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Semil Shah - Lightspeed Venture Partners

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We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized ads or content, and analyze our traffic. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to our use of cookies. No cookies to display. In 2013, after a string of early-stage startup experiences and successful consulting engagements with prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Semil raised a small fund of his own — dubbed Haystack — and started writing checks into early-stage companies. “I’d hoped to invest for a long time but I don’t have the typical background required and there are very few job openings. A couple of my friends [in the industry] pulled me aside and said, ‘You have to stop asking people for a job and figure out how to do it yourself.'” It was a transformational moment. Today, Semil and Haystack have become leaders in early-stage investing, backing breakout companies across sectors and geographies. Semil’s portfolio includes consumer hits Instacart, DoorDash, Giphy, and Wag, as well as enterprise winne

Lightspeed Team: Semil Shah, Venture Partner. US. Semil Shah Venture Partner. In 2013, after a string of early-stage startup experiences and successful consulting engagements with prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Semil raised a small fund of his own — dubbed Haystack — and started writing checks into early-stage companies. “I’d hoped to invest for a long time but I don’t have the typical background required and there are very few job openings. A couple of my friends [in the industry] pulled me aside and said, ‘You have to stop asking people fo

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