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LightShed Ventures
Venture capitalArmonk · Seed–Series B · 5 people tracked
Also known as Lightshed · LIGHTSHED VENTURES GROUP, LP
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Investment thesis
LightShed positions itself as a new type of venture capital firm that combines a thought-leading TMT (technology, media, telecom) research and media platform with an early-stage fund. It invests from Seed through Series B across the media, technology, consumer, and telecom industries. The firm emphasizes its deep industry network and visibility, offering entrepreneurs 'white glove' access to key players across the TMT ecosystem. It aims to amplify founders' ideas and grow their mindshare through its media reach, and to help portfolio companies navigate exits by identifying business combinations and preparing CEOs for IPOs and M&A events.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 38 of 50 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15Media & Entertainment ×14SaaS ×13Consumer ×11Gaming ×8Marketing Tech ×7AdTech ×5Creator Economy ×5
HQs:United States×25
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×53 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
Columbia University ×2Drexel University ×2Duke University ×2Georgetown ×2Stuyvesant High School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Computer Science ×5Engineering ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Humanities ×3Politics & Policy ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
LinkedIn ×2SQUARE ENIX ×2
3 hold an MBA (of 30 with degree data)
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 52023 · 22022 · 42021 · 112015 · 128 dated
Digiphy offers a connected packaging and contextual storytelling platform that uses QR codes and page building to enable brands to communicate product origin, traceability, and sustainability information directly to consumers.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyMarketing TechRetail TechLos Angeles, US
Sarah Wagman Ellenbogen(CEO & Co-Founder)inSarah ((Founder)Chris Scott(CPO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsM13ALIAVIA VenturesBuilders + BackersGROOVE CAPITALAlumni Ventures+3 more
State Affairs is an AI-powered intelligence platform that analyzes legislative hearings, bills, and regulations to deliver real-time policy intelligence to organizations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US
Jamie Seltzer(Director)inBrady Evan Burns(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatJamie Seltzer· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Feb 2022
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcWestern Technology Investment
1v1Me is a platform that allows users to stake money on esports matches as a legal alternative to esports betting, available across all 50 U.S. states.
Gaming
Alexander Emmanuel(Founder)in
Co-investorsConductive VenturesFJ LabsBettor CapitalCoVentureMana VenturesShrug Capital+3 more
Affiniti is a financial technology company offering a platform that combines banking, payments, credit cards, expense management, bill pay, and accounting automation for small and mid-sized American businesses.
FintechSaaS
Sahil Phadnis(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesSignalFireSpice CapitalContrarian Thinking CapitalDay One VenturesFlare Capital Partners+4 more
Antenna's Subscriber Views product measures how programming affects audience behavior and subscriber loyalty by tracking which shows drive sign-ups, retention, and engagement across streaming services.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Jonathan Carson(Founder)inRameez Tase(Founder)in
Co-investorsImagination CapitalWaverley CapitalHyperSK VenturesUTA VenturesGrit Capital Partners+2 more
Boomerang is a Miami-based lost-and-found platform that uses AI to help businesses identify and return items to customers.
Skyler Logsdon(Founder)in
Co-investors305 VenturesEverywhere VenturesEvolution VenturesMonta Vista CapitalSeventySix CapitalUnanimous Capital+3 more
Marketplace enabling users to request personalized video messages or live chats with celebrities and influencers.
Steven Galanis(Co-founder)inMartin Blencowe(Founder)inDevon Spinnler Townsend(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsChaifetz GroupChicago VenturesCleo CapitalConnect VenturesDigi VenturesDuke Capital Partners+22 more
Cashmere provides a multi-signature Solana wallet that allows enterprises and startups to manage cryptocurrency holdings across multiple authorized signers rather than concentrating control in a single account.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Shashank Khanna(Founder)inRebecca Lee(Founder)inCharlotte McGinn(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesNotation CapitalSouth QuadY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzAugere Venture+12 more
Arlington, US
Iyad Tarazi(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Rabinovitsj(Director)Jill Smith(Director)Steven C. Marshall(Director)Joseph Pignato(Executive Officer, Director)inCraig Cowden(Director)
Co-investorsCerberus Capital ManagementGIC
Edisyl builds a semantic layer for enterprise data that encodes organizational understanding of metrics and data meaning, enabling AI tools to answer questions according to business logic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
David Balter(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAdam D'Augelli(Director)inRalph Folz(Director)Shikar Ghosh(Director)
Co-investorsBitDAOBlockchain CoinvestorsCeras VenturesCollab+CurrencyCommerce VenturesDigital Currency Group+17 more
Edisyl builds a semantic layer that encodes organizational understanding of data meaning, metrics definitions, and institutional knowledge to enable enterprise AI tools to answer questions aligned with business logic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalCoinbase VenturesConvergeF-Prime CapitalGalaxy VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)+15 more
Freestyle makes baby care products including diapers and water-based wipes designed for sensitive skin, using chlorine-free and plastic-free materials.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Russ Wallace(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesECP GrowthEntrepreneur VenturesSuperAngel.FundLeft Lane CapitalMucker Capital+1 more
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Genvid is a media technology company building studio-grade production management infrastructure for generative AI content, with native generation, version control, asset tracking, and provenance for film, TV, and games.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US
Jacob Navok(CEO & Co-Founder)inChristopher Cataldi(COO & Co-Founder)inFabien Ninoles(CTO & Co-Founder)inJerry Heinz(CIO)inStephan Bugaj(Chief Creative Officer)in
BoardGregory Milken(Director)in
Co-investorsHorizons VenturesMakers FundNTT DOCOMO VenturesOCA VenturesThird Point VenturesValor Equity Partners+6 more
St. George, US
Lawrence Kosick(Executive Officer, Director)inNeil D'Souza(Executive Officer, Director)Neil Dsouza(Founder)in
BoardMatthew Greenfield(Director)in
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesHDS CapitalPrimetime PartnersRethink EducationAME Cloud VenturesGeneral Partnership+1 more
Giant creates personalized, interactive digital stories for children that adapt to their names, voices, and interests.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsDecasonicJ4 VenturesPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcWestern Technology Investment
Giant Swarm provides a platform for deploying, managing, and governing AI agents at scale across any infrastructure environment, whether cloud, on-premises, edge, or air-gapped networks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Timo Derstappen(Co-Founder and CTO)inHenning Lange(Co-Founder and CEO)inOliver Thylmann(Co-Founder and CCO)in
Co-investorsFirestartrArrington CapitalDecasonicFlex Capital PartnersGriffin Gaming PartnersKraken+6 more
Goldin is a US sports, history and pop-culture collectibles auction house, founded in 2012 and acquired by eBay in 2024.
Runnemede, US
Kenneth Goldin(Executive Officer, Director)inKen Goldin(Founder)inMatthew Brown(Director)Michaela Venuti(Director)Jesse Jacobs(Director)Nathaniel S. Turner V(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)01 Advisors75 & SunnyAnthony PomplianoCraft Ventures+4 more
Greeter provides commercial-grade digital storefront displays (55", 46", LED and transparent mesh) bundled with installation, content management software, performance data, and support for a single monthly fee with no upfront cost.
AdTechHardwareRetail Tech
Illumix builds infrastructure for spatial AI, combining computer vision, multimodal AI, and edge deployment technologies for both consumer and enterprise applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Kirin Sinha(Founder & CEO)inMarianne Dang(Founder)in
Co-investorsDisney AcceleratorLightspeed Venture PartnersMaveronRaptor GroupSony Ventures CorporationVisible Ventures+4 more
Incredible Dream is a tabletop game studio that develops original intellectual property and adapts licensed properties, handling worldbuilding, production, localization, and global retail distribution.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalCourtside VenturesFive Four VenturesGeneral CatalystSlow Ventures
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Ludeo builds an SDK and consumer platform that lets game studios turn game scenes into "Ludeos" — playable, interactive moments generated at the game-engine level while preserving the game's IP.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & Entertainment
Asaf Gazit(Founder)inOmri Gazit(Founder)in
Co-investors91 VenturesLG Technology VenturesSamsung NextStardom
Memo provides article readership data sourced directly from publications, letting communications and PR teams see how many people actually read their press coverage and which stories, outlets, and reporters drive traffic.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Eddie Kim(Founder & CEO)Karlie Santucci(Chief Customer Officer)inBrad Kagawa(CTO)in
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveMHS CapitalSusa VenturesAbstract VenturesLauder PartnersPreface Ventures
Helium operates a decentralized wireless network where individuals and businesses host small devices called Hotspots to provide cellular connectivity and earn HNT cryptocurrency.
Crypto & Web3
Amir Haleem(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors10T Funda16z cryptoAlpha Square GroupAndreessen HorowitzBlueYard CapitalBorderless Venture+24 more
Overtime creates and operates new sports leagues and media IP — including OTE and OT Select in basketball and OT7 and OT Nationals in football — while producing over 150 weekly pieces of original sports content for its global audience of next-generation fans and athletes.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSports TechBrooklyn, US
Zachary Weiner(Founder)inZack Weiner(Founder)inDan Porter(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors359 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBezos ExpeditionsBlack CapitalSpark CapitalWinslow Capital+29 more
Peak offers TAP, a platform that provides advertisers with visibility into where their programmatic ads appear adjacent to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other high-risk content.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsExpert DOJOMute Ventures
Podchaser operated a crowdsourced podcast database offering metadata, credits, ratings, reviews, and advertising/data insights for podcasts.
Oklahoma City, US
Cole Raven(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Luckett(Director)Bradley Davis(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalGreycroftHigh AlphaKeyhorse CapitalPoplar VenturesHyde Park Venture Partners+2 more
PrivacyHawk is a consumer privacy company that helps individuals protect their personal data from spam, scams, identity theft, data selling, and hacking.
ConsumerCybersecuritySaaSLos Angeles, US
Aaron Mendes(Founder)inJustin Wright(Founder)in
Co-investorsCadron Capital PartnersFf Venture CapitalK Street CapitalLalotte VenturesLiebenthal VenturesAlumni Ventures+4 more
Procurated operates a marketplace and review platform connecting public sector buyers with suppliers, providing ratings, reviews, and insights to facilitate informed purchasing decisions for government, educational, and nonprofit organizations.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSWashington, US
David Yarkin(Executive Officer, Director)inCassie Fay(VP, Sales)inBecca Smith(VP Product & Engagement)
BoardPaul Finnegan(Director)Alan Patricof(Director)in
Co-investorsGreycroftK Street CapitalTribeca Venture PartnersPrimetime PartnersTDF Ventures
ShopShops is a livestream shopping application for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle goods.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceSocial
Liyia Wu(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalSozo VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Union Square Ventures (USV)XRCAcrew Capital+4 more
Slipstream provides a music catalog for content creators in entertainment and media, offering tracks that can be licensed across any platform globally.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsThird PrimeSony Music Entertainment
Status is a social platform that lets users inhabit and interact within fantasy worlds, with over 3 million active users globally.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingSocialNew York City, US
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsCreator VenturesNight CapitalPeterson VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)+5 more
Status AI is a social media simulation mobile game where players create avatars and virtual personas, interact with 1000+ AI characters from fandoms like Marvel and Anime, and navigate the dynamics of online fame and controversy.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSocial
Co-investorsAbstract Ventures
Digiday is a media publication covering the digital advertising, marketing, and media industries, producing news, briefings, podcasts, and research reports.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBrooklyn, US
Yonatan Raz-Fridman(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Lamb(Director)Pedro Romi(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsSilicon VenturesAream & Co.Griffin Gaming PartnersPowerhouse CapitalWarner Music Group
Sway operates a tech-enabled delivery and returns network for consumer brands, offering premium same-day and next-day delivery, box-less at-home return pickups, and doorstep exchanges.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investors7GC & CoEvolution VenturesGood FriendsGraph VenturesHawke VenturesV1 VC+2 more
Returnmates operates a tech-enabled delivery and returns network for retail brands, offering premium same-day and next-day deliveries, box-less at-home return pickups, and doorstep exchanges.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechVenice, US
Eric Wimer(Founder)inKristian Zak(Director)
Co-investors7GC & CoBlackhorn VenturesFirebrand VenturesYes VCThe Fund
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Telly builds a television platform designed as a central hub for home entertainment, information, fitness, and social connection.
AdTechConsumerHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Ilya Pozin(Founder)inMohammad Al Adham(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCameron Lester(Director)Nasser Al-Sabah(Director)Mohammed El Saadi(Director)
Co-investorsEverybody VenturesFourward VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHawke VenturesMech VenturesPalm Tree Crew Investments+6 more
The Juggernaut is a media technology company that publishes original journalism about South Asia and the South Asian diaspora, targeting both diaspora communities and general readers interested in the region.
ConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Snigdha Sur(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalY CombinatorPrecursor VenturesBackbone AngelsGaingelsGoodwater Capital+5 more
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Builds public carbon market infrastructure bringing carbon credits onto blockchains.
Raphaël Haupt(Founder)in
Co-investorsObvious VenturesWonder VenturesBalderton CapitalForm CapitalGingerbread CapitalGolden Ventures+7 more
Vurvey Labs develops AI-powered platforms that simulate human behavior and consumer insights, enabling enterprises and agencies to research, validate, and deploy products and marketing strategies at speed across CPG, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and entertainment sectors.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSCincinnati, US
Chad Reynolds(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Poff(Executive Officer)Keith Brown(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJames Price(Director)
Co-investorsCincyTechEagle Venture
Workweek operates a media network built around individual creators who produce newsletters and shows for professional audiences, including ecommerce, HR and people, healthcare, banking and fintech, and marketing leaders.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Becca Sherman(Founder)in
Co-investorsDay One VenturesNext Coast Ventures
WasteNot is an ad optimization tool that automatically syncs dynamic exclusion audiences (such as past customers and recent visitors) across Meta and Google Ads campaigns to prevent wasted spend and lower customer acquisition costs.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsNextView Ventures
Waywise provides "expectation intelligence" for video game studios, analyzing player discourse across Steam, Reddit, YouTube, and Discord to measure how player beliefs form and where perception diverges from what a game delivers.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matthew Cavnar(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Danton(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Rupp(Director)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
iShopShops, Inc.Workweek Media Inc.Breach InsuranceWorkweek
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1Podchaseracq. by Acast
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStatus · techcrunch.com · May 19, 2026
Freestyle · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 11, 2026
Affiniti · techcrunch.com · May 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has LightShed Ventures made?
- LightShed Ventures has 50 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does LightShed Ventures invest at?
- LightShed Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does LightShed Ventures focus on?
- LightShed Ventures focuses on Cloud Computing, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment.
- Where is LightShed Ventures located?
- LightShed Ventures is headquartered in Armonk, US.
- Does LightShed Ventures lead rounds?
- LightShed Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does LightShed Ventures co-invest with?
- LightShed Ventures most often shares deals with Evolution Ventures, Greycroft, Raptor Group, among 150 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does LightShed Ventures back?
- Across 8 deals with disclosed amounts, LightShed Ventures has joined rounds of $3M – $40M (median $9.5M).
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TCG (formerly The Chernin Group) is an investment firm that backs platforms and brands shaping culture, focused on sports, media, and content businesses with strong brand identities and loyal fan communities.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.
Makers Fund is a global venture capital firm focused on games and interactive entertainment, backing early-stage founders.
Next Coast Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in emerging 'next coast' companies at the critical make-or-break stage of development to accelerate them into hyper-growth.
Primetime Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund that incubates and invests in companies transforming the quality of living for older adults, focused on the longevity economy.
Valor is a private investment firm focused on operational growth, investing in technology and technology-enabled companies that innovate and disrupt existing industries.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.
Quiet Capital is an early-stage venture firm run by builders who back founders from day zero.
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.
Afore Capital is a $500M pre-seed venture fund that invests in pre-traction, early-stage companies, leveraging product and investment expertise to support founders from day zero.
▶33 more co-investors
General PartnershipCowboy VenturesThird Point VenturesReach CapitalAccelerator VenturesHummingbird VenturesAtreides ManagementGreylock PartnersLong Journey VenturesFirst Round CapitalACME CapitalRRE VenturesTrajectory VenturesLowercase CapitalNot Boring CapitalSocial LeverageKindred VenturesHustle FundWGI GroupBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcBrainchild HoldingsGalaxy Digital Assets FundRecursive VenturesVast VenturesGutter Capitalsuper{set}iHeartMedia10x GenomicsChingona VenturesLOWERCARBONWellington ManagementRed Sea VenturesLearnLaunch Fund Accelerator
Firms observed investing alongside LightShed Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with LightShed Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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