Lightspeed congratulates Castelion on $105M U.S. Navy contract
The contract integrates Blackbeard hypersonic weapon onto F/A-18 Super Hornet for carrier operations, targeting 2027 capability.
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Multi-stage venture capital firm
lsvp.com- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, United States
- Founded year
- 2000
- Company type
- Partnership
- Number of employees
- 200–570
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Latest news about Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lightspeed)
In short: Lightspeed backed major AI raises, launched an India AI fund, and realized significant exits.
Company announcements
Lightspeed backs Vinted's €880 million secondary transaction
The deal, led by EQT, Schroders Capital, and Teachers' Venture Growth, values Vinted at €8 billion. Lightspeed has supported Vinted since 2019.
Lightspeed co-leads Ineffable Intelligence seed round
Ineffable, led by David Silver, builds AI that learns from experience, advancing beyond human priors in experiential learning. The UK-based firm is hiring.
Lightspeed participates in Almanac Health's seed round
Almanac Health develops a clinical AI platform grounded in research by founder Cyril Zakka, MD, emphasizing clinical validation, governance, and workflow integration.
Media coverage
Lightspeed Tops $750 Million Goal for AI Fund and Related Vehicle
The firm's AI Renaissance Fund—which might reach $1 billion—and a co-investment vehicle will acquire going businesses and enhance them with AI.
Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI
Lightspeed is sharpening its India strategy around AI, targeting $250 million for a new early-stage fund as the venture firm bets the technology will drive...
Lightspeed is selling its OpenAI stake to a fund it will also run
Venture-led secondary deals reached ... to PJT Partners. That sits inside a secondaries market worth $121bn of transactions in the first half of this year...
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