Luke Beseda
InvestorPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
San Mateo, California
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
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Experience
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartner, Launch Seed Programcurrent2019 — present
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersVP, Talent Infrastructure2014 — 2019
- Flurry, Inc.Head of Recruiting2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Nextag.com/ WizeCommerceHead of Talent Acquisition2010 — 2013
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Recruiting80Technical Recruiting54Talent Acquisition57
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Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Vice President, Investor Relations at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Vice President, HR at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luke Beseda?
- Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Where does Luke Beseda work?
- Luke Beseda is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
- What check size does Luke Beseda write?
- Luke Beseda typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
- Where did Luke Beseda go to school?
- Luke Beseda studied at Syracuse University (BA, Psychology).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightspeed Venture Partners150
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersKishen PatelInvestor at GreycroftSemil ShahInvestor at HaystackMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Mark XuInvestor at Index VenturesAdrian RaduInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Flurry, Inc.13
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Also worked at Nextag.com/ WizeCommerce17
Gary LittleOperating Partner at Canvas VenturesBrian ReganManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer at Spectrum EquityVicki LinFormer Stripe & Google at The Artemis FundSam ShankInvestor at Andreessen HorowitzJohn EstalillaManaging Partner at Sfventures Group LLCKanishk ParasharAngel
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