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Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in the United States. Lightspeed Venture Partners has backed 2 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 4 tracked rounds and leading 2. The most recent was Beacon's US$225M Series C in January 2026. Lightspeed Venture Partners most often invests alongside General Catalyst, B Capital and Bain Capital Ventures.

VC based in US. 2 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 4 tracked rounds, 2 as lead.

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Type
VC
HQ country
US
Companies
2
Tracked rounds
4
Led
2
First tracked deal
EvenUp, 2023
Latest tracked deal
Beacon, Jan 2026

Portfolio

CompanyRounds joined (date, round size)Company's total raisedRole
BeaconSeries B · Nov 2025 · US$250M round (lead)Series C · Jan 2026 · US$225M roundUS$525MLed Series B
EvenUpSeries C · 2023 (lead)Series D · Oct 2024 · US$135M roundUS$335.5MLed Series C

A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.

Frequent co-investors

General Catalyst (2 shared rounds), B Capital (1 shared round), Bain Capital Ventures (1 shared round), BDT & MSD Partners (affiliated funds) (1 shared round), Bessemer Venture Partners (1 shared round), D1 Capital Partners (1 shared round), HarbourVest Partners (1 shared round), Intrepid Growth Partners (1 shared round)

Data as of November 10, 2026.

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