Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners has built one of the most globally diversified portfolios among top-tier Silicon Valley firms, backing Snap, Affirm, Epic Games, and multiple Mubadala portfolio companies. With offices in Menlo Park, London, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv, it achieves a geographic breadth that exceeds that of Lightspeed’s direct competitor, Accel. A median deal size of $12 million places it in a category between early-stage specialists and mega-funds, while a 22% internal rate of return over the past decade demonstrates consistent performance without the volatility of Tiger Global Management’s spray-and-pray approach.