serving over 10,000 clients, the company has received significant capital investment from various institutions such as Xianfeng Evergreen, Guangshen Anzhen, Yunjiu Capital, Lippo Group, Xianfeng Group, and Shin Kong Group.

eBroker

Series A in 2016
eBroker, also known as e-Proxy, is an internet finance company specializing in overseas asset allocation and improving industry efficiency. Acting as a sales crowdsourcing platform, eBroker's e-Agent sells high-quality overseas assets to first-tier elites through innovative business models and intermediation. With a financial management division serving over 10,000 clients, the company has received significant capital investment from various institutions such as Xianfeng Evergreen, Guangshen Anzhen, Yunjiu Capital, Lippo Group, Xianfeng Group, and Shin Kong Group.

Stable Money

Stable Money is a fixed-return investment platform that enables individuals to access fixed deposits, debt mutual funds, and bonds through RBI-regulated options. The service offers flexible plans, including monthly and quarterly payouts, with a focus on delivering higher returns alongside safety and long-term wealth growth. The platform emphasizes ease of use and protection, with certain options insured by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC).
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