Companies funded by Lightspeed Venture Partners

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PW (PhysicsWallah)· Sadar, Uttar Pradesh, India
PhysicsWallah (PW), an Education company, was founded in 2020 by Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari. Headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, PW aims to democratize education through online, offline and hybrid platforms. Initially launched as a YouTube channel in 2014, PW now offers education to students through its YouTube channels in multiple vernacular languages. PW aims to create a hybrid education ecosystem in the country by establishing tech-enabled offline and hybrid centers in cities nationwide. PW’s offerings span various educational segments, including test preparation in multiple categories, a skilling vertical, higher education, and study abroad. Additionally, the company also has an Institute of Innovation (IOI) that provides residential job-ready programs. PW has raised funding from investors, including Hornbill Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Westbridge and GSV Ventures.
- Secondary
- 35k employees
- Founded 2016
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Firstsource· Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Firstsource Solutions Limited, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, is a global intelligence partner to enterprises across healthcare, banking and financial services, communications, media, technology, retail, and utilities.We combine more than 25 years of domain expertise with an agent-first delivery model to design, build, and operate intelligent enterprise operations.Our inch-wide, mile-deep practitioners work collaboratively to reimagine business process management. This is our Intelligence That Operates promise, powered by Kairos, the operating system that makes it real.We unify consulting, implementation, and operations into a single full-stack engagement and underwrite outcomes, not effort, turning deep domain intelligence into a compounding operational advantage for the world's most regulated industries.Our Firstsourcers are driven to Make It Happen for more than 200 leading global brands, including several Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, across operations in the US, UK, India, Philippines, Mexico, Romania, Trinidad & Tobago, South Africa, and Australia.
- Series unknown
- 24.9k employees
- Founded 2001
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Zepto· Greater Kolkata Area
Founded in 2021 by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, Zepto is on a mission to save you time —making every second count towards life's real joys. Our platform has revolutionised rapid commerce in India with cutting-edge technology and strategically optimised delivery hubs. Zepto offers an extensive range of 45,000+ products, from fresh groceries to electronics, beauty essentials, apparels, toys and more, delivering across 50+ cities in minutes*Zepto Café extends our commitment to convenience, featuring a curated menu of over 200 fresh items.
- Series H
- 20k employees
- Founded 2021
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Stripe· South San Francisco, California, United States
Stripe builds programmable financial services. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, the company aims to increase the GDP of the internet.
- Secondary
- 17.1k employees
- Founded 2010
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Epic Games· Cary, North Carolina, United States
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.
- Series unknown
- 12k employees
- Founded 1991

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BetterUp· Austin, Texas, United States
At BetterUp, we’re bringing the power of human transformation to individuals and workforces everywhere. Our mission? To help people everywhere pursue their lives with greater clarity, purpose, and passion.The BetterUp experience brings together world-class coaching, AI technology, and behavioral science experts to deliver change at scale — improving personal and organizational resilience, adaptability, well-being, and productivity. The results? Individual transformation meets organizational growth. Our proven effectiveness creates positive change for your business and your people. Using our proprietary algorithm and research, we create hyper-personalized experiences that motivate and inspire your people. Watch your organization transform with real-time data analytics and unparalleled human insights that create critical awareness into your workforce and demonstrate measurable results across 25 key leadership dimensions.Our platform is transformative. So is our employee experience.Here's what our employees say based on a survey issued by the Great Place to Work Institute: 90% say it's a great place to work. 97% willingly give extra to get the job done. 96% are proud of our community impact. 96% are proud to say they work at BetterUp. BetterUp is a FORTUNE Best Workplace in Tech, Best Workplace for Millennials, Best Workplace for Women and more. We've been featured on Inc.'s Best Workplaces list, the FORTUNE Impact 20, Inc. 5000, TechNational Top 100 Companies to Work For, Built In Best Places to Work, Kudos Best Culture Award, Digiday WorkLife50 List, PEOPLE Magazine Companies That Care, Military Friendly Employer List and Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators.Interested in joining our team? See open positions: https://www.betterup.com/about-us/careers
- Series unknown
- 11.9k employees
- Founded 2013
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Handshake· San Francisco, California, United States
Handshake is the career network for the AI economy. 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, 1 million employers (including 100% of the Fortune 500), and every foundational AI lab trust Handshake to power career discovery, hiring, and upskilling, from freelance AI training gigs to first internships to full-time careers and beyond.
- Series unknown
- 11.9k employees
- Founded 2014
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Carta· San Francisco, California, United States
Carta powers interconnectivity in private markets — uniting data, people, and workflows in one connected system.We connect founders, investors, and limited partners through software purpose-built for private capital. Trusted by 50,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 8,500+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Carta has been included on the Fortune Best Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance and Best Workplaces in the Bay Area lists, Forbes’ list of the World's Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative list, Inc.'s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list, and is certified as a Great Place to Work for 2025-2026 (3 years running!). For more information, visit carta.com.
- Series unknown
- 11.7k employees
- Founded 2012
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Faire· San Francisco, California, United States
Faire is a wholesale technology platform empowering brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.
- Secondary
- 10.9k employees
- Founded 2017
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udaan.com· Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
udaan was founded in 2016 with a vision to transform the trade ecosystem and empower small businesses by leveraging technology. As India's largest eB2B platform with about 70% market share in India, udaan operates across diverse categories including FMCG, Staples, Fruits & Vegetables, and Pharma.With an extensive network of retailers nationwide, thousands of suppliers, and leading national and regional brands on the platform, udaan enables efficient supply chain and logistics operations driven by technology and focused on B2B trade.udaan also enables financial products & services to small businesses, manufacturers, and retailers through udaanCapital - a fintech focused on addressing the working capital requirements.udaan is headquartered in Bengaluru with offices in all metros and major cities across India.
- Series unknown
- 10.6k employees
- Founded 2016

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