Lightspeed Venture Partners
Venture capital firm with its main office in Menlo Park, California. It says it invests from seed to Series F and beyond, with offices in the US, Europe and Israel.
- Type
- Venture capital firm
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA
- Website
- https://lsvp.com
- Stages
- seed, Series A to Series F, growth
About
Lightspeed says it backs founders worldwide and stands behind its companies from seed to Series F and beyond. Its Global Presence page says its US, Europe and Israel locations are offices of Lightspeed Management Company, and that its India and Southeast Asia locations belong to a separate adviser, Lightspeed India Partners. Its SEC adviser record lists Menlo Park, California as the main office. The Enveda release and FinSMEs name the investor as "Lightspeed"; this page treats that as Lightspeed Venture Partners, which calls itself Lightspeed on its own site.
Lightspeed co-led Zenzap's financing with Bessemer Venture Partners. Its post, dated 2026-10-14, says it is leading Zenzap's $44 million round. The Raise Track Update of 2026-10-16 says the firm was founded in 2000 by Barry Eggers, Christopher Schaepe, Ravi Mhatre and Peter Nieh, and that it has roughly $50 billion in assets under management. Barry Eggers' team page says that in early 2005 he, Chris Schaepe, Ravi Mhatre and Peter Nieh set out to found Lightspeed. This page does not store a founding year or an assets figure.
Funding rounds on RaiseTrack
| Company | Round | Date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenzap | Seed 2026, Series A 2026 | 2026-10-14, 2026-10-14 | lead |
| Enveda | Series E 2026 | 2026-09-23 | participant |
| Reactor | Series A 2026 | 2026-05-28 | lead |
| Profound | Listed on the company page; no round page yet | participant |
Sources
Last verified:
- https://lsvp.com/about/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Lightspeed About page. Says it invests from seed to Series F and backs companies globally. Its newsfeed includes the post on its Series A in Reactor. - https://lsvp.com/global-presence/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Lightspeed Global Presence page. Says US, Europe and Israel offices belong to Lightspeed Management Company and India and Southeast Asia offices to Lightspeed India Partners, a separate adviser. - https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/160187
Type: sec filing. Accessed 2026-10-08.
SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure record for Lightspeed Venture Partners (CRD 160187), from Form ADV, read through the IAPD search service. Lists the main office in Menlo Park, CA. - https://www.biospace.com/press-releases/enveda-raises-311-million-from-leading-ai-and-biotech-investors-to-bring-pharma-into-the-21st-century
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Enveda's Business Wire release, read on BioSpace. Names Lightspeed among the new investors in the $311 million Series E. - https://lsvp.com/stories/ai-for-the-real-economy-our-series-a-in-zenzap/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-16.
Lightspeed post dated 10/14/2026. Says Lightspeed is leading Zenzap's $44 million round alongside Bessemer Venture Partners. - https://lsvp.com/team-member/barry-eggers/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-16.
Barry Eggers team page. Says that in early 2005 he, Chris Schaepe, Ravi Mhatre and Peter Nieh set out to found Lightspeed. Does not state a founding year of 2000 or an assets figure. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-16/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-16.
Raise Track Update for 2026-10-16, Section 2. Says Lightspeed was founded in 2000 by Barry Eggers, Christopher Schaepe, Ravi Mhatre and Peter Nieh, invests from seed through growth, and has roughly $50 billion in assets under management. Says it co-led Zenzap's $44 million seed and Series A. Gives https://lsvp.com.