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Faraz Fatemi

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2022

    Areas of Focus: Consumer AI, Interactive Media & Gaming, Prosumer/Productivity Platforms Stage: Early (Seed - Series B) Select Investments: • beehiiv $12.5M Series A • Gardens $31.3M Series A • Particle $10.9M Series A • Granola $4.3M Seed • Circle Labs $4.2M Seed • JOOPITER $6M Seed

2020 - 2022

  • LA Chapter Lead

    2021 - 2022

  • Fellow

    2020 - 2021

    Founder Fellowship - Cohort #4 beondeck.com/founders

2021 - 2022

  • Business Operations

    2021 - 2022

2020 - 2021

  • Head Of Corporate Development

    2020 - 2021

  • 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

2016 - 2018

  • 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