Ravi Mhatre
Ravi Mhatre is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends. He plays a global leadership role at the firm and has dedicated over 25 years to building the firm, its enterprise practice, and its investment portfolio into a premier global technology investment firm. Ravi is one of the most prolific enterprise investors in the industry. He has invested broadly in technology over 3 decades and has partnered with multiple founders to help bring their companies from early stage to IPO/exit. He focuses on working with founders who are leading innovators in technology businesses and has invested across IT, consumer, life sciences and blockchain over his career.
Ravi Mhatre Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Advisory Board Member
Academic History
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M.B.A., Business Administration and Management
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B.S., B.A., Electrical Engineering, Economics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Ravi guides investors through the challenges and opportunities of their startup journey.
His deep expertise has led him to partner with many transformative companies over the years including Anduril, AppDynamics, Guardant, MuleSoft, Natera, Nutanix, Offchain Labs, Rubrik, ThoughtSpot, Zscaler, and many others.
He has overseen more than a dozen companies through acquisition and five to IPO.
In 2019, seven of his investments raised money at higher valuations of at least $1 billion.
EARLY CAREER
Before entering venture capital, Ravi worked in the tech industry.
He has served on the Stanford Business School Trust advisory board and was a previous member of the Board of Directors for WAVC and The Indus Entrepreneurs Group in Silicon Valley.
He has been recognized multiple times as a top dealmaker on Forbes’ annual VC Midas List.
RECOGNITION
2021 Forbes' The Midas List: Top Tech Investors
MEDIA & APPEARANCES