AK

Alex Kayyal

Partner at Lightspeed focused on SaaS. Former Managing Partner at Salesforce Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

VC
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $20,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $15,000,000.00

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Business Development
Business Strategy
Private Equity
Due Diligence
Financial Modeling
Corporate Development
Emerging Markets
Product Development
Venture Capital
Start-ups
Mergers
Corporate Finance
Investment Banking
Business Valuation
Strategy

Education

Investments

Atlan

Series B

Total Funding: $170M

intenseye

Series B

Total Funding: $93M

Front

Series D

Total Funding: $210M

LinearB

Series B

Total Funding: $84M

Darwinbox

Series C

Total Funding: $110M

Miro

Series C

Total Funding: $480M

Snyk

Series C

Total Funding: $1.2B

Hopin

Series A

Total Funding: $1B

Bringg

Series B

Total Funding: $180M

Popmenu

Series C

Total Funding: $87M

Work Experience

Lightspeed Venture Partners

2023

  • Partner

    2023

    Focus on SaaS investments across all stages. Ping me if you're building something big in software!

Salesforce

2015 - 2023

  • SVP & Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures

    2021 - 2023

  • SVP, Head of International (EMEA, APAC & LATAM)

    2021 - 2021

  • VP, Head of International (EMEA, APAC & LATAM)

    2020 - 2021

  • VP, Head of EMEA & APAC

    2019 - 2020

  • VP, Head of EMEA

    2018 - 2019

  • Senior Director, Head of EMEA

    2016 - 2018

  • Director, Head of EMEA

    2015 - 2016

Miro

2022 - 2023

  • Investor

    2022 - 2023

Atlan

2021 - 2023

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

Popmenu

2021 - 2023

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

LinearB

2021 - 2023

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

Genesis Global

2021 - 2023

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

Sequence

2021 - 2023

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

Salto

2021 - 2023

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

Gong

2020 - 2023

  • Investor

    2020 - 2023