Dev Khare

Finance

24 June, 2022

Byju's, Oyo-backer Lightspeed gears up to raise 4th India-focused fund

Lightspeed, known for its bets on Byju’s, Oyo Rooms and ShareChat, has kickstarted the process to raise its new India-focused ......

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Finance

31 January, 2022

Lightspeed eyes more bets on new themes like agritech, healthtech

Lightspeed, known for its bets on Byju’s, Oyo and ShareChat, expects to sharpen its focus on startups in the agritech ......

TMT

13 June, 2019

Lightspeed, Snapdeal founders back AI platform Yellow Messenger

Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform Yellow Messenger has raised $4 million (Rs 27.7 crore at current exchange rate) in a ......

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Finance

06 December, 2018

Fund Scan: Can Lightspeed retain knack for trendspotting as it doubles down on India?

Global venture capital firms started testing the waters of India’s startup ecosystem in the early years of the new millennium. ......

Finance

09 July, 2018

Lightspeed raises second India-dedicated venture capital fund

Venture capital firm Lightspeed India Partners has raised its second fund of $175 million (Rs 1,200 crore), according to a ......

People

14 May, 2018

VC firm Lightspeed India appoints former Andreessen Horowitz exec as partner

Venture capital firm Lightspeed India Partners has appointed former Andreessen Horowitz executive Hemant Mohapatra as a partner.“I'll be joining the ......

Finance

22 September, 2017

VC firm Lightspeed opens second India office in Bangalore

US-based venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners has opened its second India office in Bangalore as it seeks to deepen ......

General

10 May, 2012

Learning from SlideShare's founders

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