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Rattle 2.0 — Reinventing RevOps
Rattle 2.0 — Reinventing RevOps
Back in 2021, when we first met Rattle during their seed round, I was admittedly a bit skeptical. Sales and Marketing automation was…
Hemant Mohapatra
Sep 27
Our investment in Portkey.ai — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Our investment in Portkey.ai — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Today we are excited and proud to announce our seed investment in Portkey.ai and our partnership with Rohit and Ayush!
Dev Khare
Aug 23
Why we invested in Zluri — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Why we invested in Zluri — Lightspeed Venture Partners
At Lightspeed, we are proud to lead the Series B in Zluri and look forward to many years of partnership with Ritish, Chaithanya and Sethu…
Dev Khare
Aug 18
This time, it’s different — Lightspeed Venture Partners
This time, it’s different — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Looking back at history, we can see the monumental shifts that have shaped the tech landscape globally. Netscape (1994), PayPal (1996)…
Dev Khare
Jul 9
Drinking from the fire hose — learnings from micropayment power users — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Drinking from the fire hose — learnings from micropayment power users — Lightspeed Venture Partners
By: Dev Khare and Priyal Motwani
Dev Khare
Jul 7
Fast moving targets for AI fighter jets — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Fast moving targets for AI fighter jets — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Full-stack or mid-stack solutions using generative AI are being launched every week. I alluded to this earlier this week in my post on “…
Dev Khare
May 31
Introducing Hammered by AI, a new series dedicated to sharing our views on all things AI.
Introducing Hammered by AI, a new series dedicated to sharing our views on all things AI.
New primitives, new beginnings
Dev Khare
May 25
Lightspeed’s investment in Thena
Lightspeed’s investment in Thena
powering the next generation of customer engagement
Hemant Mohapatra
May 24
Dataverse episode 4: Can generative AI change the course of modern BI?
Dataverse episode 4: Can generative AI change the course of modern BI?
In the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI), everything is beginning to be reimagined. It’s hard to escape the buzz around this…
Manjot Pahwa
May 9
7 Ways to Succeed with 1 Rupee — Lightspeed Venture Partners
7 Ways to Succeed with 1 Rupee — Lightspeed Venture Partners
“Can I PayTM it or can I PhonePe it?” is the new “Have you Googled it?” for Indians. A larger number of people in India now make payments…
Dev Khare
Apr 6
Our investment in CommandK
Our investment in CommandK
Building the world’s smartest command-center for enterprise security
Hemant Mohapatra
Feb 16
India Startups are (finally!) building Global Brands — Lightspeed Venture Partners
India Startups are (finally!) building Global Brands — Lightspeed Venture Partners
The world has shrunk over the past decade. Technology has made borders and time zones less relevant. Remote and hybrid teams made up of…
Dev Khare
Feb 8
A Future of Work is SaaS-enabled Labor Marketplaces — Lightspeed Venture Partners
A Future of Work is SaaS-enabled Labor Marketplaces — Lightspeed Venture Partners
When the market surges like it did in the past decade, new ideas and models are explored. When the surge ends, some ideas stay while…
Dev Khare
Jan 26
Masters of SaaS Season 2 with Dheeraj Pandey — Lightspeed Venture Partners
Masters of SaaS Season 2 with Dheeraj Pandey — Lightspeed Venture Partners
In the second conversation of our Masters of Saas Season 2, we spoke to Dheeraj Pandey, best known as the founder of Nutanix, and DevRev…
Dev Khare
Dec 2, 2022
Lightspeed India / SEA Climate Tech Market Map
Lightspeed India / SEA Climate Tech Market Map
Presenting Lightspeed’s India + South East Asia Climate Tech market map covering Carbon SaaS, EV, GHG credit marketplaces, Renewables &…
Hemant Mohapatra
Dec 1, 2022
SaaStr 2022: The Rise of Cross-Border SaaS From India — Lightspeed Venture Partners
SaaStr 2022: The Rise of Cross-Border SaaS From India — Lightspeed Venture Partners
This year’s SaaStr was fun. I ran across several of our portfolio company founders as well as many other founders, several after a…
Dev Khare
Nov 11, 2022
The road ahead for cybersecurity startups
The road ahead for cybersecurity startups
While there are several global large security outcomes in the world, we’re now at the cusp of entrepreneurs building large companies in…
Manjot Pahwa
Nov 3, 2022
Dataverse Episode 1: Weaving the Data Mesh
Dataverse Episode 1: Weaving the Data Mesh
The vast troves of data generated today help businesses make better decisions. However, the larger thought within the data community is…
Manjot Pahwa
Oct 27, 2022
India’s Internal Tech Economy — Lightspeed Venture Partners
India’s Internal Tech Economy — Lightspeed Venture Partners
India’s focus on local manufacturing with its Make in India initiative has coincided with a focus on self-reliance or Aatmanirbhar Bharat…
Dev Khare
Oct 22, 2022
India’s Internal Tech Economy
India’s Internal Tech Economy
India’s focus on local manufacturing with its Make in India initiative has coincided with a focus on self-reliance or Aatmanirbhar Bharat…
Dev Khare
Oct 21, 2022
Introducing DataVerse
The digital age has given rise to an explosion of data. This is visible in the fact that the number of chief data officers have increased…
Manjot Pahwa
Oct 6, 2022
Indian startups building for the world: India Internet Day
Indian startups building for the world: India Internet Day
Indian businesses are building for the world. While SaaS leads this trend, we have seen it expand to other businesses as well. At this…
Manjot Pahwa
Sep 20, 2022
Bolder, faster, stronger: India & South East Asia infrastructure startups
Bolder, faster, stronger: India & South East Asia infrastructure startups
Internet penetration has benefited consumers and has had a second-order impact on businesses. For every Dropbox or Facetime, there’s also a…
Manjot Pahwa
Sep 7, 2022
Lightspeed’s investment in Exponent Energy
Lightspeed’s investment in Exponent Energy
By Harsha Kumar & Romit Mehta
Harsha
Aug 25, 2022
Reflections from Warpspeed — the Lightspeed Web3 hackathon
Reflections from Warpspeed — the Lightspeed Web3 hackathon
Hundred enthusiastic builders coming together for a 24-hour marathon challenge to build for the next iteration of web3. That’s what…
Romit Mehta
Jul 7, 2022
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