Where does Jeremy Liew work?

Jeremy Liew is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Board director at Arenaclub.com, Inc. and Board director at Rothy’s and Board director at AOS Group Inc..

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.

Where did Jeremy Liew go to school?

Jeremy Liew studied at Stanford University (MBA); The Australian National University (BA/BSC(Hons), Linguisitics, Mathematics).

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.

Jeremy Liew

Investor

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Arenaclub.com, Inc. · Board director at Rothy’s · Board director at AOS Group Inc.

San Francisco, CA

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

Midas 2016 · #73 Midas 2017 · #32 Midas 2018 · #39 Midas 2019 · #22 Midas 2020 · #34 Midas 2021 · #19 Midas 2022 · #44

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Paul KwanunlockedJeremy: together at Stanford University (1998–2000)

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×5Jeremy: together at AOL

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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.

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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.
More: Born in Singapore and raised in Perth, Australia.

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

Board director at Arenaclub.com, Inc.

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Arenaclub.com, Inc.'s investors · 1

Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Arenaclub.com, Inc.

Brian LeeExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Rothy’s

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Rothy’s's investors · 6

Declaration PartnersNew York Elizabeth Street VenturesNew York · $500K – $750K checks Grace Beauty CapitalEdison HDS CapitalNew York City Innovation Global CapitalSan Francisco Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Rothy’s

W. Roth MartinExecutive Officer, Director

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.

Matthias MetternichExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

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

Skills & more

Consumer Internet12Mergers10Investments27Television7Venture Capital93Start-ups75Corporate Development10Strategy49Finance3Management Consulting7Entrepreneurship9Leadership5

+8 more

Mergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentValuationManagementInvestment BankingSaaS

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.comBonobosBrigitCheddarGiphy HoneyloveHQ TriviaHungryroot Ripple 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

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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 Arenaclub.com, Inc. and Board director at Rothy’s and Board director at AOS Group Inc..
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, Mathematics).
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.