Latest Lightspeed Venture Partners News & Updates
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Multi-stage venture capital firm
lsvp.com- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, United States
- Founded year
- 2000
- Company type
- Partnership
- Number of employees
- 50–450
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Latest news about Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lightspeed)
In short: Lightspeed expanded its global AI and deeptech portfolio through significant investments in Anthropic, Nexthop AI, and various Indian startups.
Company announcements
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Lightspeed congratulates Orqa on U.S. launch
Orqa builds compliant American-made drone systems after a decade of UAS technology development. Lightspeed anticipates further expansion.
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Lightspeed congratulates Castelion on $105M U.S. Navy contract
The contract integrates Blackbeard hypersonic weapon onto F/A-18 Super Hornet for carrier operations, targeting 2027 capability.
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Lightspeed backs Vinted's €880 million secondary transaction
The deal, led by EQT, Schroders Capital, and Teachers' Venture Growth, values Vinted at €8 billion. Lightspeed has supported Vinted since 2019.
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Lightspeed co-leads Ineffable Intelligence seed round
Ineffable, led by David Silver, builds AI that learns from experience, advancing beyond human priors in experiential learning. The UK-based firm is hiring.
Media coverage
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Lightspeed Venture Partners moves headquarters to San Francisco amid AI boom
The move puts Lightspeed blocks from Anthropic and other portfolio companies. San Francisco received $169.2 billion in venture funding during the first quarter.
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Palo Alto Networks set to acquire Elevation and Lightspeed-backed Portkey
Palo Alto Networks is set to acquire Portkey to strengthen its enterprise AI security capabilities, as businesses scale the ...
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Oolka raises Rs 130 crore from Accel; Lightspeed, Z47 and Meesho founders double down
The round values Oolka at Rs 730 crore, per sources. It was founded in 2024 by Utkrishta Kumar, formerly chief experience ...
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Lightspeed’s Mignano Joins Union Square Ventures to Make AI Bets
Lightspeed Venture Partners investor Michael Mignano, notable for bets on consumer-facing artificial...
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