Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm that accelerates disruptive innovations across Enterprise, Consumer, Health, and Fintech sectors. The firm is known for being an early backer of transformative companies such as Affirm, Carta, Epic Games, Snap, and Nutanix, demonstrating a high-conviction approach from Seed to Series F and beyond. With a global team managing $25 billion in AUM and offices in the U.S., Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia, Lightspeed provides deep international roots and sector expertise. Its portfolio of over 500 companies highlights a track record of identifying and scaling category-defining businesses.
Lightspeed’s editorial hub for founder stories, partner perspectives, and industry insights.
A program for seed-stage founders combining advisory support, curriculum, and workshops.
Lightspeed’s hub for research and analysis on technology and market trends.
Platform and support resources for portfolio founders, including talent and company-building support.
Lightspeed’s platform resource for portfolio support and founder services.
Christopher Schaepe
Co-Founder
Anuj Bhargava
Managing Director
Scott H.
Senior Director of Finance
Ryan Connor, MBA, CPA
Global CFO
Marni Blake Ellis
VP of Production
Rachel Grill
VP of Marketing and Head of Global Communications
Josh Machiz
Chief Marketing Officer
Dan Grunfeld
VP of Business Development & Partnerships
Lightspeed’s Stories hub shows a recent 2026 post about its Sandstone investment and other firm-authored company updates.
