Lightspeed India Partners Fund V

Lightspeed India Partners

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Bengaluru, India

Countries of investment

India
United States
Singapore

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B
Series C
Growth

Industries

Consumer Internet
SaaS
FinTech
B2B
HealthTech
EdTech
Deep Tech
AI
Enterprise Software
Mobility

About
Lightspeed India Partners is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm focused on backing Indian technology founders at every stage. Their focus spans consumer internet, SaaS, fintech, B2B, healthtech, and edtech across India, United States, and Singapore. The firm supports Indian tech founders from seed through growth stages.

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $50M
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Investment Thesis

Lightspeed India Partners is a seed to growth stage venture capital firm deploying capital across consumer internet, SaaS, fintech, B2B, healthtech, edtech, and deep tech sectors. They invest $500K-$50M in Indian technology companies at every stage of their growth journey. The firm differentiates itself as the Indian arm of Lightspeed Venture Partners (global $18B+ AUM), backing India's most successful tech companies including Byju's, Oyo, Udaan, Sharechat, Yellow.ai, and Innovaccer.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2007 as the Indian arm of Lightspeed Venture Partners (global VC founded 2000, $18B+ AUM). Led by Bejul Somaia (Managing Partner) and Harsha Kumar (Partner). Team of 15+ investment professionals across Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai offices. Manages Lightspeed India Partners IV ($500M closed 2022) plus previous funds. Portfolio includes Byju's, Oyo, Udaan, Sharechat, Yellow.ai, Innovaccer (unicorn), Darwinbox, Dailyhunt, and 100+ Indian technology companies. Backed by Lightspeed's global platform providing cross-border expansion support.