James Ephrati

Growth Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

New York, New York

Overview

James Ephrati is a Growth Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners in New York, with a background in investment banking and private equity. He has successfully navigated roles at Battery Ventures, Moelis & Company, Citi, and Bedrock Group, demonstrating a strong track record in finance and strategic investments. Ephrati's career highlights include his current position at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where he focuses on growth-stage investments, and his experience at Battery Ventures, where he specialized in private equity investments.

Work Experience

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Growth Partner
2019 - Current
Boards: Aqua, Exabeam, Faire, Glean, Thoughtspot, Yugabyte, and Yellow Messenger Investor: Grafana, Cato Networks, Arctic Wolf, Betterup, Carta, Alloy, Enable, Verkada, Axonius, Redpanda, Nirvana, Handshake, Multiverse, Vinted, Affirm, Typeface, Anduril

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

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Battery Ventures

Growth & Private Equity
2017 - 2019
Sourced or executed the following investments: • Mews Systems $33m Series B • Curve Dental • WebPT’s acquisition of BMS

Battery Ventures is a investment firm that focuses on technology.

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