Fundraising Fox

Lightspeed Faction

Venture capital

Menlo Park

Also known as Lightspeed Faction US

✨ Fox Verdict
Sign up to see your fit

Fund manager profile

Lightspeed Faction is a venture fund manager based in Menlo Park. SEC filings show 2 venture funds on record, most recently Lightspeed Faction Fund I, LP filed July 2022.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

HQ
Menlo Park, US
Founded
2022
Last 12 months
5 investments
Tracked investments
11

What they invest in

from 11 of 11 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 Γ—7AI & Machine Learning Γ—4Fintech Γ—4Data & Infrastructure Γ—3Developer Tools Γ—3Cybersecurity Γ—2Advanced Manufacturing Γ—1Climate Tech Γ—1

HQs:United StatesΓ—4

Investments Β· 11 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 Β· 42025 Β· 12024 Β· 27 dated

WeatherXM Community-powered DePIN weather networkweatherxm.comin𝕏May 2024 Β· $7.7Mβœ“ verified

WeatherXM operates a decentralized weather network built on crypto incentives, where users deploy weather stations to contribute hyper-local data and earn rewards.

Climate TechCrypto & Web3IoT

Stratos Theodorou(Founder)in

Co-investorsPlaceholder VCBorderless VenturedlabFactionMetaplanetRed Beard Ventures+5 more

Factionfaction.usin𝕏Jul 2026 Β· $6.8MDefunct

Faction develops a hybrid autonomous vehicle platform called DriveLink that combines autonomy with remote human assistance (TeleAssist) for driverless fleet operations.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Ain McKendrick(Founder)in

Co-investorsFifty YearsKube VCY CombinatorFactionTDK Ventures

Glacisglacislabs.comin𝕏

Glacis Labs builds Zero Delta, a settlement network that matches institutional order flow to execute large digital asset trades and cross-border remittances with zero slippage and no prefunded float.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Cofounder (JPMorgan, Spruce)(Cofounder)Technical Cofounder(Technical Cofounder)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalEdessa CapitalPaper VenturesProtagonistArrington XRP Capital

Hyperbolichyperbolic.xyzin𝕏

Hyperbolic provides on-demand, reserved, and private cloud access to high-performance GPUs (such as H100, H200, and B200) through a global network of compute providers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsAmbush CapitalBig Brain HoldingsFactionGSRLongHash VenturesSamsung Next+4 more

Meldmeld.ioin𝕏Jan 2026 Β· $7M

Meld operates a network for onboarding users to stablecoins and digital assets, offering onramp/offramp orchestration, multi-chain token support, and KYC/bank-linking tools accessible via API.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US

Pankaj Bengani(Founder)

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementFactionK9 VenturesYolo Investments

Pharospharos.healthinApr 2026

Pharos develops AI software that extracts clinical information from medical records to automate hospital quality reporting and identify cases of preventable patient harm.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Felix Brann(Co-founder & CEO)inMatthew Jones(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesHack VCMoxxie VenturesY CombinatorChainlinkFlow Traders+2 more

Puffer Financepuffer.fi𝕏Apr 2024 Β· $18M

Puffer Finance is an Ethereum-native liquid restaking protocol where users stake ETH to receive pufETH and earn staking plus EigenLayer restaking rewards.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Jason Vranek(Co-Founder & CTO, Puffer Labs)Amir Forouzani(Founder)in

Co-investorsElectric CapitalBinance LabsBreedCoinbase VenturesFactionLBANK Labs+11 more

Rena Labsrenalabs.xyzin𝕏

Rena Labs provides a TEE (trusted execution environment) data exchange for confidential AI training and inference on proprietary data, with encryption, on-chain logging, and compliance features.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsEterna CapitalFactionPaper VenturesMapleblock Capital

Taiko Labstaiko.xyzin𝕏

Taiko is an open, community-driven project focused on scaling Ethereum.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupFactionGenerative VenturesIOSG VenturesMapleblock CapitalSancus Ventures+5 more

TransCryptstranscrypts.comin𝕏Oct 2025 Β· $15M

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNewark, US

Zain Zaidi(Founder)inZain Z(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlumni VenturesAtland VenturesBeyond CapitalFactionInformed Ventures Advisors, Llc+7 more

Turnkeyturnkey.comin𝕏May 2026 Β· $12.5M

Turnkey provides Wallet-as-a-Service infrastructure that lets developers create and manage secure, non-custodial crypto wallets through a single API across multiple blockchains including EVM, Solana, and Bitcoin.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsArchetypeBain Capital CryptoFactionFigmentMirana VenturesPathlight Ventures+6 more

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

Where is Lightspeed Faction located?
Lightspeed Faction is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.

Featured in lists