Faraz Fatemi
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2022 - Current
Areas of Focus: AI Applications, Consumer/Prosumer, Interactive Media & Gaming Stage: Early (Seed - Series B) Select Investments: • TollBit $24M Series A • beehiiv $12.5M Series A, $33M Series B • Granola $4.3M Seed, $20M Series A • Particle $10.9M Series A • Gardens $31.3M Series A • Shapes Inc $4.2M Seed
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
LA Chapter Lead
2021 - 2022
Fellow
2020 - 2021
Founder Fellowship - Cohort #4 beondeck.com/founders
Business Operations
2021 - 2022
Clubhouse is an internet company.
Head Of Corporate Development
2020 - 2021
Wave Sports + Entertainment is a media company built for the next generation of digital superfans.
Raised $65,775,000.00 from Pascal Levy-Garboua, Verance Capital, GPS Investment Partners, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Crossbeam Venture Partners, Tom Williams, TZP Group and Nimble Ventures.
Associate
2018 - 2020
Select Investments: • Cameo $50M Series B • Wonolo $32M Series C • Rubrik $261M Series E • 6Sense $40M Series C • Legacy $3.5M Seed
Bain Capital Ventures invests in seed to growth-stage startups that uses tech to disrupt existing markets or create entirely new ones.
Associate Consultant
2016 - 2018
Bain Case Experience: • Strategy Retainer for CEO/Board of Directors of Major Multinational Technology Company • Diligence of IT Hardware & Maintenance Services Market for Networking Technology Client • Bain Private Equity Group (diligences of Southern California Food Distribution Target and Film Exhibition Target) Inspire Case Experience: • Growth & Fundraising Strategy for Environmental Non-Profit Client TPG Growth Secondment: • Developed fund strategy and targets for TPG Growth and The Rise Fund across the Education, FinTech, Healthcare, and Consumer Tech verticals • Supported growth initiatives for portfolio companies including Varo Money and Reflektive • Analyzed portfolio and fund performance and prepared keynote for LP Conference around investments & impact