Galym Imanbayev

Galym Imanbayev

Partner atLightspeed Venture PartnersFirm active Oct 14Menlo Park

Galym Imanbayev joined Lightspeed in 2020 as a Partner focused on healthcare. He holds an MD/MBA from Stanford and previously invested at Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities.

What Galym can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Lightspeed Venture Partners writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities · investor
  2. Data Collective VC
  3. Healthtech Capital
  4. Pear VC
  5. Lightspeed · Partner
    Now
  6. Lightspeed Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Epic SystemsCPF Senior LivingHeartFlow

Focus

healthcarehealth sectorhealthtechdiagnosticshealth ITprovider

Education

Stanford University School of Medicine, MDGraduate School of Business, MBAStanford University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Business, MD/MBA

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Questions

Who is Galym Imanbayev?

Galym Imanbayev joined Lightspeed in 2020 as a Partner focused on healthcare. He holds an MD/MBA from Stanford and previously invested at Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities.

How much does Galym Imanbayev invest?

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

How do I pitch Galym Imanbayev?

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

What did Galym Imanbayev do before Lightspeed Venture Partners?

investor at Capricorn Healthcare & Special Opportunities; Data Collective VC; Healthtech Capital; Pear VC.

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