DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
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Firms / L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L•
L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L•
We invest in entrepreneurs at the forefront of the media, technology, telecom and consumer industries while pioneering a new type of venture capital. LightShed is uniquely combining its thought-leading TMT research and media platform with an early stage venture capital fund. We have an unmatched Rolodex and industry visibility that we leverage on behalf of entrepreneurs. Seed through Series B.
venture manager, reported GAV $100M across 9 vehicles
Importance
36
elevated
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
56
elevated
Freshness
98
high
Research priority
22
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- unknown
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- 215-680-4379adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- l•••••••••.com
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Jun 15, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 8 (8 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $87.1Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- L•••••••• V••••••• I• G•• L•• (General Partner Of L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L•), NA
- business email
- info@lightshedvc.comlightshedvc.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 215-680-4379adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
37 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 95%Other Technology 5%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 37
Funds and vehicles
9 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L•• I•••••• I• L•• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $2.0M Jun 3, 2024 | 7 | unknown | unknown |
| L•• O••••••• I• L•• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.3M Jun 3, 2024 | 4 | unknown | unknown |
| L•• F•••••••• I• L•• | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.2M Jun 3, 2024 | 8 | unknown | unknown |
| L•• S•••• P••••••••• I• L•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $4.3M Jun 3, 2024 | 15 | unknown | unknown |
| L•• H••••• I• L•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $3.1M Jun 3, 2024 | 11 | unknown | unknown |
| L•• G••••• I• L•• | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $2.1M Jun 3, 2024 | 24 | unknown | unknown |
| L•••••••• V••••••• F••• I• L• | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $81.5M Jun 3, 2024 | 116 | $0 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| L•• O••••••• I• L•• | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $2.4M Jun 3, 2024 | 16 | unknown | unknown |
| L•• C•••• I• L•• | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $2.0M Jun 3, 2024 | 11 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
5 current, 0 departed
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Founder or executiveAbout Companies Founder Interviews Team L•••••••• R•••••••
B•••••• a• R•••
PartnerMember And Manager · since Sep 1, 2020
J•••• R•••••• S••••••
PartnerMember And Manager · since Sep 1, 2020
R•••••• S•••• G•••••••••
PartnerMember And Manager · since Sep 1, 2020
W••••• P••• P•••••
PartnerMember And Manager · since Sep 1, 2020
Investments on record
37 edges, 37 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
25 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Shrug, LLC 2 shared · recurringLightspeed Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeDRAPER ASSOCIATES 1 shared · one timeWestern Technology Investment (wti) 1 shared · one timeHack Vc Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeVitalizevc Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeAlleycorp Advisers, LLC 1 shared · one timePotential Capital Manager, LLC 1 shared · one timeFlux Capital 1 shared · one timeMontage Ventures 1 shared · one timeOCA Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeCincytech, LLC 1 shared · one timeBAM Ventures 1 shared · one timeMighty Capital Management LLC 1 shared · one timeTitletowntech Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeStellaris Venture Partners 1 shared · one timeFJ L••• 1 shared · one timeHyperplane Venture Capital 1 shared · one timeMonta Vista Capital 1 shared · one timeDecasonic 1 shared · one timeMac Venture Capital 1 shared · one timeUnion Square Ventures 1 shared · one timeWaverley Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeGreat Oaks Management Company LLC 1 shared · one timeCadron Capital Partners Fund Manager LLC 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
12 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026P••••••••• no longer listed on L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L•'s portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceP•••••••••Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 13, 2026G•••••••••: acquired (acquirer not named) on or before 2026-09-13 (no date published), per L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L•'s portfolio page
- Mar 20, 2023L•• F•••••••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,224,001Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• F•••••••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 20, 2023L•• I•••••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,994,500Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• I•••••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 20, 2023L•• O••••••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,320,001Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• O••••••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022L•• S•••• P••••••••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,055,800Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• S•••• P••••••••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022L•• G••••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,070,325Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• G••••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 31, 2022L•• H••••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,058,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• H••••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 13, 2021L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 13, 2021L•••••••• V••••••• F••• I• L• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $77,953,500Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•••••••• V••••••• F••• I• L•SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 13, 2021L•• O••••••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,446,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• O••••••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Apr 13, 2021L•• C•••• I• L•• first reported on Form ADV by L•••••••• V••••••• G••••• L• (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,037,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactL•• C•••• I• L••SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $100M across 9 vehicles
Evidence
37 observations from 3 sources