Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global multi-stage venture capital firm with over $25 billion in assets under management across offices in Silicon Valley, India, Israel, Europe, and Southeast Asia. The firm has backed category-defining companies including Snap, Nutanix, AppDynamics, and Mulesoft. In AI, Lightspeed led Anthropic's landmark Series D round and has built a deep portfolio across AI infrastructure, enterprise AI, and developer tools. Lightspeed is known for its data-driven investment approach and strong emphasis on early conviction, often leading seed and Series A rounds that grow into multi-billion-dollar outcomes.