Justin Overdorff
InvestorFounderPartner (Fintech practice) at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Farther · Board director at Seel
New York City
Writes $25K – $20M checks · typically $15M
About
Justin Overdorff joined Lightspeed in 2021 to help lead the firm's Fintech practice, coming from business development and operating roles across marketplaces, SaaS, and fintech. Earlier he was a business development executive at Stripe, where he worked on partnerships and helped incubate Stripe Capital, and later deployed balance sheet capital for acquisitions and investments. He holds a bachelor's degree from The College of William and Mary and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS
Board director at Farther
Intro paths
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Farther's investors · 12
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2026Commonweal VenturesNew York · $500K – $2.5M checks · since 2026Context VenturesAuburn · since 2026Cota CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026General AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2026Habitat PartnersNew York · since 2026Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026MassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Moneta VCTel Aviv-Yafo · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026NewView CapitalBurlingame · since 2026VIEWPOINT VENTURESNew York · since 2026
Co-founders at Farther
TM
Taylor MatthewsFounder & CEO
BG
Brad GenserFounder
JT
Joseph Taylor MatthewsExecutive Officer, Director
BG
Bradley GenserDirector
DK
Dmitry KilinExecutive Officer
Board director at Seel
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In turn, Justin can intro founders to Seel's investors below.
Seel's investors · 4
Co-founders at Seel
ZP
Zack PengCEO, Co-Founder
ZL
Zhangsinong LiuExecutive Officer, Director
BL
Bill LiuCofounder
MC
Mo ChenCTO
Experience
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- StripeInvestments & Acquisitions2020San Francisco Bay Area
- StripeFounding Team Member of Stripe Capital2019 — 2020
- StripeStrategic Partnerships and New Business Development2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- YelpDirector of Business Development2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- YelpSenior Manager - Head of Mobile Business Development2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- TechStarsBD & Operations2011 — 2012New York, NY
- The Wharton SchoolMBA Student2009 — 2011
- Summit PartnersSenior Associate - Investor2008 — 2009Boston, MA
- Summit PartnersAssociate - Investor2006 — 2008Boston, MA
- Banc of America SecuritiesGlobal Structured Finance - MBS Trading2004 — 2006
- Wachovia Securities (Acquired by Wells Fargo)Summer Analyst - MBS Securitization2003
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- William & MaryBachelor's degree
Skills & more
Start-ups49Entrepreneurship24Strategic Partnerships32Venture Capital17Business Development20Competitive Analysis8Due Diligence4Market Research6Financial Modeling5Analytics5Corporate Development2Investments1
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Cross-functional Team LeadershipMobile StrategyMobile ApplicationsProduct ManagementFinanceConsultingStrategic ThinkingFrom Justin's professional profile.
Deals · 2
FartherBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed May 2026 · $150M raise
SeelBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Feb 2022 · $17M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Aaron Batalion
General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Adam Goldberg
Investments at Standard Crypto
Aditya Sharma
Partner, Growth Equity - India & Asia - Pacific at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Akshay Bhushan
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Anoushka Vaswani
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Antoine Moyroud
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Arif Janmohamed
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Network14
Addie LernerScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Avid Ventures
Alex TranScout
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Anoushka VaswaniScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Arif JanmohamedScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Arsham MemarzadehScout
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners
Barry EggersScout
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Bipul SinhaScout
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Brian HollinsScout
Founder at Collide Capital
Brooks GibbinsScout
Managing Partner at FinTech Collective
Chase Ross EmanuelScout
Investor at Expa
Chris AltchekScout
Scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Christian EdlerScout
Venture Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures
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Investors connected to Justin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Justin Overdorff work?
- Justin Overdorff is Partner (Fintech practice) at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Founder at Farther and Founder at Seel.
- What does Justin Overdorff invest in?
- Justin Overdorff invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Justin Overdorff write?
- Justin Overdorff typically writes checks of $25K – $20M.
- What companies did Justin Overdorff found?
- Justin Overdorff founded Farther, Seel.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,481
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Also attended William & Mary62
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stripe169
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Yelp60
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalVince SollittoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalHarrison LieberfarbPartner at Canvas Ventures
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Also worked at TechStars425
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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