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Candice Matthews Brackeen

InvestorFounder

Founding / General Partner at Lightship Capital · General Partner at Lightship

Cincinnati, Ohio

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

FoundedLightship

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About

General Partner of Lightship, the Cincinnati-based venture capital fund supporting underrepresented, early-stage, transformational businesses.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHealthtechImpact & Social Good

General Partner at Lightship

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In turn, Candice can intro founders to Lightship's investors below.

Lightship's investors · 11

ALLEGIS CAPITALPalo Alto · $10M checks · since 2024Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Atento CapitalTulsa · $500K – $1M checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Define VenturesSan Francisco · $750K – $6M checks · since 2021Hyperguapsince 2024Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2021McKesson VenturesSan Francisco · since 2021Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2024Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024TechNexus Venture CollaborativeChicago · since 2024

Co-founders at Lightship

BBBrian Brackeen
Brian BrackeenGeneral Partner

Investments

Investor

BootupFreshFry

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Lightship Capital

Alexis Alston
Investor at Lightship Capital
Brian B
Investor at Lightship Capital
Brian Brackeen
General Partner at Lightship Capital
Marlon Avery
Engineering Director at Lightship Capital
Vanessa
Director of Communication at Lightship Capital

Network1

Brian Brackeen
General Partner at Lightship Capital

Investors connected to Candice in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Candice Matthews Brackeen?
General Partner of Lightship, the Cincinnati-based venture capital fund supporting underrepresented, early-stage, transformational businesses.
Where does Candice Matthews Brackeen work?
Candice Matthews Brackeen is General Partner of Lightship and Founding / General Partner at Lightship Capital.
What does Candice Matthews Brackeen invest in?
Candice Matthews Brackeen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
What check size does Candice Matthews Brackeen write?
Candice Matthews Brackeen typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies did Candice Matthews Brackeen found?
Candice Matthews Brackeen founded Lightship.
What companies has Candice Matthews Brackeen invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bootup, FreshFry.

Founder mafias

Lightship Capital mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Brian BrackeenGeneral PartnerFounded Lightship +1

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