The firm
Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm · US181cheques in 12 months1334all time79ledCompanies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Affirm
Aqua Security
Art of Sport
At-Bay
Axonius
Balance
BetterUp- Betty Labs
Blockchain.com
Brigit
CANDIS
CalmCalypso AI
Cameo- Carta
Confluera
Curve Health
CyCognito
DataFleets
Dexterity
Dremio
Eightfold
Endowus
Epic Games
Faire
FalconX
Firework
Flockjay
Forage
FortressIQ
Freespira
FreshMenu
Grafana Labs
Greenwood Bank
Handshake
Hasura
36 of 91 companies.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundConnect VenturesManager of the General Partner of the Issuersince 2026
- SEC Form D · Company raisingGLO Pharma, Inc.Directoron 5 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCalm.com, Inc.Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingElliot Technologies, Inc.Directorsince 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingBaron App, Inc.Directoron 4 filings · since 2018
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Replay - The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps (Nicole Quinn)
WithNicole Quinn
MentionsLightspeed Venture Partners
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On this special replay episode, Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps. In this episode, we cover: Nicole's background and path to VC… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page279. The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps (Nicole Quinn)
WithNicole Quinn
MentionsLightspeed Venture Partners
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Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss The Effect of Technology on Relationships, The 5 Indicators of a True Brand, The Appeal of Love/Hate Businesses, & the Rise of Super Apps. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VC What if anything… More on the show's page
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E37: "Angel" Podcast: Nicole Quinn, Partner at Lightspeed shares benefits of celebrity founders like Lady Gaga & Gwyneth Paltrow, insights on investing in consumer & power of "Force of Nature" product people
WithGwyneth PaltrowLady GagaNicole Quinn
MentionsLeBron JamesSophia AmorusoSteven Galanis
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0:53 Jason intros Nicole Quinn 1:59 Nicole & Jason describe their separate Calm investments, will it be the first mental health IPO? 8:00 Calm's I.C.E. celebrity engagement method & how it got them LeBron James 8:54 Investing in Sophia Amoruso & Girlboss: what is it about "Force of Nature" product… More on the show's page
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20VC: Lightspeed's Nicole Quinn on Why We Are Not In A Consumer Downturn, Why M&A Has Not Been This Exciting For A Long Time & Why Amazon Is Never Your Friend
WithNicole Quinn
MentionsMax Levchin
About this episode
Nicole Quinn is a Partner @ Lightspeed , one of the world's leading venture funds with a portfolio including the likes of Snapchat, Nest, StitchFix, AppDynamics and Max Levchin's Affirm, just to name a few from their incredible portfolio. At Lightspeed, Nicole focuses on the consumer market… More on the show's page
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Where Consumer Meets AI: What Lightspeed Sees for the Future | 2024 Upfront Summit
MentionsMichael MignanoNicole Quinn
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The Verge Deputy Editor Alex Heath interviews Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano and General Partner Nicole Quinn to talk about the use cases of AI for consumers, where they see the biggest opportunities, and what entrepreneurs should be thinking about when building. Recorded Feb 28, 2024 at the… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page20VC Will Seed Pricing Remain High | Where is the Funding Crunch? | Three Core Elements Required to Raise a Series B/C | Why AI is Like the Lottery Today | Why Now is the Best Time to be Investing in Crypto | Why Investors Do Not Want to Reprice Companies
MentionsUnion Square VenturesEurie KimNicole QuinnRebecca Kaden
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Rebecca Kaden is a Managing Partner @ Union Square Ventures, one of the leading early-stage firms of the last decade with investments in Twitter, Twilio, Coinbase and many more. Nicole Quinn is a General Partner @ Lightspeed where she has led investments or sits on the board of Calm, Cameo and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 217: Why I Passed (Goldberg, Quinn, Maughan, Ebinger)
MentionsDavid GoldbergJonathan EbingerNicole QuinnSpencer Maughan
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Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? David Goldberg Episode 272 Nicole Quinn Episode 279 Spencer Maughan Episode 284 Jonathan Ebinger Episode 302 For other great… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 204: Post Mortems (Collins, Quinn, Martino, Chuang)
MentionsAlfred ChuangNicole QuinnPaul Martino
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Eric Collins Nicole Quinn Paul Martino Alfred Chuang Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests' full-length episodes? Eric Collins… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageInvestor Stories 197: Lessons Learned (Quinn, Bonatsos, Pezeshki, Carolan)
MentionsNicole QuinnNiki PezeshkiNiko BonatsosShawn Carolan
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On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nicole Quinn Niko Bonatsos Niki Pezeshki Shawn Carolan Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. More on the show's page
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