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Arif Janmohamed

Investor

Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M

Midas 2026 · #75

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About

Arif Janmohamed is a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where he spent 18 years as a Partner focusing on enterprise investments in cloud, AI, and data technologies. His portfolio includes investments in companies such as Netskope, Navan, Nutanix, and Blend, many of which achieved successful exits through IPOs or acquisitions. Prior to Lightspeed, he held positions in corporate business development at Cisco Systems, early-stage venture capital at Novitas Capital, and technical and product roles at WebTV, Andes Networks, and Sun Microsystems. Janmohamed holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and serves as a founding board member of the C100, an organization supporting Canadian technology entrepreneurship.

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Beyond investing

Education
Studied at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (MBA) Studied at University of Waterloo, Canada (BSc, Computer Engineering)

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Deals · 3

AppZenBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Oct 2018 · $35M raise

Mist Systems, Inc.Board seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Apr 2018 · $45.6M raise

Heighten SoftwareBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Sep 2015 · $7.4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AvarraAvi NetworksBlendCelonaCueInCyCognitoEdgeSpringEndor LabsEvenUpHighfiveInfluitiveIO TurbineKetryxLaternLightSourceMemoir SystemsMist SystemsMoveworksNavanNetskopeNormalyzeNutanixOmnifoldOverOpsPertinoPredicthqQuboleRapsphereRedpanda DataResilienceRocksaltSplit SoftwareStraikerstreamOnceTheta LakeThoughtSpotTonkeanVirtanaXemblyXfactorZocks

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Arif Janmohamed?
Arif Janmohamed is a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where he spent 18 years as a Partner focusing on enterprise investments in cloud, AI, and data technologies. His portfolio includes investments in companies such as Netskope, Navan, Nutanix, and Blend, many of which achieved successful exits through IPOs or acquisitions. Prior to Lightspeed, he held positions in corporate business development at Cisco Systems, early-stage venture capital at Novitas Capital, and technical and product roles at WebTV, Andes Networks, and Sun Microsystems. Janmohamed holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and serves as a founding board member of the C100, an organization supporting Canadian technology entrepreneurship.
Where does Arif Janmohamed work?
Arif Janmohamed is Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
What check size does Arif Janmohamed write?
Arif Janmohamed typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
What boards does Arif Janmohamed sit on?
Arif Janmohamed holds tracked board seats at AppZen, Heighten Software, Mist Systems, Inc..
What companies has Arif Janmohamed invested in?
Investments tracked here include AppZen, Avarra, Avi Networks, Blend, Celona, CueIn, CyCognito, EdgeSpring, Endor Labs, EvenUp, Highfive, Influitive, and 30 more.

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