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Ravi Mhatre

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Investor and adviser to start-ups

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Ravi Mhatre

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1/5 It’s a monumental day for @RubrikInc . Congratulations to @BipulSinha and the entire Rubrik team on being a publicly traded company! It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career to be involved in Rubrik’s growth, from inception to IPO, and I’ll be celebrating

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It’s a great time to be an investor, especially in blockchain/crypto and fintech. Let’s talk about why @lightspeedvp has committed over $1.5 billion to support founders’ mission-driven visions in these spaces. 🧵👇 1/10

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Two-time @lightspeedvp founder, Ajeet Singh ( @ajeets ) featured in @Forbes this week, first @nutanix then @thoughtspot , incredible run!

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We're on the cusp of a dramatic paradigm shift-the decentralized blockchain-driven web will change how we interact in ways we can't imagine & @lightspeedvp 's excited to help build it, one of the reasons I'm pleased to welcome our newest Venture Partner @ai

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Building blockchain infrastructure, one startup at a time: Meet Venture Partner, Anand Iyer.

We are on the cusp of another dramatic paradigm shift. The decentralized, blockchain-driven web will change how we interact and conduct…

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Semil Shah has been a good friend to @lightspeedvp for many years. Now we are excited to have him as part of our team. Welcome @semil !

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/1 Last week, we sent a letter to our Lightspeed Founders and LPs announcing a new family of funds, where we talked about our belief in entrepreneurs, not just in good times, but in all times: .

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In times of uncertainty, we are acutely aware of the unexpected challenges for Founders & leaders. If you’re stuck in old models, you can't succeed. We see proof daily that the innovation cycle is alive & the startup ecosystem is healthy. Excited to put $7B of new funds to work.

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Lightspeed

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1/3 Today, Lightspeed announced several new funds designed to support entrepreneurs, in any geography in the world, at any point in their journey.

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1/3 We've watched the @alchemyplatform team for years on their mission to provide developers with the tools they need to build Web3 products on blockchain that scale to millions of users. Thrilled to partner with them today on their latest $200M round:

Investing In Alchemy

Three technological revolutions have defined modern history: the computer, internet, and blockchain. Each revolution is driven by a…

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Congratulations to the @zscaler team on their initial public offering today. My thoughts on the path to IPO: cc @lightspeedvp

Zscaler: Innovation and audacity win the race.

At Lightspeed, we believe in investing in people as much as in companies. So as we got to know Zscaler’s Jay Chaudry over the years, we…

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

Thrilled to welcome @get2mfanderson , Shan Shan, @whoisnnamdi , and Pete Steinle to @lightspeedvp . More on the Lightspeed blog:

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Growing our Team at Lightspeed.

Welcoming Mark Anderson, Shan Shan, Nnamdi Iregbulem, and Pete Steinle to the Firm.

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1/3 Lightspeed has been funding companies in Europe since 2007. The pace has picked up - Europe produced 72 unicorns in the first 1/2 of 2021 - which is why we’re thrilled to welcome @paulbz as Partner & @rossmason as Venture Partner to @lightspeedvp .

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Europe has become one of the most exciting startup markets in the world.

With Paul Murphy and Ross Mason joining Lightspeed’s Europe team, the sky is the limit.

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

1/ Congratulations to @FortySevenInc on today's acquisition announcement. We're proud to have been involved since the beginning when Lightspeed led the first financing round and Jonathan MacQuitty, now Venture Partner, was founding CEO.

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

Congrats to the entire @nutanix team! NTNX (NASD)

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Welcoming John W Thompson (Microsoft Chairman) to Lightspeed. . .

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Arif Janmohamed

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We are thrilled to welcome John W Thompson, Chairman of Microsoft, to @lightspeedvp as a venture partner

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

1/5 Today @lightspeedvp is excited to lead a $48M funding round in @Yugabyte , doubling down on our prior investments in the company and team.

YugabyteDB: Distributed SQL Has Arrived

As more applications are built with microservices-based architectures, monolithic applications are giving way to composable sets of loosely…

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

AWESOME workout+investor meeting w ⁦ @nikil ⁩ ⁦ @thejoelau ⁩ ⁦⁦ @AlchemyPlatform ⁩ . . #refreshed & #informed 💪🙏🏼

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Ravi Mhatre

5 years

Congrats to my partners @bsomaia , @dkhare & the entire @LightspeedIndia team. Huge recent momentum. Exemplifies @lightspeedvp 's strategy of #impactinvesting / backing #entrepreneur 's for the LONG-TERM!!!

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. @lightspeedvp , which did not have an India fund until 2015, now counts multiple Indian unicorns in its portfolio: | By @ArakaliHari @bsomaia @dkhare @LightspeedIndia #VCSpecial

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Ravi Mhatre

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Congratulations to @BFATHIEH and @0xSamHarrison on the close of @FactionVC ’s inaugural $285 million venture fund. At @lightspeedvp , we have been dedicated for over a decade to investing in blockchain innovation that will transform industries, from supply chain, payments, gaming,

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Faction

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At Faction, no entrepreneur will ever have to answer: "why crypto?" We are fully red-pilled. We're coming out of stealth & announcing the launch of Lightspeed Faction Fund I, a $285M early-stage venture fund dedicated exclusively to crypto 🥷

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3 years

1/7 @gleanwork emerges from stealth today w/ $55M in funding to bring search to the workplace. @generalcatalyst led the most recent funding, & @lightspeedvp & @kleinerperkins co-led earlier rounds. My partner @AnsafK & I wrote about why we invested here:

Glean: Bringing search to the workplace

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Lightspeed is excited to be joined by Brad Twohig, a heavy-hitter with 12+ years of growth investing experience. Welcome to the team @bgtwohig . cc @lightspeedvp

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3 years

1/5 Today @lightspeedvp is excited to double down on our prior investment in @exabeam as they announce a $200M Series F growth round at a valuation of over $2B.

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

1/5 Today the @blendlabsinc and @lightspeedvp teams mark a major milestone in a journey that started 10 years ago. I'm proud to congratulate co-founders @NGhamsari @ErinCollard @eugenemarinelli & Rosco Hill on Blend’s IPO on the NYSE ($BLND).

Better-lending platform Blend goes public

Today marks a major milestone in a journey started nearly 10 years ago. I am proud to congratulate the team on Blend’s initial public…

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Congrats to @bipulsinha and the team at @rubrikInc . Additional capital to fund record breaking growth! Welcome @EnriqueSalem and @BainCapVC ! .cc @lightspeedvp

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Rubrik

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Excited to announce that Rubrik has raised $261M in Series E funding at $3.3B valuation. Thank you to our customers, partners, and supporters for helping us achieve this tremendous growth!

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At @lightspeedvp , we're proud to have co-led @gleanwork 's initial funding in 2019 & participated in the Series B in 2021. Today, the Lightspeed Growth Team is excited to invest in the Series C as we triple down on our belief in the team, vision & product.

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Congrats to the team at @thoughtspot ! Named #Gartner MQ leader for #Analytics and #BI . .cc @lightspeedvp

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

We at @lightspeedvp believe @MaterializeInc is a fundamentally innovative technology and has the opportunity to transform not just streaming analytics, but the entire data pipeline. More on why we're backing @narayanarjun and team here:

Materialize: Streaming Without Compromises.

Cloud-native data infrastructure has arrived. Years of research, development, and innovation have led to the proliferation of accessible…

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Arjun Narayan

4 years

I'm delighted to share that we've raised $40m in funding at @MaterializeInc to continue building Materialize to its fullest potential!

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

Doubling down on our commitment to @AlchemyPlatform team, @Nikilster & @thejoelau .cc @lightspeedvp ! Fired up 4 journey ahead 🙌💪

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Alchemy

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3 years

Excited to share our funding news! 💰 $200M raise 📈 $10.2B valuation 🤝 Co-led by @lightspeedvp & @silverlake_news A new chapter on our quest to bring Web3 to the world 🧵👇

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Ravi Mhatre

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The key to making generative AI work in your enterprise is being able to connect LLMs with all your enterprise data in a way that’s scalable, secure, and reflects the breadth and depth of your company’s knowledge. @glean 's state-of-the-art retrieval engine uniquely positions

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Arvind Jain

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Five years ago, we set out to build @Glean with the simple goal of helping people find the answers they need to do their best work. Today, we're excited to share that we’ve raised over $200M at a $2.2B valuation led by @kleinerperkins and @lightspeedvp !

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

Congrats to Dheeraj @trailsfootmarks and the team at @nutanix on today's IPO. Proud moment.

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Nutanix Inc.

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Great to see all the excitement with #NutantNation #Nutanix

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5 years

Our journey w/ #founders and #team at @Thoughtspot . Their ambition to change how world uses data is truly inspiring! Look forward to the journey ahead! .cc @sudheenair @ajeets

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Lightspeed

5 years

The Future of Business Intelligence - Announcing Lightspeed’s Series E investment in @ThoughtSpot via @ravi_lsvp

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5 years

“Introducing the Lightspeed SaaS Operating Model” by @natluu

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Introducing the Lightspeed SaaS Operating Model

Sharing our template for modeling ARR and sales rep productivity for a conventional SaaS startup

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10 months

Today is an exciting day for the future of the legal profession thanks to @evelegalai . I’m thrilled to officially introduce Eve, and announce our co-lead of their $14 million seed round. Here’s to our continued partnership with @jayanthmadhesw1 and his team as they transform the

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

Building a multi-billion company the @AppDynamics ’ way: cc @AppDynamics @lightspeedvp

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Building a multi-billion dollar company the AppDynamics’ way.

Over the past eight-plus years, it’s been a privilege to work with Jyoti Bansal, Bhaskar Sunkara and the rest of the AppDynamics team…

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Ravi Mhatre

1 year

Agreed @0xSamHarrison , we continue to back / work with many exciting #crypto founders, best time to engage is when the tourists are gone!

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Samuel Harrison 🦇🔊

1 year

@pythianism To set the record straight, although the truth is less juicy - the email came from a GSB student and does not represent the view of @lightspeedvp 🫡

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

1/4 The vision of @chris_urmson Drew Bagnell & @sterling_a of @aurora_inno to deliver the benefits of self-driving safely, quickly, & broadly to everyone, is one that @lightspeedvp knew was an ambitious one 3 years ago when we first backed the team.

Driving Innovation: Aurora Goes Public

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

We're excited to step-up our commitment to Bangalore with a new office! @bsomaia

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Why Lightspeed is stepping up its commitment to Bangalore

Today is an exciting day for the Lightspeed India team, as we embark on a new phase of the firm’s growth by opening an office in…

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Why industry legend John Chambers is joining @rubrikInc cc @lightspeedvp

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Right Product, Right Team, Right Time: Why I Joined Rubrik

Chairman Emeritus of Cisco John Chambers has joined Rubrik as a board advisor and personal investor. Learn why he thinks Rubrik is a long-term market leader.

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Congrats to the team at @nutanix !!

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Congrats @riteshagar @oyorooms #AMAZAING #PROGRESS . . . Oyo closes $1 billion to fund expansion into China and other markets via @technology cc @bsomaia @LightspeedIndia

Indian Hotel-Booking Startup Oyo Raises $1 Billion to Fund Overseas Push

The firm also signs on hotel owners and gets them to upgrade everything from linen to bathroom fittings.

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Ravi Mhatre

3 months

Congratulations to @NexusLabsHQ on announcing their $25M Series A round, co-led by @lightspeedvp and @PanteraCapital with participation from Lightspeed’s joint venture, @FactionVC . Nexus is pioneering zero-knowledge proofs to advance critical digital infrastructure, optimizing

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

I just published “Predicting Enterprise Trends in 2018.”

Predicting Enterprise Trends in 2018.

As venture capitalists, we get to see the future happen before most other people do. (Though despite the best intentions of tech founders…

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Big data helps Netflix decide which programs will be of interest to you and the recommendation system actually influences 80% of the content we watch on Netflix

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How Netflix Uses Big Data to Drive Success

Netflix has over 100 million subscribers and with that comes a wealth of data they can analyze to improve the user experience. Big data has helped Netflix [...]

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Ravi Mhatre

2 months

Observing @SkildAI 's technology feels like witnessing the future. Proud to be partners with @pathak2206 , Abhinav and the Skild team from Day 1 as they bring AI foundation models to the real world.

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Raviraj Jain

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The world is facing a massive global labor shortage, particularly in industries like construction and healthcare, and many more. There are not enough people to fill the jobs, and more importantly, there are so many jobs that are not suitable for humans. While AI has the potential

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

. @lightspeedvp is proud to co-lead @orcabio 's recent financing and to continue to support their vision of making cellular products that help patients around the world. Read more in our blogpost here:

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Ravi Mhatre

11 months

With @CatoNetworks closing a $238M investment - led by @lightspeedvp – I am pleased to be joining the company’s board. Cato is a pioneer in the single-vendor SASE market, and I look forward to the next phase of growth.

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Cato Networks

11 months

The massive $238M funding round Cato announced today is a strong indication of the value of network security platforms, says Cato CEO Shlomo Kramer. Read his blog to learn why platforms are so important and how they differ from portfolios.

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

Congrats @nutanix @trailsfootmarks !

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

1/2 This summer @StanfordGSB will bring together some of the most promising entrepreneurs from around the world in a new program called @GSB_dydx . It will push them to develop the business acumen needed to thrive in an increasingly complex & competitive landscape.

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Ravi Mhatre

1 year

In order to provide responses that provide real value within an enterprise environment, gen AI needs to be grounded in trusted enterprise knowledge & the right search foundation. @gleanwork shines as an ideal solution to this complex problem. Here's why:

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Glean’s Enterprise-Ready Generative AI is Transforming Workplace Search and Discovery

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

2/ Looking ahead, we'll continue to back outlier companies in the life sciences and healthcare sector and invest in founders with a vision to transform the way people can lead healthier, better lives.

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

My recent post on @TechCrunch - Building jobs, not walls, in Silicon Valley #ImmigrantsWeGetTheJobDone

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Building jobs, not walls, in Silicon Valley | TechCrunch

One topic in this election cycle that has provoked a lot of emotion and debate is immigration. To oversimplify, it comes down to whether new immigrant

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Ravi Mhatre

5 years

Over the years I've had the privilege of working alongside these best-in-class CEOs. Their commitment to paying it forward advising the next generation of visionary founders in the Lightspeed portfolio is inspiring--thank you @dwadhwani @gregschott @bipulsinha & John W. Thompson.

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Lightspeed

5 years

Honored to welcome @dwadhwani @gregschott @bipulsinha and John W. Thompson to the Lightspeed Enterprise CEO Advisory Council today. Read more from @ravi_lsvp :

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

Congrats to CEO Bill Cook, Kannan @virtualKM , Karthik @karthikr , Mikhail @mbautin and the entire @yugabyte team on your incredible progress as you lead the way in open source distributed SQL databases. Today's round is a sign of more good things to come...

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YugabyteDB

3 years

THIS JUST IN: Yugabyte has closed $188 million in oversubscribed Series C funding at a valuation over $1.3 billion! This latest round comes seven months after our previous round in March 2021. Read CEO Bill Cook's post about it here:

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

Thrilled to continue our support today for @sgoldfed and the @OffchainLabs @arbitrum team. We are still in the early days of DeFi, and see a future where the number of users scale from single digit millions to billions.

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Amy Wu

3 years

1/ Today, @ravi_lsvp and I are excited to announce that @lightspeedvp is leading the $100M+ Series B round of @Arbitrum @OffchainLabs , leading L2 Ethereum scalability solution and the first to publicly launch on mainnet

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Ravi Mhatre

5 years

Great @WSJ #frontpage piece on @oyorooms and #founder @riteshagar Thanks for the opportunity to be one of your key partners since #dayone !

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Oyo Has Remade India’s Hotel Business. Now It Is Going Global.

A rare emerging-market unicorn is taking the formula it used to transform India’s budget hotel industry to other countries. It is facing a bumpy rollout in the U.S.

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

I just published “2007 — 2017: The Past 10 Years With MuleSoft.”

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2007 — 2017: The Past 10 Years With MuleSoft.

We met Ross Mason, the founder of MuleSoft, a little over 10 years ago. At that time, Ross was living in the UK and had begun work on an…

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Ravi Mhatre

1 year

1/2 Incredibly excited about @lightspeedvp 's partnership with @typefaceai , the first company to radically personalize generative #AI for enterprise content creation.

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Lightspeed

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2/2 @typefaceai is the first company to address a significant need for personalized and secure enterprise-grade generative #AI . Read more about Typeface and their category-defining vision: cc @ravi_lsvp @ravirajjain

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

Congrats to my partner @bsomaia @LightspeedIndia on Indian Energy Exchange (IEX): From first investor to IPO . . .

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Indian Energy Exchange (IEX): Lightspeed’s journey from first investor to Initial Public Offering

I first met Jayant Deo, then CEO of IEX, on January 12, 2010. What was meant to be an introductory meeting went on for several hours as I learnt about his personal story, his prior experience as a...

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

Congratulations @bosmeny and the entire team at @clever on the acquisition close with @GetKahoot . @lightspeedvp has been fortunate to be along for the ride since the Series B in 2014. This is an incredible milestone and big things ahead.

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Tyler Bosmeny

3 years

Today at @clever , we closed our acquisition with @GetKahoot ! So excited for the journey ahead with @eilerth @asmundgf @legronntun and the entire K!rew

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Congrats to the team at @udaandotcom !!

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Varun Sahni

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6 years

Ex-Flipkartians' B2B Online Marketplace Udaan Becomes India's Fastest Unicorn via @inc42 @bsomaia @LightSpeedIndia @Udaandotcom @SunilRao007 @amodm @sujeet_fk @ravi_lsvp @kumarharsha2212

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Ravi Mhatre

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A huge congratulations to @bipulsinha on celebrating @rubrikInc 's 10th anniversary this week. Bipul came to the US with the desire to make the most of his opportunity to pursue the American dream. He is not someone who will ever choose the cushier road. Successful entrepreneurs

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Lightspeed

7 months

As they celebrate 10 years, discover the story of Lightspeed-backed company @rubrikinc , a cloud data management and data security company. Learn from founder @bipulsinha about the early days, including their incubation at the Lightspeed offices, and the impactful role played by

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

Lightspeed believes the future of venture and startup creation is increasingly global. Today’s news from Lightspeed China Partners will empower entrepreneurs to continue to innovate and have an impact...in China and beyond. #OneLightspeed

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Lightspeed

3 years

Lightspeed China Partners announces the close of $920M of committed capital today to help entrepreneurs realize their visions for interdisciplinary innovation and global transformation to maximize positive and sustainable impact. #OneLightspeed

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

First, the foundations of web3 have only just begun to be poured. Much of the work happening now is essential infrastructure for a technology in its infancy. There’s much more work to be done and more innovators to support. 2/10

Building blockchain infrastructure, one startup at a time: Meet Venture Partner, Anand Iyer.

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

Thx @jyotibansalsf . . . Great discussion on the 10-year journey at @AppDynamics from multiple PoVs #founder , #entrepreneur #CEO . Also enjoyed hearing about his latest adventure(s) . . . @BIGLabsSF and @harnessio !

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Lightspeed

7 years

Lightspeed Partner @ravi_lsvp interviewing @jyotibansalsf of @AppDynamics . When building a company, “Go where the puck is going 5 years from now, not where it is today.” - Jyoti Bansal #StartupGrind

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

We’re excited to keep discovering new applications of blockchain and crypto across all sectors, including consumer, where we believe utility will far outweigh gimmickry. 7/10

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The Future of Crypto Native Consumer Products

This is the first part in a series, find Part 2 on Messaging here, Part 3 on Utility, Part 4 on Digital Identities.

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[1/3] Since its public launch earlier this year, @typefaceai has gained customer traction and trust from digital-native brands to Fortune 500 companies, demonstrating their platform’s ability to rapidly personalize content at scale while maintaining brand integrity.

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

1/6 A decade ago @bosmeny @rfgarcia @bytingtheapple set out to make learning more engaging, teachers’ lives easier & increase educational equity. They built @clever to solve these challenges & today's acquisition by @getKahoot is validation of that vision.

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Big News: Clever is joining the Kahoot! Group - Clever

When Dan, Raf, and I founded Clever, it was driven by a belief that technology would become a powerful lever: making learning more engaging, making teachers’ lives easier, and increasing educational...

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

Web3’s moment is far from over. It’s not the beginning of the end, it’s the end of the beginning. We’re excited to #BUIDL the future with our founders. If you’re working on something in this space, get in touch. 10/10

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Ravi Mhatre

5 years

Interesting @forbes article on Salesforce Tableau acquisition. Mentions @thoughtspot as a key next-gen leader in the #enterprise #BI #analytics #AI space .cc @lightspeedvp

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

Congrats ⁦ @SBF_Alameda ⁩ and the entire ⁦ @FTX_Official ⁩ team . . .s ⁦ @lightspeedvp ⁩ is excited to be partnered with you!

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Crypto Exchange FTX Valued at $18 Billion in Funding Round

Investors in the $900 million funding round for the company run by Sam Bankman-Fried include SoftBank, Sequoia Capital and the Third Point hedge fund.

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Congrats @Katie_Roof on joining @wsjvc ! The #VC & #startup landscape will be well covered :)

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Katie Roof

6 years

I’m excited to be joining @wsj as a reporter on the @wsjvc team, covering VC and startups out of the SF bureau. katie.roof @wsj .com as of Monday!

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

Congratulations to @NGhamsari and @blendlabsinc on the recent financing and also reaching unicorn status. We're proud at @lightspeedvp to have led the Series A back in 2013 and support your commitment to creating a simple, transparent consumer lending experience.

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Blend

4 years

The #BlendMomentum continues 🎉 Proud to share we’ve raised $75M in our #SeriesF financing, led by @CanapiVentures and (officially) reached 🦄 status!

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

1/3 We’ve been beyond impressed with the vision and drive we’ve witnessed from @lyonwong and the @Blamelesshq team and we’re excited to continue our support as they announce their $30 million Series B round today. cc @TechCrunch @ChristineMHall

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

We also work closely with @FactionVC where OG crypto investors @0xSamHarrison , @BFATHIEH , and @Will_Leas are doing amazing stuff! 9/10

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Ravi Mhatre

1 year

Proud of my friend @bipulsinha and the team at @Rubrikinc for the impact they are making, not only in business but also in people’s lives. Dive into Bipul's story here: #LightspeedFounderStories

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Founded in 2014 / Invested in 2014 / Stage: Series A / Status: Private Company / Lightspeed Investor: Ravi Mhatre

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

My post on @Lightspeedvp ‘s latest #autonomy investment in aurora_inno . Excited for the journey ahead!

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Lightspeed

6 years

Self-driving technology has the potential to be one of the most impactful technological shifts of our lifetime, alongside computing and the internet. Partner @ravi_lsvp on our investment in @aurora_inno

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

“Purpose Built: If You Don’t Engineer Your Rocket Ship to Go to the Moon It Never Will” by @ravi_lsvp

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Purpose Built: If You Don’t Engineer Your Rocket Ship to Go to the Moon It Never Will

The tech IPO market is either described in biblical terms — It’s a drought! There’s a flood! — or with language that focuses on the…

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

I just published “Purpose Built: If You Don’t Engineer Your Rocket Ship to Go to the Moon It Never Will”

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Purpose Built: If You Don’t Engineer Your Rocket Ship to Go to the Moon It Never Will

The tech IPO market is either described in biblical terms — It’s a drought! There’s a flood! — or with language that focuses on the…

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Well deserved and well done !!! Cc @rubrikInc cc @lightspeedvp

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Bipul Sinha

6 years

Congratulations team! You are amazing and I am humbled to be a part of it. #BestOfVMWorld #BestOfShow #AllStar

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

Congrats @rubrik !

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Data-Backup Startup Rubrik Raises Funds at $1.3 Billion Valuation

Rubrik, a maker of data backup and recovery software, said it raised $180 million, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion.

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Ravi Mhatre

1 year

. @ajeets is changing the world for the better with more facts driving our bigger pictures. Watching the team at @thoughtspot grow and develop into an industry-changing company has been a pleasure. Discover his full story: #LightspeedFounderStories

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

THANK YOU @gregschott . . .Compelling insights shared with #IIT Alumni at #IITBayCon by @IITBayArea on your journey as CEO of @MuleSoft over the past 9 years

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6 years

"Hiring great people defines the success of a company" - @gregschott CEO, @MuleSoft in fireside chat with @ravi_lsvp at #IITBayCon by @IITBayArea

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Ravi Mhatre

5 years

“Search is easy if you ignore the hard parts” . . . @thoughtspot @Gartner_inc #mqleader .cc @ajeets @lightspeedvp

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Scott Masson

5 years

Sofie Garden from @thoughtspot explaining the values and benefits of search based #BI to a standing room only demo Theater at #GartnerDA My favourite quote, “Search is easy, if you ignore the hard parts”.

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

We’re building our own blockchain infrastructure too, by putting together a world class team of investors like @ai @jmover @mercebent @shan0343 @ConnorLoveCA 8/10

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Congrats to my partner on @arifj on this investment . . . @lightspeedvp doubles down on it's partnership with @orenzeev and @TripActions to deliver #gamechanger #product for business travel.

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Arif Janmohamed

6 years

Really exciting day for @TripActions . We are thrilled to deepen our partnership with the team and lead their $51M Series B. Incredible growth and traction over the past year as they have become the world’s fastest growing corporate travel platform.

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

Great advice from my partner @jeremysliew – don’t chase growth over unit economics

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Ravi Mhatre

5 years

Delayed resolutions can have major impact on revenue, brand & resources...the solution from @asharrizqi @lyonwong ? @blamelesshq cc @lightspeedvp

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Enabling a Blameless Culture

“Who’s responsible for this?!”

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

Congrats @NGhamsari and the entire team at @blendlabsinc ! .cc @lightspeedvp

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Blend

4 years

Today, we’re thrilled to share our $300M #SeriesG round, the doubling of our valuation to $3.3B, & welcome two new investors— Coatue & Tiger Global Management!

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Ravi Mhatre

7 years

Meet the founder behind @rubrikInc , one of Lightspeed’s biggest investments to date. cc @bipulsinha @lightspeedvp

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Meet the founder behind Rubrik, one of Lightspeed’s biggest investments to date.

Doubling down — our investment in Rubrik

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

We also made an investment in @AlchemyPlatform , which is the preeminent developer platform in the web3 space. Alchemy is like AWS for blockchain app developers, enabling simpler creation and deployment with advanced tooling. 4/10

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Investing In Alchemy

Three technological revolutions have defined modern history: the computer, internet, and blockchain. Each revolution is driven by a…

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

Our team is working to catalyze healthtech innovation by backing impactful founders changing the field. Our mission: improving patient lives.

@lightspeedvp

Lightspeed

3 years

4/4: Specifically, our expanded health team has deployed over $215 million in Seed to PIPE investments over the past year, including novel therapeutics, virtual care, #genomics and more. More on our recent investments here:

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Ravi Mhatre

5 years

Really excited to welcome both @gauravgra and @guruchahal to @lightspeedvp

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Lightspeed

5 years

Welcoming Enterprise Investors, @gauravgram and @guruchahal to Lightspeed by @ravi_lsvp and @arifj :

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

Welcome @bkmccarthy10 , @davebfree to @thoughtspot !!

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Ravi Mhatre

6 months

If you’re interested in learning more about the future of AI, I recently sat down with @ferrazzi to discuss the seismic change that is ahead, and how you and your organization can prepare. cc @Forbes

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Lightspeed

6 months

Co-Founder of Lightspeed, @ravi_lsvp sits down with @ferrazzi to discuss the looming future of AI, including a roadmap for getting your head—and your organization—around this seismic change. Dive in to learn more about what to expect in the near future, and how you can prepare.

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Ravi Mhatre

4 years

/6 This means Investors, like the Founders they support, have to be creative and think outside of the box. If you have the same investment strategy or company building strategy now as you did pre-COVID, you’re going to have a difficult go of it. Accept the need to change. Now.

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Ravi Mhatre

7 months

Congrats @jainarvind and the entire @glean team on an amazing yr w/ exceptional growth and on the intensity and passion you bring to helping customers successfully lean into #entreprise #GenAI

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Arvind Jain

7 months

Last night we closed out our fiscal year, and I'm so proud of our entire @glean team for this past year. I recently shared a thought in our All Hands and I wanted to share it here as well. I spend a lot of time with our customers and our champions, and we discuss the challenges

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Ravi Mhatre

9 months

Introducing the @Fortune x Lightspeed Cyber 60: Leading early-and-late-stage companies that are experiencing rapid growth and bringing unprecedented value to the cybersecurity sector. Check out the full Cyber 60 list here: . #Cyber60

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@lightspeedvp

Lightspeed

9 months

Today we’re excited to announce the 2024 @FortuneMagazine Cyber 60 presented by Lightspeed and our cybersecurity report on the trends and predictions for the industry. Read through the list of leading early-and-late-stage companies experiencing rapid growth and bringing

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Ravi Mhatre

6 years

“Announcing YugaByte DB 1.0! 🍾 🎉” by Kannan Muthukkaruppan

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Ravi Mhatre

3 years

congrats @sanjberi and the entire @Netskope team!

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Arif Janmohamed

3 years

1/6 @lightspeedvp is proud to participate in @Netskope ’s $300M Series H funding round, bringing the total valuation to $7.5B–that’s more than double the valuation of its last round nearly 18 months ago.

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Ravi Mhatre

2 years

This period in crypto reminds many of another downturn, the early 2000s, full of doubt and dismissal. But from the group of founders who never wavered built some of the most valuable and durable companies in history. 5/10

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Ravi Mhatre

8 years

I just published “Building a multi-billion company the AppDynamics’ way.”

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Building a multi-billion dollar company the AppDynamics’ way.

Over the past eight-plus years, it’s been a privilege to work with Jyoti Bansal, Bhaskar Sunkara and the rest of the AppDynamics team…

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