Partner and Leader, Lightspeed

Bejul Somaia

Role	Organisation	Sources
Partner and Leader	Lightspeed	thetechportal.com, asiatechdaily.com

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Lightspeed raises record $9Bn across funds to double down on AI bets

Lightspeed has closed over nine billion dollars across six new funds, its largest fundraising ever, spanning early to late stage, with the opportunity fund mainly for follow-ons into its portfolio companies.

thetechportal.com Tue 16 Dec 2025 Anthropic Abridge Databricks Glean Lightspeed Mistral Navan Netskope Rubrik xAI Bejul Somaia Ravi Mhatre

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Lightspeed Raises $9B as Big VCs Pull Ahead in an AI-Driven Market Reset

Lightspeed has closed over $9 billion across six vehicles, its largest-ever fundraise; the story ties the trend to LPs backing bigger firms and AI bets, and recalls IPOs by Rubrik, Netskope and Navan.

asiatechdaily.com Mon 15 Dec 2025 Anthropic Andreessen Horowitz Founders Fund General Catalyst Lightspeed Navan Netskope Rubrik Bejul Somaia Ravi Mhatre

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Lightspeed raises record $9Bn across funds to double down on AI bets

Lightspeed Raises $9B as Big VCs Pull Ahead in an AI-Driven Market Reset