Lightspeed Venture Partners β 2015 Investments
14 investments dated 2015 Β· listed companies and verified rows first Β· show all
Aquantia was a fabless semiconductor company designing high-speed multi-gigabit Ethernet connectivity chips for data centers, enterprise networking, and automotive applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Phil Delansay(Co-Founder; President & CEO (2004-2009), later SVP Business Development)Ramin Farjadrad(Co-Founder; Chief Architect (2005-2012), later VP Technology Development)Ramin Shirani(Senior Vice President, Engineering; Director)Linda Reddick(Senior Vice President, Finance (previously Chief Financial Officer, Sept. 2009-Jan. 2016))Phillippe Delansay(Executive Officer)Mark Voll(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalGLOBALFOUNDRIESOpus CapitalPaxion CapitalPinnacle VenturesWalden International+2 more
AppDynamics (now part of Splunk Observability) provides full-stack observability and application performance monitoring for hybrid, on-premises, and multi-tier applications, helping enterprise teams troubleshoot performance and security issues linked to business impact.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jyoti Bansal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (2008β2015); Founder & Chairman (2015β2017))inBhaskar Sunkara(Co-Founder & Director of Engineering (2008β2014); Chief Technology Officer (2014β2019))David Wadhwani(President & Chief Executive Officer)inRandy S. Gottfried(Executive Officer)Daniel J. Wright(Senior Vice President and General Counsel)Randy Gottfried(Chief Financial Officer)
Board seatRavi MhatreΒ· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalGeneral AtlanticGreylock PartnersHarmony Partners+5 more
Healthcare CRM platform with centralized data hub enabling personalized care engagement and communication.
Farmington, US
David Tamburri(Director)William Moschella(Executive Officer, Director)A. Robert Grant(Director)
Board seatChristopher SchaepeΒ· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsMcKesson Ventures
Forty Seven Inc was a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing antibody therapies targeting CD47, a "don't eat me" signal exploited by cancer cells, with lead candidate magrolimab.
BiotechHealthtech
Board seatJonathan MacQuittyChristopher SchaepeΒ· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBluebird VenturesSofinnova Ventures
FemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US
Christopher Owens(Executive Officer, Director)Darrin Uecker(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Rodgers(Director)
BoardKen Haas(Director)Mike Carusi(Director)
Board seatJonathan MacQuittyΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $3M raise Β· filed Apr 2015
Co-investorsAmzak HealthBain Capital Life SciencesEndeavour VisionFemHealth VenturesKaiser Permanente VenturesKluz Ventures+5 more
Redwood City, US
Luke Braud(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Olrich(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDan Spinger(Director)
Board seatRavi MhatreArif JanmohamedΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $7.4M raise Β· filed Sep 2015
Palo Alto, US
Arthur van Hoff(Executive Officer, Director)Jens Christensen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Anderman(Executive Officer)
BoardPeter Gotcher(Director)Kevin Mayer(Director)
Board seatAlex TaussigΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $66.7M raise Β· filed Oct 2015
San Francisco, US
Gregory G. Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Langdon(Executive Officer)Robert Horton(Executive Officer)Greg Schott(Executive Officer, Director)Michael DiFilippo(Executive Officer)Ross Mason(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatRavi MhatreΒ· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesCategory VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lumia CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+10 more
HealthtechDanville, US
Debra Reisenthel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRussell Siegelman(Director)Elizabeth Siegelman(Director)
Board seatJonathan MacQuittyΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $3.8M raise Β· filed Mar 2016
Nashua, US
David Husak(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Napolitano(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTimothy Barrows(Director)Jamie Goldstein(Director)Clark Masters(Director)
Board seatChristopher SchaepeΒ· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsMatrix
Tintri provides on-premises data management and workload management solutions with autonomous operations and AI-driven analytics for enterprise data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Kieran Harty(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)Ian Halifax(Executive Officer)Ken Klein(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)
BoardAdam Grosser(Director)Jeff Horing(Director)inPeter Sonsini(Director)
Board seatChristopher SchaepeΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $124.6M raise Β· filed Aug 2015
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesInsight PartnersSilver Lake PartnersMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Exabeam provides a security operations platform that ingests logs and telemetry from multiple point solutions, enriches data with behavioral analytics, and correlates alerts to deliver threat detection and investigation capabilities for security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Domingo Mihovilovic(Executive Officer, Promoter)Nir Polak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sylvain Gil(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Steve WilsoninPeter Harteveld(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardTheresia Giouw(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesIcon VenturesJuniperoNext Legacy PartnersNorwest Venture Partners+4 more
GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Alex Chung(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Brad Zeff(Executive Officer)Joshua Auerbach(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer)
BoardJeremy Liew(Director)inJohn Borthwick(Director)in
Co-investorsBetaworksGlynn Capital ManagementIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcGeneral CatalystLerer Hippeau+2 more
Marketing technology / system of record platform.
New York, US
Noah Brier(Executive Officer, Director)James Gross(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Dixon(Director)Jeff Richards(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalNotable CapitalTransmedia CapitalFirst Round CapitalGGV CapitalLerer Hippeau+2 more
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