Lightning Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Seed–Series A
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Fund manager profile
Lightning Ventures is a venture fund manager based in New York. SEC filings show 51 venture funds on record, most recently VI-0710 Fund III, a series of Lightning Ventures, LP ($73K offering) filed September 2025.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
What they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×2Cybersecurity ×1Developer Tools ×1Hardware ×1Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 2 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12 dated
Foundation Devices manufactures Passport Prime, a hardware device designed to secure Bitcoin, two-factor authentication codes, security keys, and other sensitive digital assets.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityHardwareBoston, US
Zachary Herbert(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Carpenter(Director)
BoardOleg Mikhalskiy(Director)
Co-investorsInflection.xyzKube VCGreenfieldPolychain CapitalThird PrimeUnpopular Ventures
OrdinalsBot provides tools and a marketplace for creating and trading Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes, including developer APIs and guides.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsMarketplaces
Co-investorsSerafundSilvermine CapitalSora VenturesWWVenturesKestrel 0x1
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFoundation Devices · phemex.com · May 21, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Lightning Ventures invest at?
- Lightning Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Lightning Ventures's typical check size?
- Lightning Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does Lightning Ventures focus on?
- Lightning Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Lightning Ventures located?
- Lightning Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
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Firms observed investing alongside Lightning Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Lightning Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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