History
The firm was founded in October 2000 by Chris Schaepe, Barry Eggers, Ravi Mhatre, and Peter Nieh. All four were formerly a part of the investment firm Weiss, Peck & Greer and left to start Lightspeed following the sale of the investment management business to Robeco.
In 2012, Lightspeed closed Lightspeed IX, a $675 million fund focused on the Enterprise, Consumer and Cleantech markets. Today the firm has over $2 billion in committed capital.
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