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Light Street Capital

Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Boston, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • Software
  • Internet
  • Fintech
About
Light Street Capital is an investment firm focused on technology-driven companies across both private and public markets globally.
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Investment Thesis

Light Street Capital invests globally in technology and media companies across public and private markets. They focus on disruptive businesses with strong growth potential and defensible competitive advantages.
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Manager's Experience

Light Street Capital is led by founder Glen Kacher and a team of experienced technology investors with backgrounds in hedge funds and venture investing. The group focuses on identifying disruptive technology companies through deep sector research and long-term thematic analysis.

Team

Glen Kacher - Founder & CIO

Pooja Gupta - Managing Director

Eric Heintz - Partner

Justin Borock - Investment Analyst

Portfolio

Ayar Labs

BlackBuck

Chime

Clari

Contentful

ezCater

GitLab

Harry's

Illumio

Lumin Digital

Lyft

MadeiraMadeira

Pinterest

Scale AI

Slack

SmartHR

Solv

Toast

Toss

Uber

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