Lightspeed Venture Partners — 2026 Investments

Langfuse is an open-source AI engineering platform that helps teams build and monitor production-grade LLM applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBerlin, DE

Marc Klingen(Co-Founder & CEO)inMaximilian Deichmann(Founder)inClemens Rawert(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorGeneral CatalystGICIndex VenturesKhosla VenturesLa Famiglia+1 more

Dexterity develops artificial intelligence and robotics systems that enable machines to perceive, reason, and act autonomously in unstructured physical environments, serving enterprises in logistics and material handling.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsRedwood City, US

Samir Menon(Founder & CEO)in

Board seatRaviraj Jain· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsObvious VenturesMatter Venture Partners

Farther builds technology for wealth advisors and ultra-high-net-worth clients, offering a platform for wealth management services including investment strategy, tax-efficient solutions, and family office operations.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Taylor Matthews(Founder & CEO)inBrad Genser(Founder)inJoseph Taylor Matthews(Executive Officer, Director)Bradley Genser(Director)inDmitry Kilin(Executive Officer)

BoardBabak Yazdani(Director)

Board seatJustin Overdorff· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCapitalGCommonweal VenturesCota CapitalGeneral AtlanticHabitat Partners+5 more

Seattle, US

Board seatNnamdi Iregbulem· per SEC Form D

San Francisco, US

Mark Gilbert(Executive Officer, Director)Akos Ratku(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardHarsh Govil(Director)

Board seatArif Janmohamed· per SEC Form D · $46.5M raise · filed Feb 2026

Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechBethesda, US

Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)Farzad Mostashari(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inMat Kendall(President and Co-Founder)inStephen B. Thau(Executive Officer)

BoardRobert Kocher(Director)in

Co-investorsActivate Venture PartnersARCH Venture PartnersEcho Health VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Intrepid Growth PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+5 more

Andera is an AI tool for auditors that ingests audit evidence in any format and produces audit-ready workpapers, performing AI-based control testing without requiring an engineering team.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Aryo Patel(Founder)in

Co-investorsBain CapitalA*Bain Capital Ventures

Base is a membership community that organizes curated in-person gatherings—small "Circles" of eight and larger "Experiences" such as socials, art tours, and expert-led events—for accomplished, curious adults primarily aged 35 to 70.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocial

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesGeek VenturesTetradAdditionAltimeter CapitalAndreessen Horowitz+8 more

Blair provided financing to students through income share agreements, funding thousands of borrowers in the United States before exiting operations in 2022.

FintechSan Francisco, US

Mike Mahlkow(Founder)inDavid Nordhausen(Founder)inConstantin Schreiber(Founder)in

Co-investorsVibe CapitalY CombinatorBONDGeneral CatalystIndex VenturesRainfall Ventures+1 more

Business Insider is an online news and media publication covering business, technology, finance, and related topics, including coverage of the AI industry.

Media & EntertainmentNew York, US

HENRY BLODGET(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)JULIE HANSEN(Executive Officer)Barbara PenginDWIGHT MERRIMAN(Director)Dwight Merriman(Director)Kevin Ryan(Director)

Co-investorsAlleyCorpBezos ExpeditionsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)RRE Ventures8VCAndreessen Horowitz+5 more

Cimento is a security awareness platform that runs AI-driven, multi-channel phishing simulations (email, SMS, and voice with deepfake content) to measure employee risk and deliver personalized, behavior-based training.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Zain Rizavi(Founder)inEric Liu(Founder)in

Co-investorsAviso VenturesBowery CapitalIndie.vc

ContractsAI converts executed contracts into structured post-signature data infrastructure for large enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech

Jenn McCarron(Co-founder & CEO)Phani Gunturu(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsOperator CollectiveAltimeter CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesBlackstoneGeneral Catalyst+9 more

Cyera is an AI-powered data security platform that helps organizations discover, classify, and secure their data across any environment.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Tamar Bar-Ilan(Founder)inYotam Segev(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelArtisanal VenturesCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Evolution Equity PartnersFriends Family Capital+14 more

ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds voice generation and audio processing platforms for creating human-like voice interactions with technology.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Mati Staniszewski(Founder & CEO)Piotr Dabkowski(Founder)inHannah C(Founder)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzAntiAspire11BroadLight Capital+23 more

Fiddler provides a Control Plane for AI agents, offering explainability, observability, and governance to monitor and control autonomous AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Krishna Gade(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundaVentureBenhamou Global VenturesCisco InvestmentsDentsu VenturesE12 Venture Capital, Llc+20 more

Flick provides software for creating feature-length films using AI, enabling users to maintain narrative coherence, character consistency, and cinematic control throughout the production process rather than generating brief disconnected clips.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Ray Wang(Founder)inZoey Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsOlive Tree CapitalY CombinatorGV (Google Ventures)True Ventures

Gravity builds Orion, an AI analyst that connects to a company's data sources, learns its metrics and business logic, and automatically produces reports, slides, and dashboards on a schedule.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsRitual CapitalCommitted Capital

Sequen offers an API-first platform that powers search, recommendations, and chat using a shared model that learns across customers without exposing their data.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesRoboticsSaaSSector Agnostic

Ian Sigalow(Founder)inGrant LaFontaine(CEO & Co-Founder)Logan Head(Co-Founder)Alexandre LeBrun(CEO & Co-founder)Yann LeCunSaining Xie(Chief Science Officer)

Co-investorsGreycroftRenaissance Venture CapitalAMD VenturesAmplify Partners CVAndreessen HorowitzCRV (Charles River Ventures)+13 more

Gyde builds production-grade AI systems for enterprises by grounding models in a company's internal data, workflows, and business context.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Shubham Deshmukh(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalCrystal Venture PartnersMVP VenturesOptum Ventures

gyde is a mobile training platform for frontline teams that uses AI to turn documents, manuals, and presentations into interactive microlearning courses, translated into 35+ languages and accessible via browser or app without an email address.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech

Co-investorsLEA PartnersCrystal Venture PartnersMätch VCMVP VenturesOptum Ventures

European AI company bringing AI-native software to defense systems; raised a $1.8B Series E.

Dr. Gundbert Scherf(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAlkeon InnovationGeneral CatalystICONIQMastryDragoneer Investment Group

Journey.io helps founders, marketers, and salespeople deliver value; the company is operated by its CEO and co-founders who also acquire and operate SaaS companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Peter Clark(Founder)inAnil Sevim(Founder)inBrendan Weitz(Founder)inDanny(CEO)John Sutton(Founder)inpeter clark(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorChemistryFirst Round CapitalGTMfundMenlo VenturesQuiet Capital+1 more

Kyber builds real-time infrastructure that synchronizes video, audio, control inputs, and telemetry with single-digit millisecond latency to enable remote operation of machines and robots.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechRoboticsParis, FR

Co-investorsKima Ventures

Lavrock Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests at the intersection of national security and frontier technologies, backing companies in areas such as advanced manufacturing, space, quantum, and kinetic systems.

Deep TechDefense Tech

Steve Smoot(Managing Partner)Daniel Hanks(Managing Partner)Jim Hunt(General Partner)Alex Poulin(Partner)Juliane Gallina(Partner)George Hoyem(Venture Partner)

Co-investorsIronGate Capital AdvisorsAltimeter CapitalAndreessen HorowitzGeneral CatalystInterlagosLavrock Ventures+1 more

Phoenix Court is a multi-stage venture capital investment firm backing founders across pre-seed, seed, breakout, and scale stages.

Co-investorsLocalGlobeOVNI CapitalPhoenix CourtDragoneer Investment Group

Luel develops proprietary technology for machine perception and AI system training across multiple modalities.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

William Namgyal(Founder)inInigo Lenderking(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorGeneral CatalystHuman CapitalOrange Collective

Mistral builds and open-sources frontier AI models, developer tools, and applications for organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and the public sector to solve complex problems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Arthur Mensch(Co-founder & CEO)inGuillaume Lample(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Timothee Lacroix(Co-founder and CTO)Timothée Lacroix(Co-founder & CTO)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzConvictionEuropean Investment FundFactorial Fundsfirstminute capitalIndex Ventures+13 more

Mito is a spreadsheet-to-Python code generation tool that lets teams automate data workflows using a familiar spreadsheet interface within Jupyter environments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Aaron Diamond-Reivich(Founder)inJake Diamond-Reivich(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorKfund

MITO is a platform for video creation and storytelling that combines AI assistance with human creative control, serving filmmakers and content creators.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Arantxa Barcia(Founder)in

Co-investorsKfund

Modus is an AI-powered sales planning and performance platform that integrates data from HRIS, ATS, Salesforce, and other sources to provide real-time sales intelligence for enterprise sales teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechAustin, US

Lin Ling(Founder)in

Co-investorsMango CapitalOlive Tree CapitalY CombinatorComma Capital

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTCambridge, US

Co-investorsTechstarsHeadlineIlluminate FinancialJibe Ventures

Notch is an AI video tool that generates complete, ready-to-run ads for brands and agencies.

AdTechAI & Machine Learning

Co-investorsWingHeadlineIlluminate FinancialJibe Ventures

Oolka is an AI-powered credit management app for Indian consumers that reads users' credit reports, files disputes with bureaus, negotiates with lenders on overdue loans, and tracks EMI and credit card payments to keep them on time.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechBengaluru, IN

Utkrishta Kumar (UK)(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelZ478i VenturesLightspeed India Partners

Patronus provides a smartwatch and companion app designed for elderly users to enable emergency calling, location tracking, and family connectivity.

Digital HealthHealthtechIoT

Co-investorsBurda Principal InvestmentsCavalry VenturesUVC PartnersFactorial CapitalGreenfield PartnersNotable Capital+2 more

Physical Intelligence develops generalist AI models for robotics that can control any robot to perform various tasks through learning algorithms and multi-robot training.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Sergey Levine(Founder)Adnan Esmail(Founder)Brian Ichter(Founder)Karol Hausman(Founder)Lachy Groom(Founder)Quan Vuong(Founder)

Co-investorsCapitalGLux CapitalRedpoint VenturesSequoia CapitalKhosla VenturesThrive Capital+12 more

Proxima provides a data layer for blockchains and decentralized systems, letting developers stream, index, and build on blockchain data with cryptographic proofs.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsYoubi CapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsCherry VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)KfW Capitalredalpine+1 more

Proxima develops stellarator fusion power plants designed to deliver clean, grid-ready electricity.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyMunich, DE

Dr. Francesco Sciortino(CEO and co-founder)Dr. Lucio Milanese(Co-founder and Chief External Affairs Officer)Dr. Jorrit Lion(Chief Scientist and co-founder)Martin Kubie(Chief Engineer and co-founder)inJonathan Schilling(Head of Labs and co-founder)in

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBayern KapitalBurda Principal InvestmentsCherry VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsElaia+8 more

Rain provides earned wage access, letting employees withdraw money they have already earned before payday, along with financial health tools such as budgeting, spending analysis, and free tax filing.

FintechHR TechSaaS

AJ Nelson(Founder)in

Co-investorsCM VenturesDreamers VCKombo VenturesMindset VenturePICUS CAPITALSquareOne Capital+10 more

Rain is a marketing agency that combines brand strategy, media buying, creative, and analytics to drive customer acquisition and growth for consumer brands.

AdTechMarketing Tech

Co-investorsStanley VenturesValor Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersDragonflyEndeavor CatalystFirstMark Capital+5 more

Stacks is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to leverage Bitcoin as a secure base layer through a Layer 2 solution, offering developer tools and a programming language called Clarity.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBreyer CapitalCompoundDigital Currency GroupDraper AssociatesEllipti+9 more

Sycamore connects delivery drivers with job opportunities and provides transparent earnings information to help drivers select higher-paying work.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces

Steven Syverud(Founder/CEO)inGoutham Buchi(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsY Combinator8VCAbstract VenturesDell Technologies Capital

tem builds AI-based transaction infrastructure for buying and selling energy, and operates RED™, an AI-native utility that supplies businesses with traceable renewable electricity at lower cost.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Joe McDonald(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlbionVCHitachi VenturesReventAtomico

Temporal is an open-source workflow engine that enables durable execution for backend services and distributed systems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsBellevue, US

Samar Abbas(CEO & Co-Founder)Maxim Fateev(CTO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAndreessen HorowitzArtisanal VenturesConversion CapitalIndex VenturesMadrona Venture Group+4 more

Tennr provides an AI-powered platform for pre-visit patient processing and healthcare referral management that integrates with EHR systems and reduces patient delays and denials.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US

Trey Holterman(Founder)inDiego Baugh(Founder)inTyler Johnson(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllison Pickens VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFoundation CapitalGV (Google Ventures)ICONIQIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+2 more

Triomics builds AI systems for oncology teams that read full patient records and produce structured, auditable outputs for trial matching, visit preparation, and data curation.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US

Sarim Khan(Founder)inHrituraj Singh(Founder)inDevtosh Kumar Khare(Director)

BoardSameer Brij Verma(Director)Sajjan Rajpurohit(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesY CombinatorOncology VenturesGeneral CatalystNexus Venture Partners

You.com provides web search APIs for AI systems, including search, content extraction, and research (including finance) APIs that deliver real-time, grounded results for AI agents, LLMs, and data pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Richard Socher(Founder)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesChamaeleonDay One VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusionNorwest Venture Partners+17 more

Zocks is an AI assistant for financial advisors that automates administrative work such as meeting notes, intake and account forms, client email replies, and CRM updates.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Ákos Ratku(CTO and Co-founder)inMark Gilbert(CEO and Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalEntrée Capital14Peaks CapitalIlluminate FinancialMotive PartnersQED Investors