Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital

Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turp…

Avec’s Tinder-styled email app allows you to swipe through your inbox

Users can use the in-built voice transcription tool to reply to emails

Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging

Gushwork has raised $9 million in a seed round led by SIG and Lightspeed. The startup has seen early customer traction from AI search tools like ChatGPT.

Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI

Tem has built a transaction engine that relies on AI to cut costs. Lightspeed led the round to help the startup expand to the U.S. and Australia.

AI SRE Resolve AI confirms $125M raise, unicorn valuation

The two-year-old startup confirms that it closed a Series A led by Lightspeed at $1 billion valuation.