VC firm
Lightspeed Ventures
Also known as Faction Ventures, LLC, Lightspeed Affiliates, Lightspeed Affiliates X, L.P., Lightspeed Ascent, Lightspeed Ascent Fund, L.P., Lightspeed C Holdings, LLC, Lightspeed Co Investment, Lightspeed Co-Investment Fund I, L.P.
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California, United States
- Assets under management
- $50BForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-05-06Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $1.2BSEC amount sold, as of 2024Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 72
- Legal name
- LIGHTSPEED MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.
- lsvp.com (opens in a new tab)
- LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
- X (opens in a new tab)
- Team page (opens in a new tab)
Record updated 29 September 2026
About
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that has been an early backer of technology companies for over two decades, investing from seed through growth and IPO stages (site: “Seed to Series F and beyond”). It invests across AI, enterprise/cybersecurity, fintech, consumer, blockchain, gaming and healthcare, among other sectors, across 672 companies listed on its site. The firm operates globally: its U.S., Europe and Israel offices are run by Lightspeed Management Company, L.L.C. (“LSVP”), while its India and Southeast Asia business is run by the separately-advised Lightspeed India Partners, L.L.P. (“LSIP”).
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Complete immersion is the heart of our philosophy on investing and we believe what separates us from speculators and opportunists. Creating together instead of funding from afar. Forging enduring companies with the power of one global team.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Investing status notes
- Site lists 2026-dated new investments (e.g. company “A Security” shows Invested 2026, Stage Seed) and a running newsfeed of 2025-26 investment announcements (e.g. “Celebrating Navan’s Landmark IPO,” “Why We Led Ramp’s $300M Round”), indicating ongoing active investing.
Funds
- Lightspeed SPV-OB2, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- Lightspeed Velocity Fund, L.P.
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- Lightspeed SU Holdings, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- Lightspeed SPV-A4, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- Lightspeed M2, L.P.
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- Lightspeed INF Holdings, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- Lightspeed SPV-A5, LLC
- Vintage 2026Main fund
- Lightspeed Co-Investment Fund I, L.P.
- $601MVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Lightspeed SPV-A3, LLC
- Vintage 2025Main fund
- Lightspeed SPV-AB, LLC
- Vintage 2025Main fund
- Lightspeed SPV-A2, LLC
- Vintage 2025Main fund
- Lightspeed R Holdings, LLC
- Vintage 2025Main fund
- More funds
- 60 more recorded
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- LIGHTSPEED MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.
- CRD number
- 160187 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 801-132552
- Registration
- SEC registered
- Regulatory AUM
- $50Bas of 2026-05-06
- Private funds reported
- 51
- Principal office
- MENLO PARK, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1539061, 1602573, 1617751
Locations
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California, United States
- Office
- Paris, France
- Office
- London, United Kingdom
Programs
- Event series
- Velocity NYC (opens in a new tab)