Sebastian Duesterhoeft
InvestorFounderGrowth Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Abridge
Menlo Park
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
FoundedAbridge
About
Sebastian Duesterhoeft is a Growth Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He previously spent five years at Coatue Management working on growth-stage investments in enterprise companies, and nearly five years at Silver Lake focused on later-stage investments. He began his career as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Abridge
Intro paths
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Abridge's investors · 26
Alpha Square GroupNew Yorkalphabet angelsAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAtria VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksCatalio Capital Management, LPNew YorkCollective LiquidityPlantationCVS Health VenturesWoonsocketElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKaiser Permanente VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $5M checksKdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025NVenturesSanta ClaraPillar VCBoston · $50K – $4M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksWhistler Capital PartnersNashvilleWittington VenturesTorontoWndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks
Co-founders at Abridge
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Shiv RaoFounder & CEO
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Shiv (Shivdev) RaoFounder
JC
Julia ChapinExecutive Officer
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Sagar SanghviExecutive Officer
Experience
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Coatue ManagementGeneral Partner2021 — 2023Menlo Park, California, United States
- Coatue ManagementPartner2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Coatue ManagementPrincipal2018Menlo Park, California, United States
- Silver LakePrincipal2013 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2012 — 2013Menlo Park, Silicon Valley, CA
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2010 — 2012London, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2009London, United Kingdom
Education
- University of MannheimDiploma, Business Administration2005 — 2010
Skills & more
Private Equity2Mergers & AcquisitionsVenture CapitalValuationFinance1Investment Banking1Growth Equity
Languages English · German
From Sebastian's professional profile.
Deals · 1
AbridgeBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Jun 2025 · $319M 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
Network1
Investors connected to Sebastian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sebastian Duesterhoeft work?
- Sebastian Duesterhoeft is Growth Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Founder at Abridge.
- What does Sebastian Duesterhoeft invest in?
- Sebastian Duesterhoeft invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Sebastian Duesterhoeft write?
- Sebastian Duesterhoeft typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
- What companies did Sebastian Duesterhoeft found?
- Sebastian Duesterhoeft founded Abridge.
- Does Sebastian Duesterhoeft lead rounds?
- Yes — Sebastian Duesterhoeft has led 5 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended University of Mannheim80
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Shared employers
Also worked at Coatue Management49
Kyle DohertyInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesElena SakachInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arielle ZuckerbergGeneral Partner at Long Journey VenturesJessica PascoliniHead of Operations at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESBennett SiegelCo-Founder & General Partner at BA Capital
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Also worked at Silver Lake40
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesNicole HausmanInvestor at CapitalGJeffInvestment Partner at AME Cloud VenturesWretchInvestment Partner at AME Cloud Ventures
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Also worked at Morgan Stanley979
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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