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LightShed Ventures
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LightShed Ventures is pioneering a new type of venture capital by uniquely combining thought-leading TMT research and an active media platform with an early-stage venture fund. The firm invests Seed through Series B in the media, technology, consumer, and telecom industries, focusing on opportunities created by technological disruption. As co-founder Rich Greenfield stated: "LightShed Partners will serve as the foundation for what we do at LightShed Ventures. Our unique, thematic research remains our lifeblood. The principles behind our research will underpin our investments." The LightShed platform operates as a three-unit flywheel — Research, Media, and Ventures — that all complement and feed into one another. The firm leverages its unmatched Rolodex of C-suite and operating executives across the TMT industry to unlock access for portfolio founders, amplify their ideas through a broad media presence, and help navigate exits including IPOs and M&A events in a way no other venture firm can.
Notable quotes
“LightShed Partners will serve as the foundation for what we do at LightShed Ventures. Our unique, thematic research remains our lifeblood. The principles behind our research will underpin our investments. But the research itself is just the start of our flywheel. Everyone knows we have one of the biggest megaphones in TMT to amplify our ideas and strategies.”
“We have been planning this obvious evolution since before we started LightShed Partners. We have spent much of our time understanding upstart industry disruptors and have been active angel investors.”
“We will continue to shine a light on emerging private companies to industry executives and potential investors through our broad media presence. Additionally, we will leverage our expansive network to help founders accelerate their business objectives and facilitate exits.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiniti | Series A | $4m | 2025-04-09 |
| Status AI | Series A | — | 2026-05-19 |
| Giant | Seed | — | 2026-02-23 |
| Telly | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Overtime | Series B+ | — | 2021-01-01 |
| Cameo | Series B+ | — | 2021-01-01 |
| Genvid | Series C | $113m | 2021-07-15 |
| Flipside Crypto | Series A | $50m | 2022-04-01 |
| Antenna Analytics | Seed | — | 2020-01-01 |
| Helium | Series B+ | — | 2021-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Valor Equity Partners | 2 |
| Galaxy Digital / Galaxy Interactive | 2 |
| True Ventures | 2 |
| Lux Capital | 1 |
| Republic Capital | 1 |
| SignalFire | 1 |
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