Where does Justin Shen work?

Justin Shen is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

What does Justin Shen invest in?

Justin Shen invests in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.

What check size does Justin Shen write?

Justin Shen typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.

Where did Justin Shen go to school?

Justin Shen studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Shanghai American School.

Justin Shen

Investor

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

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

About

Justin Shen joined Lightspeed's growth practice in 2024, where he focuses on growth-stage enterprise businesses. He previously invested at the SoftBank Vision Fund on the enterprise software team, working with companies including Cato Networks and Remote, and began his career in investment banking at Citi advising software companies on M&A and IPOs. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and grew up in Philadelphia before moving to Shanghai in high school.

Invests in

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

LightspeedPartnercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
CyeraInvestorcurrent2025 — present
ClickHouseInvestorcurrent2025 — present
DatabricksInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AnthropicInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
SoftBank Investment AdvisersInvestor2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
CitiTechnology Investment Banking2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States

Education

University of California, BerkeleyBachelor's degree, Economics
Shanghai American School

Skills & more

Public Speaking5Microsoft Excel5Leadership5Microsoft WordStock Market AnalysisFinancial Analysis3ManagementTeamwork

SIE — FINRA
Series 79 — FINRA
Series 63 — FINRA

From Justin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Aaron Batalion

General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Adam Goldberg

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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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Justin Shen?: Justin Shen joined Lightspeed's growth practice in 2024, where he focuses on growth-stage enterprise businesses. He previously invested at the SoftBank Vision Fund on the enterprise software team, working with companies including Cato Networks and Remote, and began his career in investment banking at Citi advising software companies on M&A and IPOs. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and grew up in Philadelphia before moving to Shanghai in high school.
Where does Justin Shen work?: Justin Shen is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
What does Justin Shen invest in?: Justin Shen invests in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Justin Shen write?: Justin Shen typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
Where did Justin Shen go to school?: Justin Shen studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Shanghai American School.