Lightyear Lightspeed: to infinity and beyond - Lightspeed Venture Partners
Talks about Lightyear investment, Lightspeed Ventures and fintech
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Adrian Nicholas Radu
Partner at Lightspeed
New York, New York
Overview
Adrian Nicholas Radu is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners in New York, specializing in investments in various sectors including Travel, Security, and FinTech. With a background in Economics and Management, he has successfully invested in numerous companies like Payhawk, Lightyear, and Stripe, showcasing strong skills in market analysis and strategic decision-making.
Radu's career highlights include his role as an Investor and Board Observer at various successful startups, as well as his expertise in identifying and supporting early-stage companies through Series B investments in sectors such as Gaming/eSports and Marketplaces.
Work Experience
Partner
2021 - Current
Board Observer & Investor: Flex, Lightyear, Payhawk Investor: Stripe, Wiz, Anduril, ClickUp, Ngrok and more
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
Qatalyst Partners
2017 - 2021
Selected Transaction Experience: • Blue Prism on its sale to SS&C • Tink on its $2.1Bn sale to Visa • Dialog on its $6Bn sale to Renesas • Peakon on its sale to Workday • Dialog strategic transaction with Apple • Spacemaker on its sale to Autodesk • Instana on its sale to IBM