Lightning Capital Fund II

Lightning Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Singapore
Cayman Islands

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

Enterprise Software
AI
FinTech
Infrastructure
Frontier Tech
SaaS
DevTools

About
Lightning Capital is a San Francisco-based VC focused on pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups. Their focus spans enterprise software, AI, FinTech, infrastructure, and frontier tech across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the Cayman Islands. The firm supports technical founders from Pre-Seed through Series A.

Min check size: $1M
Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

Lightning Capital is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across enterprise software, AI, FinTech, infrastructure, and frontier technology sectors. They invest in technical founders at the earliest stages of company formation with concentrated conviction-based bets and operator-investor support. The firm differentiates itself through its San Francisco positioning, dedicated focus on supporting visionary technical founders, high-velocity investment approach, and concentrated check sizes from pre-seed through Series A.

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Manager's Experience

The Lightning Capital founding team brings combined operator-investor expertise from San Francisco's tech ecosystem with focus on supporting technical founders at the earliest stages of company formation. The team operates with concentrated check sizes and high-velocity investment approach across enterprise software, AI, FinTech, and frontier tech sectors, leveraging deep Silicon Valley relationships to support founders through pre-seed and seed stages.