Contact Details
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
Main Office
2200 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California
94025
Phone:
+1 (650) 234-8300
Fax:
+1 (650) 234-8333
See map: Google Maps |
Corporate Profile
- Lightspeed Venture Partners includes as affiliate Lightspeed India
- Lightspeed Venture Partners includes as affiliate Lightspeed China Partners
Web Site:
Registration country:
United States
Industry:
Asset Managers
Company type:
Global venture capital firm
Overview
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a leading global venture capital firm that manages over $2 billion of capital commitments. We closed Lightspeed VIII, an $800 million fund, in early 2008. Over the past two decades, our investment professionals have backed more than 150 companies, many of which have gone on to become leaders in their respective industries. Our team invests in the U.S. and internationally, with investment professionals and advisors located in Silicon Valley, China, India, and Israel.
Investment Preferences
Geographic focus: Worldwide
Industry focus: Cleantech; Communications; Digital Media & Wireless; Enterprise Automation; Enterprise Infrastructure; Internet Media & Commerce; Semiconductors; Services/Other
Industry focus: Cleantech; Communications; Digital Media & Wireless; Enterprise Automation; Enterprise Infrastructure; Internet Media & Commerce; Semiconductors; Services/Other
Sample Investments
| Company | Profile | Amount | Industry | Ctry | Stage | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Bill Corp | Provider of secure online payment platform services to facilitate financial transactions and e-commerce in China. | USD | Financial Administration | CN | Series B | 26th Apr 2006 | ||
| Adolor Corp | Pharmaceuticals | US | ||||||
| Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc | Semiconductor manufacturing equipment in China | USD | Semiconductors | US | Series B | 6th Oct 2006 | ||
| Aerohive Networks Inc | Network company with cloud-enabled, distributed Wi-Fi, and routing solutions for enterprises and medium sized companies. | USD | Software | US | Series A | Jul 2006 | ||
| AppDynamics Inc | Application performance management company for modern application architectures in the cloud and the data center. | USD | Software | US | Series B | 3rd May 2010 | ||
| Apptera Inc | Mobile communications & advertising company that enhances mobile phone connections with multimedia content, personalization, interactivity, & sharing. | USD | Mobile Telecommunications | US | Series D | 19th Jun 2007 | ||
| Aprius Inc | USD | Computer Services | US | Jan 2006 | ||||
| Aquantia Corp | Developer of a low-cost and energy efficient 10G Ethernet ICs to connect multi-core data centers, workgroup computing and virtual server networks. | USD | Semiconductors | US | Series A | 27th Sep 2005 | ||
| Arbor Networks Inc | DDoS attack prevention, network security and visibility solutions company. | USD | Software | US | ||||
| Avamar Technologies Inc | Enterprise data protection software company for corporations, medium to large-sized businesses, and multinational enterprises. | USD | Software | US | ||||
| Avere Systems Inc | Computer Hardware | US | Series C | Jul 2012 | ||||
| Beijing Digital Grid Technology Co Ltd | Innovative company with a leading mobile Internet technology. | Internet | CN | |||||
| Blaze DFM Inc | Software company specializing in electrical DFM solutions for integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, and silicon foundries. | USD | Software | US | Series A | |||
| BloomReach Inc | Provider of a cloud marketing platform that maximizes online revenue by getting the most relevant products and services found on any platform. | USD | Internet | US | Series A | Feb 2009 | ||
| Blue Nile Inc | USD | US | ||||||
| Bonobos Inc | Premium, web-driven men’s apparel brand and e-tailer company. | USD | Clothing & Accessories | US | 16th Dec 2010 | |||
| Bonobos Inc | Premium, web-driven men’s apparel brand and e-tailer company. | USD | Clothing & Accessories | US | Apr 2012 | |||
| Boundary Inc | SaaS-based company providing solution for high-volume, high-resolution monitoring of cloud environments. | USD | Software | US | Series A | 15th Nov 2011 | ||
| Broadview Networks Holdings Inc | Network-based electronically integrated communications provider. | USD | Telecommunications Equipment | US | ||||
| Brocade Communications Systems Inc | High performance Fiber Channel switches for storage area networks. | USD | Telecommunications Equipment | US |
Current employees
| Name | Job title | Office | Started | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Caldbeck | Managing Director | Menlo Park | |||
| Barry Eggers | Managing Director | Menlo Park | |||
| Samer Hamadeh | Entrepreneur in Residence | Menlo Park | |||
| Dev Ittycheria | Venture Advisor | Menlo Park | |||
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Arif Janmohamed | Partner | Menlo Park | 2008 | |
| Jeremy Liew | Managing Director | Menlo Park | |||
| Ravi Mhatre | Managing Director | Menlo Park | |||
| Andrew Moley | Chief Financial Officer | Menlo Park | |||
| Peter Nieh | Managing Director | Menlo Park | |||
| Eric O'Brien | Affiliated Partner | Menlo Park | |||
| Christopher Schaepe | Managing Director | Menlo Park | |||
| Bipul Sinha | Partner | Menlo Park | |||
| John Vrionis | Managing Director | Menlo Park |
Past employees
| Name | Job title | Employer | Office | Responsibilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Chung | Partner | Khosla Ventures | Menlo Park | ||
| Tony Wang | Associate Director | 3i China | Beijing |
RECORD ID: 30095
