Arif Janmohamed
InvestorPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
FoundedAlifsemiCelonaHeighten SoftwareMist Systems, Inc.ThoughtSpotZocks Communications
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.
Arif Janmohamed @arifj
Me: “hey, can you do the dishes?” Older son: “Bruh” Younger son: “you mean, of course dad, I’d be happy to”
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 12 · ⇄ 1
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my god @DignityHealth can you make it any harder to pay a bill? What's the point of sending me a text to pay the bill and ask for a statement ID? I don't know, you only sent me a text. And now you're calling daily but it takes 1.5 hours to speak to a rep?
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 4
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Jun 28, 2026 · ♥ 3
Experience
- LightspeedVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- LightspeedPartner2008 — 2026Menlo Park, CA
- C100Founding Charter Member and Early Board Membercurrent2009 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Cisco SystemsManager, Corporate Business Development2006 — 2008
- WVP VenturesFounder2005 — 2006
- Novitas CapitalAssociate2005
- Sun MicrosystemsChief Technology Office2003 — 2004
- Andes NetworksProduct Manager / Sr. Hardware Engineer2000 — 2003
- WebTVHardware Engineer1999 — 2000
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance2004 — 2006
- University of WaterlooBSc, Computer Engineering1994 — 2000
- EPFLComputer Engineering, VLSI1998 — 1999
- University of Lausanne1997 — 1998
Skills & more
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StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSalesforce.comMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages English · French
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Also worked at Lightspeed104
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Also worked at C10024
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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
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