Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners Lightspeed Venture Partners was founded in 2000 and has grown into a global multi- stage VC managing $40B+ in assets. The firm closed $9B+ across 6 vehicles in December 2025. its strongest fundraise ever. including Opportunity Fund III ($3.3B), Select VI ($1.8B), Fund XV-B ($1.2B), and Fund XV-A ($980M). Lightspeed has been a pioneer in AI investing since 2012, a full decade before the industry caught on. Deep tech portfolio companies include Anthropic (AI safety),