Jeremy Liew
InvestorManaging Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners
San Francisco, CA
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
Midas 2022 · #44Midas 2021 · #19Midas 2020 · #34Midas 2019 · #22Midas 2018 · #39Midas 2017 · #32Midas 2016 · #73
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.
Experience
- LightspeedPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- LightspeedPartner2006 — 2021Menlo Park, CA
- National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- San Francisco Housing Accelerator FundBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Terner LabsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Presidio Knolls SchoolCo-Chair of the Board of Trustees2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Netscape (a division of AOL)General Manager2004 — 2005
- AOLSVP, Corporate Development and Office of the Chairman2002 — 2003
- Interactive Corp (previously USA Interactive)VP Strategic Planning1999 — 2002
- CitySearchVarious including Director of New Market Sales, Manager of Strategic Planning1996 — 1998
- McKinsey & CoBusiness Analyst1994 — 1996
Education
- Stanford UniversityMBA1998 — 2000
- The Australian National UniversityBA/BSC(Hons), Linguisitics1989 — 1993
Skills & more
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Business StrategyBusiness DevelopmentValuationInvestment BankingDue DiligenceP&L ManagementProduct ManagementDigital MediaStrategyLeadershipManagementSaaSFrom Jeremy's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
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Also attended The Australian National University49
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Shared employers
Also worked at National Venture Capital Association69
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Also worked at AOL91
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Also worked at CitySearch2
Also worked at McKinsey & Co1,128
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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.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Jeremy LiewInside the Mind of Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Growth Hacker TV
Jeremy Liew, Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Shoptalk
Startup UCLA Accelerator: Jeremy Liew, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Startup UCLA
Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Network1
Investors connected to Jeremy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.



















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