Lightspeed Venture Partners portfolio in San Francisco
Multi-stage venture firm with deep practices in enterprise, consumer, and fintech. Filtered to companies headquartered in San Francisco.
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- 1Stripe· 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
- 2Handshake· 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
- 3Carta· 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
- 8.8k employees
- Founded 2012
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- 4Faire· San Francisco, California, United States
Faire is a wholesale technology platform empowering brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.
- Secondary
- 8.3k employees
- Founded 2017
- 5Rippling· San Francisco, California, United States
Rippling is a workforce management system that eliminates the friction from running a business. Today, most companies struggle with everything from routine tasks, like running payroll, to cross-functional planning, like aligning on headcount. That’s because all their data related to people, processes, and systems is scattered in a hundred places. Rippling has every application you need to run your business—from applicant tracking and payroll to IT and expenses—in one place. But unlike other systems, Rippling sits on top of a unified platform. Data flows dynamically between Rippling’s applications, giving every team a shared source of truth, the power to automate processes, and access to the insights they need. This allows your business to execute better, faster.Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.2B from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock.Get help: rippling.com/contactLicensing details: https://app.rippling.com/licensing
- Series G
- 7.8k employees
- Founded 2016
Lightspeed Venture Partners portfolio companies in San Francisco
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