Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Mitti Labs, a deep-tech company focused on water and climate resilience in rice farming, announced a $9.5 million Series A funding round on August 5, 2026. The round was led by Saudi Aramco — Aramco…
Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners participated in the round, reinforcing its commitment to climate tech startups in the region.
Aug 05, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners participated in SolarSquare's Series C funding round, having been an existing investor and believing in SolarSquare's full-stack model and performance guarantees.
Jun 16, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners participated in the round, adding to its portfolio of technology investments. This supports Multiplier's expansion plans.
Aug 04, 2026 · 6 articles
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Centricity, a Gurugram-based technology-first wealth management company, raised Rs 280 crore (approximately $33 million) in a Series A funding round led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund. Existing investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Burman Family Office,…
Impact: Participated as an existing investor, reinforcing its continued support for Centricity's growth.
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners participated in Emergent's Series B funding round, having previously led its Series A round, indicating continued support for the company.
Jan 20, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners provided continued support in Straiker's Series A funding round, maintaining its investment in the company.
Jun 29, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners participated in the Series C funding round for Beacon, contributing to the overall capital raised and supporting Beacon's (company) growth initiatives.
Jun 09, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed participated, backing Emergent's mission to democratize software development.
Jul 15, 2026 · 13 articles
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Zetwerk, a technology-led contract manufacturing platform, filed its Updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (UDRHP) with the India — Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on August 13, 2026, advancing its proposed initial public offering…
Impact: Investor selling shares through multiple entities in the OFS. The IPO provides an exit opportunity for the venture capital firm.
Aug 13, 2026 · 14 articles
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Castelion, a hypersonic missile startup founded by former SpaceX executives, announced a $1 billion Series C funding round on August 19, 2026, valuing the company at $13 billion. The round comprised $800 million in equity…
Impact: Lightspeed participated in the round, having invested in every Castelion funding round since its Series A, demonstrating continued confidence.
Aug 19, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners, an existing investor, participated in Ramp's funding round, maintaining its investment in the fintech startup.
Jun 04, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners provided insights on consumer AI and quick commerce within the Bain & Company report, indicating strong outlooks for these sectors.
Jul 04, 2026 · 8 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed participated in the Series C round as an existing investor.
Jul 21, 2026 · 6 articles
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Chennai-based frontier-tech venture capital firm BlueHill Capital announced the final close of its maiden fund at Rs 400 crore (approximately $42 million), including the exercise of a Rs 50 crore greenshoe option. The fund attracted…
Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners led the seed round for Discovered Materials, demonstrating continued VC interest in frontier tech.
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 articles
Business
Impact: Lightspeed, an existing investor, participated in the latest funding round, continuing its investment in Exponent Energy.
Jun 10, 2026 · 7 articles
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On August 13, 2026, investors in Selena Gomez's mental health startup Wondermind Global filed a lawsuit in Delaware federal court, accusing Gomez, her mother Selena Gomez, and co-founder Daniella Pierson of securities fraud and breach…
Impact: As an investor, Lightspeed may face losses and reputational damage from the alleged fraud.
Aug 13, 2026 · 75 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed is an investor in Skild AI, contributing to the company's valuation and development efforts.
Jun 08, 2026 · 6 articles
Business
Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners participated as an existing investor in Helion Energy's Series G funding round, renewing its commitment and supporting the commercialization of fusion.
Jun 04, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners returned as an investor in Proxima Fusion.
Jul 07, 2026 · 6 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners is an investor in ShareChat, indicating past financial backing for the company.
Jul 02, 2026 · 6 articles
Business
Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners is an investor in Reflection, gaining from its success.
Jul 14, 2026 · 8 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners is an existing investor in Mistral AI.
Mar 30, 2026 · 10 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners was an investor in Sarvam AI's earlier Series A round, contributing to its initial growth.
Jun 15, 2026 · 43 articles
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Nikita Bier announced on August 5, 2026 that he is stepping down as Head of Product at X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, after just over a year in the role. Bier…
Impact: Nikita Bier is a venture partner at Lightspeed, but this event does not directly affect the firm.
Aug 05, 2026 · 7 articles
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Impact: Meredith Maines joined Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex from Lightspeed Venture Partners, a private equity firm.
Dec 27, 2025 · 7 articles
Business
Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners>>> was a significant investor in Anthropic>>>'s funding round.
May 28, 2026 · 88 articles
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Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners is an investor in Gear case.
Jul 07, 2026 · 7 articles
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On August 19, 2026, FalconX and Ethena announced a $1 billion secured lending facility structured through a special purpose vehicle. The facility will deploy assets backing Ethena's synthetic dollar, USDe, into overcollateralized institutional loans. FalconX…
Impact: Lightspeed Venture Partners is an investor in FalconX, but not directly impacted by this announcement.
Aug 19, 2026 · 7 articles
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