Lightspeed Venture Partners key facts
- Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with 284 tracked portfolio companies.
- Notable positions include Anthropic, Databricks, Stripe.
- PrivateMarketView records 18 deal participations by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
- Lightspeed Venture Partners’s most recent recorded investment was in Jul 2026, one of 3 in the last 12 months and 6 over two years.
- The team roster lists 18 people.
- Lightspeed Venture Partners reports $32.1B in regulatory assets under management across 51 private funds, per its SEC Form ADV (2026-03).
About Lightspeed Venture Partners
Founded in 2000, Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm seeks to invest in the enterprise, health, fintech, and consumer sectors. This firm is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).
Investment focus
Its SEC Form ADV lists $32.1 billion in regulatory assets under management across 51 private funds (Mar 2026).
Investment activity
Lightspeed Venture Partners joined 14 recorded rounds in the last two years (10 in the last 12 months), up from 2 in the two years before. By year: 9 in 2026, 5 in 2025 and 2 in 2023. Across all 18 recorded rounds, 14 were later-stage, 3 were early-stage and 1 were secondary. Lightspeed Venture Partners is recorded as lead on 4 of them. 5 rounds landed in the last 90 days. Lightspeed Venture Partners most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz (8 shared rounds), Sequoia Capital (6 shared rounds) and Coatue Management (5 shared rounds). Most recently: Enveda (Series E, Sep 2026) and Snorkel AI (Series E, Sep 2026).
Lightspeed Venture Partners portfolio at a glance
284 portfolio companies are on record for Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Anthropic, Databricks and Stripe.
207 of the 284 carry a recorded valuation and 22 have recorded secondary-market trades, the names a secondary buyer or seller can price.
Lightspeed Venture Partners team
18 people are on record at Lightspeed Venture Partners: 12 partners, 5 associates and 1 other. Senior names include Arif Janmohamed (Partner), Bucky Moore (Partner) and David Gussarsky (Partner). 18 of them have a verified direct contact on file.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners at the SEC
Form ADV · 2026-03 · CRD 160187- Regulatory AUM
- $32.1B
- Private fund assets
- $50.0B
- Private funds
- 51 · 51 venture
- Staff
- 132
- Registered office
- MENLO PARK, CA
- SEC status
- Approved
Reports custody of client assets.
Source: SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV (registered as LIGHTSPEED MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.).
- ·The top 10 names in the book — of 284 recorded positions
- ·The 10 latest deals — of 18 rounds
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Portfolio
284 companies · priced for members| Company | Industry | Valuation | First invested | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Business/Productivity Software | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
| Databricks | Business/Productivity Software | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
| Stripe | Other Financial Services | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
+ 281 more companies · all 284, priced and dated or a free account shows the top 10 names — no card Membership and data by Private Market View | ||||
Lightspeed Venture Partners recent deals
18 recordedMembership and data by Private Market View
Partners, principals, and the people who answer a pitch. Pro members reveal contacts with credits.
Frequently asked about Lightspeed Venture Partners
- What companies does Lightspeed Venture Partners invest in?
- Lightspeed Venture Partners has 284 recorded portfolio companies, including Anthropic, Databricks, Stripe.
- What is Lightspeed Venture Partners's AUM?
- Lightspeed Venture Partners manages approximately $30.0B in assets.
- Is Lightspeed Venture Partners actively investing?
- Lightspeed Venture Partners's most recent recorded investment was in Jul 2026, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.