Paul Murphy
InvestorPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
London
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
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Paul Murphy @paulbz
In the mid 90's, no one ever thought another company would displace Netscape. Over 90% market share.
Jul 25, 2026 · ♥ 12
Paul Murphy @paulbz
Got to watch Spain win the world cup at Plaza de Colon for our last few days in Madrid.. incredible energy and such a perfect ending to our time here!! 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
Jul 20, 2026 · ♥ 34
Paul Murphy @paulbz
Hands down one of top companies to watch in Europe https://t.co/PWs1sNSJ9N
Jul 7, 2026 · ♥ 17
Experience
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Mistral AIInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Neko HealthInvestorcurrent2025 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- CuspAIInvestorcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- SupercriticalInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Smartex.aiInvestorcurrent2022 — presentPorto, Portugal
- KatchCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- FlinkInvestor2021Berlin, Germany
- HopinInvestor2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- TIER MobilityInvestor2018 — 2021Berlin Area, Germany
- Klang GamesInvestor & Board Director2018 — 2021Berlin, Germany
- Thirty MadisonInvestor2018 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- NorthzoneGeneral Partner2018 — 2021London
- DotsBoard Director2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- DotsCo-founder & CEO2013 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Giphy…2013 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- IE Business SchoolAdjunct Professor2014 — 2018Madrid Area, Spain
- betaworksPartner2012 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- Aviary, Part of the Adobe FamilyAdvisor2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
- Aviary, Part of the Adobe FamilyCOO, Advisor2011 — 2013Greater New York City Area
Education
- IE Business SchoolMBA, Business
- Virginia TechBachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship71Venture Capital12Marketing Strategy14Product Development25Start-ups58Strategic Partnerships63Strategy52E-commerce4Go-to-market Strategy2SaaS4Product Marketing3Team Building2
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Business PlanningAnalyticsB2BNegotiationNew Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisMobile DevicesMarket ResearchMergersManagement ConsultingManagementLanguages English · Spanish
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Also attended IE Business School178
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Also attended Virginia Tech77
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesSamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI EquityMichelle KincaidVP, Marketing & Platforms at Ballistic VenturesJeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Shared employers
Also worked at CuspAI8
Zheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneMarkus GleimPrincipal at NorthzoneTony AskewFounder Partner at REV Venture PartnersSamir KumarGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalLan XuezhaoFounder & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
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Also worked at Smartex.ai5
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Alexander Schmitt
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