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Sebastian Duesterhoeft

Investor

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners · Board director at Abridge

US

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

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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.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Abridge

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Abridge's investors · 31

Alpha Square GroupNew Yorkalphabet angelsAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Archerman CapitalBostonAtria VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checksBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checks · since 2020CapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checksCatalio Capital Management, LPNew YorkCollective LiquidityPlantationCVS Health VenturesWoonsocket · since 2023Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2024Kaiser Permanente VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $5M checks · since 2024KdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checksKfundMadrid · $108K – $10.8M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2025Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Mana VenturesEsteroNVenturesSanta ClaraPillar VCBoston · $50K – $4M checks · since 2019Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksThirdbaseNew YorkUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checks · since 2020Whistler Capital PartnersNashvilleWittington VenturesToronto · since 2024WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Abridge

SRShiv Rao
Shiv RaoFounder & CEO
SKSandeep Konam
Sandeep KonamCofounder

Experience

  1. Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Coatue ManagementGeneral Partner2021 — 2023Menlo Park, California, United States
  3. Coatue ManagementPartner2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Coatue ManagementPrincipal2018Menlo Park, California, United States
  5. Silver LakePrincipal2013 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
  6. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2012 — 2013Menlo Park, Silicon Valley, CA
  7. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2010 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
  8. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2009London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Private Equity2Mergers & AcquisitionsVenture CapitalValuationFinance1Growth EquityInvestment Banking1

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.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Confluent (CFLT)DatabricksGitlab (GTLB)Snowflake (SNOW)Snyk

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Aaron Frank
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alex Taussig
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alexa Boghosian
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Alyssa Walker
Vice President, Investor Relations at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Amanda Frink
Vice President, HR at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Amber Yang
Investor at Bloomberg Beta
Amish Desai
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Network1

Christina Dong
Executive Administrator at Amity Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sebastian Duesterhoeft?
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.
Where does Sebastian Duesterhoeft work?
Sebastian Duesterhoeft is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and Board director 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 boards does Sebastian Duesterhoeft sit on?
Sebastian Duesterhoeft holds tracked board seats at Abridge.
What companies has Sebastian Duesterhoeft invested in?
Investments tracked here include Confluent (CFLT), Databricks, Gitlab (GTLB), Snowflake (SNOW), Snyk, Abridge, Anthropic, Aries Global, Base Power, Databricks, Deliverect, EvenUp, and 3 more.
Where did Sebastian Duesterhoeft go to school?
Sebastian Duesterhoeft studied at University of Mannheim (Diploma, Business Administration).
Does Sebastian Duesterhoeft lead rounds?
Yes — Sebastian Duesterhoeft has led 5 tracked investments.

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