Bejul Somaia is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, based in Menlo Park. He co-leads the firm and has invested in companies like Neko Health, Suno, Sierra, Whatnot, and Beacon Software.

What Bejul can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Lightspeed Venture Partners writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. General Catalyst · Investor
  2. Lightspeed Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Neko HealthSunoSierraWhatnotBeacon Software

Focus

AIConsumerEnterpriseGrowth

Education

London School of EconomicsHarvard Business School

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Who is Bejul Somaia?

Bejul Somaia is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, based in Menlo Park. He co-leads the firm and has invested in companies like Neko Health, Suno, Sierra, Whatnot, and Beacon Software.

How much does Bejul Somaia invest?

Bejul Somaia invests through Lightspeed Venture Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Bejul Somaia?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Bejul in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Lightspeed Venture Partners backed works better.

What did Bejul Somaia do before Lightspeed Venture Partners?

Investor at General Catalyst.

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