Guru Chahal
InvestorFounderPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Β· Director; Lightspeed Partner at Exa Labs Β· Board director at Hubilo Β· Board director at Arrcus
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $3M β $20M checks Β· typically $15M
About
Guru Chahal is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners focusing on early-stage investments in cybersecurity, cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure. He co-founded Avi Networks, a network security and services company that was acquired by VMware. Chahal has held product management and marketing roles at multiple startups and public companies.
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Director; Lightspeed Partner at Exa Labs
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Exa Labs's investors Β· 8
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park Β· $500K β $50M checks Β· since 2025BenchmarkSan Francisco Β· $100K β $30M checks Β· since 2024HaystackSan Francisco Β· $1M β $3M checks Β· since 2021Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park Β· $1.7M β $87M checks Β· since 2025NVenturesSingapore Β· $25K β $2.5M checks Β· since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento Β· $100K β $300K checks Β· since 2021WndrCoRedwood City Β· $100K β $10M checks Β· since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2021
Co-founders at Exa Labs
JW
Jeffrey WangExecutive Officer, Director
WB
William BrykExecutive Officer, Director
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William (Will) BrykCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
J(
Jeffrey (Jeff) WangCo-founder
Board director at Hubilo
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Hubilo's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Hubilo
VJ
Vaibhav JainExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Arrcus
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Arrcus's investors Β· 7
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Co-founders at Arrcus
KP
Keyur PatelDirector
DY
Derek YeungFounder
Experience
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2019 β presentMenlo Park, CA
- AnthropicInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- CyeraInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- ChainguardInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Nexthop AIInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- ExaInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- Unconventional AIInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Ricursive IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- EveInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- SandstoneInvestorcurrent2026 β present
- NominalInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Unsloth AIInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- ngrokInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- Virtue AIInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Clutch SecurityInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- DescopeInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- ZiplineInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Augment CodeInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- KetryxInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- ShortwaveInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- Radiant SecurityInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- Andromeda SecurityInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- BufInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- Arrcus, Inc.Investorcurrent2019 β present
- ZscalerInvestorcurrent2012 β present
- Purdue University Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 β present
- Observo AI β a SentinelOne CompanyInvestor2023 β 2025
- Big Sur AIInvestor2023 β 2025
- SavvyInvestor2022 β 2025
- Trail Security (acquired by Cyera)Investor2024
- Noname SecurityInvestor2020 β 2024
- Tilt DevInvestor2021 β 2022
- InfiotInvestor2020 β 2022
- AMD PensandoInvestor2019 β 2022
- Avi NetworksCo-Founder2013 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Origami LogicInvestor2012 β 2019
- Catalina Labs, Inc.Investor2017 β 2018
- Avere SystemsInvestor2012 β 2018
- NodePrimeInvestor2013 β 2016
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture Partner2011 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Purdue UniversityElectrical Engineering
Skills & more
Enterprise Software99Switches9Strategic Planning10Strategy54Management12Leadership7Venture Capital36Seed21Product Management99Launching Of New Products8Product Marketing87Competitive Strategy6
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Product PositioningStrategic PartnershipsPricing StrategyBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipPositioningProduct LaunchCloud ComputingProduct Lifecycle ManagementVirtualizationData CenterStorageFrom Guru's professional profile.
Deals Β· 3
Exa LabsBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners Β· filed Mar 2026 Β· $92M raise
KetryxBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners Β· filed Sep 2025 Β· $37.5M raise
ArrcusBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners Β· filed Oct 2021 Β· $28.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Adam Goldberg
Investments at Standard Crypto
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Alexander Schmitt
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Antoine Moyroud
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Adam GoldbergScout
Investments at Standard Crypto
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Founder & General Partner at New Form Capital
Alexander SchmittScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Amman BhasinScout
Investment Partner at PayPal Ventures
Anis UzzamanScout
Founder and CEO at Pegasus Tech Ventures
Anoushka VaswaniScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Antoine MoyroudScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Bejul SomaiaScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Brian HollinsScout
Founder at Collide Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Guru Chahal?
- Guru Chahal is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners focusing on early-stage investments in cybersecurity, cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure. He co-founded Avi Networks, a network security and services company that was acquired by VMware. Chahal has held product management and marketing roles at multiple startups and public companies.
- Where does Guru Chahal work?
- Guru Chahal is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Director; Lightspeed Partner at Exa Labs and Board director at Hubilo and Board director at Arrcus.
- What check size does Guru Chahal write?
- Guru Chahal typically writes checks of $3M β $20M.
- What boards does Guru Chahal sit on?
- Guru Chahal holds tracked board seats at Arrcus, Exa Labs, Hubilo, Ketryx.
- Where did Guru Chahal go to school?
- Guru Chahal studied at Purdue University (Electrical Engineering).
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