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  • Our investment in CommandK

    Our investment in CommandK

    Building the world’s smartest command-center for enterprise security
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Feb 16
    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 &…
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Dec 1, 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…
    Go to the profile of Manjot Pahwa
    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…
    Go to the profile of Manjot Pahwa
    Manjot Pahwa
    Oct 27, 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…
    Go to the profile of Dev Khare
    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…
    Go to the profile of Manjot Pahwa
    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…
    Go to the profile of Manjot Pahwa
    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…
    Go to the profile of Manjot Pahwa
    Manjot Pahwa
    Sep 7, 2022
    Lightspeed’s investment in Exponent Energy

    Lightspeed’s investment in Exponent Energy

    By Harsha Kumar & Romit Mehta
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    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…
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    Romit Mehta
    Jul 7, 2022
    Our investment in Supabase

    Our investment in Supabase

    building the world’s backend
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    May 26, 2022
    As M&A ramps up in India’s startup ecosystem, lessons from BYJU’s

    As M&A ramps up in India’s startup ecosystem, lessons from BYJU’s

    (Originally published on Linkedin March 3, 2022)
    Go to the profile of Dev Khare
    Dev Khare
    May 20, 2022
    Welcoming Carina Chopra to lead Marketing at Lightspeed India

    Welcoming Carina Chopra to lead Marketing at Lightspeed India

    (originally published on Linkedin March 30, 2022) Over the last 15 years, Lightspeed has partnered with nearly 100 companies in India and…
    Go to the profile of Dev Khare
    Dev Khare
    May 20, 2022
    Getting off the Chessboard

    Getting off the Chessboard

    If you ever talk to Jeff Bezos, don’t ask him about each engineer on his Blue Origin team and the progress each engineer is making. He…
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    Dev Khare
    May 4, 2022
    Our investment in Treehouse Finance

    Our investment in Treehouse Finance

    building the Bloomberg Terminal for DeFi
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Mar 17, 2022
    Lightspeed’s bet on India going global

    Lightspeed’s bet on India going global

    Earlier this month, I wrote about Indian technology startups finally finding their feet globally. Especially in the US. Going global is not…
    Go to the profile of Dev Khare
    Dev Khare
    Feb 17, 2022
    India Startups are (finally!) building Global Brands

    India Startups are (finally!) building Global Brands

    The world has shrunk over the past decade. Technology has made borders and time zones less relevant. Remote and hybrid teams made up of…
    Go to the profile of Dev Khare
    Dev Khare
    Feb 7, 2022
    How Darwinbox scaled & won by being Asia-focused

    How Darwinbox scaled & won by being Asia-focused

    Here at Lightspeed, we partnered with Jayant, Chaitanya and Rohit at Darwinbox at the Series A in 2017. I wanted to take a moment to…
    Go to the profile of Dev Khare
    Dev Khare
    Jan 27, 2022
    Lightspeed’s investment in Globalbees

    Lightspeed’s investment in Globalbees

    Lightspeed is thrilled to partner with Nitin Agarwal and Supam Maheshwari as they seek to build a tech-powered, new-age multi-brand…
    Go to the profile of Harsha
    Harsha
    Jan 4, 2022
    Innovaccer adds $150M to build 21st century Health Cloud

    Innovaccer adds $150M to build 21st century Health Cloud

    In 2016 when Dev Khare and I met Abhinav, Sandy and Kanav, there wasn’t a single example of a vertical software company built from India to…
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    Vaibhav Agrawal
    Dec 16, 2021
    Lightspeed’s India & SEA Crypto Landscape

    Lightspeed’s India & SEA Crypto Landscape

    A market map of the emerging and leading crypto/blockchain companies in this part of the world
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Nov 11, 2021
    Lightspeed’s investment in Rattle

    Lightspeed’s investment in Rattle

    A no-code automation platform for enterprise business processes
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Aug 31, 2021
    The future of Ed is Metaverse, and Kalam Labs is building it!

    The future of Ed is Metaverse, and Kalam Labs is building it!

    Lightspeed’s investment in Kalam Labs — a live gaming & game streaming platform for STEM learning
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Aug 13, 2021
    Lightspeed’s investment in Pintu, Indonesia’s leading crypto broker for the millennial investor

    Lightspeed’s investment in Pintu, Indonesia’s leading crypto broker for the millennial investor

    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Aug 8, 2021
    Our investment in Hubilo: bringing the $1T events industry online

    Our investment in Hubilo: bringing the $1T events industry online

    Today we are proud to lead a $4.5M seed investment in Hubilo — a company based in SF & India, building the “system of record / enterprise…
    Go to the profile of Hemant Mohapatra
    Hemant Mohapatra
    Oct 28, 2020
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