Lightspeed India Partners

Stage focus

Multi-stage

Primary sector

Fintech

City

Bengaluru

HQ / office

New Delhi office: Worldmark 1, Aerocity, New Delhi 110037, India (Lightspeed India Partners, L.L.P. — "LSIP"). Phone (Delhi): +91 11 4122-6222. Additional India offices in Bengaluru (Karnataka 560008; +91 80 4623-9797) and Mumbai (Bandra Kurla Complex, Maharashtra 400051), plus Singapore (Southeast Asia). Global LSVP HQ is Menlo Park, California, USA.

Fund registered

2000

Investments on record

8

Corpus (as reported)

Lightspeed India Partners closed its fourth India + Southeast Asia fund (LSIP Fund IV) at its $500M hard cap in 2022 (prior India funds: ~$135M in 2015, ~$175M, $275M in 2020). Parent Lightspeed Venture Partners managed ~$25B+ AUM globally as of ~2024-2025 (closed over $9B in new global funds in Dec 2025).

Website

lsip.com

LinkedIn

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Lightspeed India Partners, L.L.P. ("LSIP") is the India and Southeast Asia arm of Lightspeed Venture Partners, a global multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2000 (India operations since its first India investment in 2007). It backs early- through growth-stage technology founders across consumer and enterprise sectors, raising dedicated India/SEA funds (most recently a $500M Fund IV in 2022). Key India team members include Hemant Mohapatra, Rahul Taneja, Harsha Kumar, Anuvrat Jain (partners/advisors) and Vivek Gambhir (Venture Partner).

Multi-stage, tech-focused: fintech, consumer internet, SaaS/enterprise software, climate/clean tech, space/deep tech, agritech, cybersecurity, AI and digital infrastructure. India + Southeast Asia mandate. Note: Fund IV (2022) was reported as primarily early-stage (seed–Series B, ~$500K–$15M cheques), though the firm overall invests across seed through growth/late stage.

Early-to-growth stage VC; cheque sizes not formally disclosed on own site (India funds span seed through growth). Latest India-region fund (Fund IV) ~USD 500M vintage 2023 per PitchBook.

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

Registration category not stated — reported as “Major VC”

None found

OYO; Udaan; Darwinbox; Pixxel; Pocket FM; Zetwerk; Zolve; ShareChat

Large India partner bench; partners include Bejul Somaia, Hemant Mohapatra, Dev Khare, Akshay Bhushan, Harsha Kumar, Vaibhav Agrawal (~6+ India-focused partners/advisors plus broader investment team).

Lightspeed India Partners Advisors LLP (SEC-registered investment adviser; LLP-managed). India funds are SEBI Cat II AIF / offshore-feeder vehicles tied to global Lightspeed platform; multi-fund.

What does Lightspeed India Partners invest in?

Multi-stage, tech-focused: fintech, consumer internet, SaaS/enterprise software, climate/clean tech, space/deep tech, agritech, cybersecurity, AI and digital infrastructure. India + Southeast Asia mandate. Note: Fund IV (2022) was reported as primarily early-stage (seed–Series B, ~$500K–$15M cheques), though the firm overall invests across seed through growth/late stage.

What cheque size does Lightspeed India Partners write?

As compiled from public sources: Early-to-growth stage VC; cheque sizes not formally disclosed on own site (India funds span seed through growth). Latest India-region fund (Fund IV) ~USD 500M vintage 2023 per PitchBook.

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VC fund (Cat II)

100Unicorns

Multi-stage · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Mumbai

INR 3-5 Cr initial cheque at pre-seed/seed with follow-on capacitySIDBI FFSContact on file

Angel fund (Cat I)

1Funds Trust

Multi-stage · Pharma & Life sciences · Mumbai

Pre-seed to Series A+ stage; specific cheque size not disclosedContact on file

VC fund (Cat I)

35North India Growth Fund Trust

Growth (Series C+) · Fintech · Mumbai

Approx USD 0.5-3M (INR ~3-20 Cr) per company; 8-10 companies targeted (per inc42 / fund reporting)Contact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

3IPARTNERS FUND

Multi-stage · Deep Tech (AI/ML/Robotics) · Bengaluru

USD 150k-1M (INR ~1-8 Cr) per startup for 5-15% stake; pre-seed/seed/pre-Series AContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

3one4 Capital

Multi-stage · IT / SaaS / Enterprise Software · Bengaluru

Early-stage seed to Series A; firm does not publish exact cheque range on siteContact on file

VC fund (Cat II)

Aabhuti Investment Fund Trust

Multi-stage · Climate & Clean energy · Chennai

Up to ~USD 500K initial cheque (early stage: Angel/Pre-Seed/Seed/Pre-Series A); Aabhuti is the climate/sustainability fundContact on file

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• ⚑ Name nuance: "Lightspeed India Partners, L.L.P." (LSIP, site lsip.com) is a private India/SEA fund affiliated with global Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP, lsvp.com, Menlo Park CA) — both private VC firms, no government/DFI linkage. EMAIL: no email on official site (newsletter signup form only); [contact on file] appears only in third-party snippets and is NOT verified — do not use. lightspeedindia.com is NOT the live official site (correct domain is lsip.com). The "DLF Courtyard, Saket" Delhi address appears only in third-party snippets; official India page lists Delhi at Worldmark 1, Aerocity. Minor: Fund IV cheque range was reported as early-stage focused, narrower than a literal "Series F+" claim.

Compiled from public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://lsip.com; https://lsip.com/lightspeed-team/