LightShed Ventures

LightShed Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in private companies across technology, media, telecommunications and consumer markets. Its approach brings together venture investing and the LightShed research and media platform, which gives the firm industry visibility and a network it can leverage on behalf of entrepreneurs. The firm invests from Seed through Series B, according to its About page, and its public materials include portfolio companies and founder interviews.

LightShed Ventures is based in New York, United States. The team includes General Partners Jamie Roberts Seltzer, Rich Greenfield and Walter Piecyk, alongside other investment professionals. Its website also connects visitors to LightShed Research, reflecting the firm’s combination of investment activity with coverage and analysis of the sectors it serves. The firm describes its focus as backing entrepreneurs at the forefront of media, technology, telecom and consumer industries.