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December 15, 2025
Lightspeed raises record $9B in fresh capital
The massive fund haul will allow the Silicon Valley firm to continue to invest in cash hungry AI startups.
TL;DR
- Lightspeed Venture Partners announced a $9 billion fundraise, the firm's largest ever.
- Limited partners are increasingly investing in established VC firms with proven track records.
- Lightspeed has a history of early investments in companies like Rubrik, Netskope, and Navan, which have gone public.
- The firm has positioned itself as a predominantly AI-focused investor, backing 165 AI-native companies.
- Lightspeed's new fund will enable continued large investments in capital-intensive AI companies.
- The new capital is spread across six funds, including an opportunity fund for follow-on investments.
- Other large VC firms like Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Andreessen Horowitz have also recently raised substantial capital.
- Younger and smaller VC firms are finding it difficult to attract new funds, with 2025 on pace for the fewest VC fund closings in 10 years.
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