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Jeremy Liew

Investor

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Rothy’s · Board director at AOS Group Inc. · Board director at Giphy

San Francisco, CA

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

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About

Jeremy Liew wrote the first venture check into Snapchat and backed Affirm and The Honest Company as Lightspeed's original consumer specialist, having joined the firm in 2006. He stepped back from making new investments in 2021 and remains a partner, focused on supporting his existing portfolio and mentoring Lightspeed's next generation of consumer investors.

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

Beyond investing

Boards
Was a founding trustee of Presidio Knolls School, a Mandarin-immersion PreK-8 school in San Francisco. Sits on the board of the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund. Sits on the board of Terner Labs at UC Berkeley, which focuses on housing innovation.
Charities
Has an interest in making San Francisco a better place to live, work and raise a family.
Communities
Represented Australia in the 1988 International Math Olympiad, alongside teammate Terry Tao.
Awards
Named to the Forbes Midas List nine times.
Hobbies
Has recently taken up learning movement, tai chi and contemporary dance. Previously played rugby and cricket.
Family
Lives in the Bay Area with his family.
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Born in Singapore and raised in Perth, Australia.

From Jeremy's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Rothy’s

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Rothy’s's investors · 6

Declaration PartnersNew YorkElizabeth Street VenturesNew York · $500K – $750K checksGrace Beauty CapitalEdisonHDS CapitalNew York CityInnovation Global CapitalSan FranciscoLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Rothy’s

SP
Stephen P. HawthornthwaiteExecutive Officer, Director
WR
W. Roth MartinExecutive Officer, Director
SH
Stephen HawthornthwaiteFounder

Board director at AOS Group Inc.

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AOS Group Inc.'s investors · 1

Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at AOS Group Inc.

MM
Matthias MetternichExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Giphy

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Giphy's investors · 9

BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2015Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2015General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2015Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2015IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2015Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2015Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2015RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2015Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Giphy

ACAlex Chung
Alex ChungCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Experience

  1. LightspeedPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. LightspeedPartner2006 — 2021Menlo Park, CA
  3. National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. San Francisco Housing Accelerator FundBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  5. Terner LabsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  6. Presidio Knolls SchoolCo-Chair of the Board of Trustees2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Netscape (a division of AOL)General Manager2004 — 2005
  8. AOLSVP, Corporate Development and Office of the Chairman2002 — 2003
  9. Interactive Corp (previously USA Interactive)VP Strategic Planning1999 — 2002
  10. CitySearchVarious including Director of New Market Sales, Manager of Strategic Planning1996 — 1998
  11. McKinsey & CoBusiness Analyst1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Consumer Internet12Mergers10Investments27Television7Venture Capital93Start-ups75Corporate Development10Finance3Management Consulting7Entrepreneurship9Mergers & Acquisitions25Strategic Partnerships24
+12 moreBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentValuationInvestment BankingDue DiligenceP&L ManagementProduct ManagementDigital MediaStrategyLeadershipManagementSaaS

From Jeremy's professional profile.

Deals · 6

Arenaclub.com, Inc.Board seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Feb 2025 · $6.5M raise

United Dwelling HoldingsBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Jan 2023 · $8.6M raise

LivdayBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Sep 2022 · $2M raise

Rothy’sBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Jul 2022 · $473.2M raise

Small Homes HoldingsBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Aug 2021 · $3.3M raise

AOS Group Inc.Board seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Dec 2020 · $18.9M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Led

Arena ClubBlockchain.comBonobosBrigitCheddarGiphyHoneyloveHQ TriviaHungryrootRipple LabsSnapchatThe Honest CompanyWintermute

Board seats

AffirmBonobosThe Honest Company

Investor

AffirmBemeCheddar Inc.Fan Controlled FootballFlixsterGiphyHQKixeyeKongregateLiving SocialMicPlaydomRothy'sSerious BusinessSidecarSliceSnapchatWhisperZest AI

Sources: the investor's own website · curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Jeremy Liew

Inside the Mind of Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Growth Hacker TV

The full interview with Lightspeed's Jeremy Liew

cnbc.com

We were a little bit disappointed with Twitter's user growth: Jeremy Liew

CNBC Television

Jeremy Liew, Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Shoptalk

Startup UCLA Accelerator: Jeremy Liew, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Startup UCLA

Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Amber Yang
Investor at Bloomberg Beta
Anand Iyer
Investor and founder in San Francisco
Anoushka Vaswani
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Antoine Moyroud
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Arif Janmohamed
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Banafsheh Fathieh
General Partner at Faction
Barry Eggers
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp

Network1

Daniel Broukhim
General Partner at Green Meadow Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeremy Liew?
Jeremy Liew wrote the first venture check into Snapchat and backed Affirm and The Honest Company as Lightspeed's original consumer specialist, having joined the firm in 2006. He stepped back from making new investments in 2021 and remains a partner, focused on supporting his existing portfolio and mentoring Lightspeed's next generation of consumer investors.
Where does Jeremy Liew work?
Jeremy Liew is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Board director at Rothy’s and Board director at AOS Group Inc. and Board director at Giphy.
What check size does Jeremy Liew write?
Jeremy Liew typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
What boards does Jeremy Liew sit on?
Jeremy Liew holds tracked board seats at Affirm, AOS Group Inc., Arenaclub.com, Inc., Bonobos, Livday, Rothy’s, Small Homes Holdings, The Honest Company, United Dwelling Holdings.
What companies has Jeremy Liew invested in?
Investments tracked here include Arena Club, Blockchain.com, Bonobos, Brigit, Cheddar, Giphy, Honeylove, HQ Trivia, Hungryroot, Ripple Labs, Rothys, Snapchat, and 21 more.
Where did Jeremy Liew go to school?
Jeremy Liew studied at Stanford University (MBA); The Australian National University (BA/BSC(Hons), Linguisitics).
What awards has Jeremy Liew received?
Named to the Forbes Midas List nine times.
What podcasts and interviews feature Jeremy Liew?
Tracked appearances include "Inside the Mind of Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.", "The full interview with Lightspeed's Jeremy Liew", "We were a little bit disappointed with Twitter's user growth: Jeremy Liew", and 2 more.
Does Jeremy Liew lead rounds?
Yes — Jeremy Liew has led 14 tracked investments.

Paths to reach Jeremy

People who overlapped with Jeremy at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.

Together at McKinsey & CoJeremy: Business Analyst

Enrico Resmini1995–1996Partner at McKinsey & CompanyINSEAD · Politecnico di MilanoJeremy Levine1995–1996Partner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDuke UniversityFabrice Grinda1996Co-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsPrinceton UniversityGiuseppe Zocco1994–1996Investor at MedicxiLondon Business School · Università BocconiScott Maxwell1994Investor at OpenView Venture PartnersMassachusetts Institute of Technology · MIT Sloan School of ManagementMark Terbeek1994–1995Partner at GreycroftDePauw University · Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Together at AOLJeremy: SVP, Corporate Development and Office of the Chairman

Chamath Palihapitiya2002–2003Founder & CEO of Social CapitalUniversity of WaterlooGreg Rudin2002–2003Board Partner at Menlo VenturesUniversity of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) · University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignTed Leonsis2002–2003Founder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionGeorgetown UniversityTige Savage2002–2003Co-founder at RevolutionJames Madison University · University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessBrad Harrison2002–2003Investor at Scout VenturesMIT Sloan School of Management · United States Military Academy at West PointTekedra Mawakana2002–2003Co-CEO of WaymoColumbia Law School · Trinity Washington University

Together at National Venture Capital AssociationJeremy: Board Member

Byron Deeter2024–2025Partner at Bessemer Venture PartnersUniversity of California, BerkeleyNick Washburn2023–2025Senior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)College of the Holy Cross · Villanova University Charles Widger School of LawAdam D'Augelli2025–2026Investor at True VenturesUniversity of Florida - Warrington College of BusinessWill Price2023–2026Investor at Next Frontier CapitalASL · Harvard University · Nanjing UniversityDeena Shakir2023–2026Partner at Lux CapitalGeorgetown University · Harvard UniversityAziz Gilani2024–2026Associate at Mercury FundCenter for Venture Education · Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management · Texas McCombs School of Business

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended The Australian National University63

Jessica ReedDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersRobert WilliamsPartner (Agrifood) at ArtesianKevin ChongCo-Founder and General Partner at Outward VCAaron PermanGeneral Partner at S3 VenturesLlew JuryChairman at Sprint VenturesAndrew McClureManaging Director at ForgePoint Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at National Venture Capital Association71

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesKate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True VenturesWill PriceInvestor at Next Frontier Capital

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Also worked at AOL105

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionTige SavageCo-founder at Revolution

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Also worked at CitySearch3

Lorraine SandersHead of Content at Alpaca VCBill GrossVenture Partner at Prime Movers LabMandy ColePartner at Stage 2 Capital

Also worked at McKinsey & Co1,549

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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