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Faraz Fatemi

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Faraz Fatemi is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, specializing in investments in various sectors including Creator/Passion Economy and Generative Tech/AI. With a Bachelor of Science from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Faraz has a strong track record of successful investments, such as beehiiv in Series B, and has held key roles at companies like WAVE.tv and Bain Capital Ventures.

Work Experience 

LV

Lightspeed Venture Partners

  • Partner

    2022 - Current

    Areas of Focus: Consumer AI, Interactive Media & Gaming, Prosumer/Productivity Platforms Stage: Early (Seed - Series B) Select Investments: • beehiiv $12.5M Series A • Gardens $31.3M Series A • Particle $10.9M Series A • Granola $4.3M Seed • Circle Labs $4.2M Seed • JOOPITER $6M Seed

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.

lsvp.com
OD

On Deck

  • LA Chapter Lead

    2021 - 2022

  • Fellow

    2020 - 2021

    Founder Fellowship - Cohort #4 beondeck.com/founders

On Deck is a community platform designed to develop different ideas and build companies.

Raised $20,000,000.00 from Pioneer Fund.

beondeck.com
C

Clubhouse

  • Business Operations

    2021 - 2022

Clubhouse is an internet company.

clubhouse.com
W

WAVE.tv

  • Head Of Corporate Development

    2020 - 2021

Wave Sports + Entertainment is a media company built for the next generation of digital superfans.

Raised $65,775,000.00 from Pascal Levy-Garboua, Verance Capital, GPS Investment Partners, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Crossbeam Venture Partners, Tom Williams, TZP Group and Nimble Ventures.

wave.tv
BC

Bain Capital Ventures

  • Associate

    2018 - 2020

    Select Investments: • Cameo $50M Series B • Wonolo $32M Series C • Rubrik $261M Series E • 6Sense $40M Series C • Legacy $3.5M Seed

Bain Capital Ventures invests in seed to growth-stage startups that uses tech to disrupt existing markets or create entirely new ones.

baincapitalventures.com
B&

Bain & Company

  • Associate Consultant

    2016 - 2018

    Bain Case Experience: • Strategy Retainer for CEO/Board of Directors of Major Multinational Technology Company • Diligence of IT Hardware & Maintenance Services Market for Networking Technology Client • Bain Private Equity Group (diligences of Southern California Food Distribution Target and Film Exhibition Target) Inspire Case Experience: • Growth & Fundraising Strategy for Environmental Non-Profit Client TPG Growth Secondment: • Developed fund strategy and targets for TPG Growth and The Rise Fund across the Education, FinTech, Healthcare, and Consumer Tech verticals • Supported growth initiatives for portfolio companies including Varo Money and Reflektive • Analyzed portfolio and fund performance and prepared keynote for LP Conference around investments & impact

Education 

Investments 

beehiiv

Series A

Total funding: $51M

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