Lightspeed

“Castelion raised $1B Series C (hypersonic missiles) backed by a16z, Lightspeed, General Catalyst, The Carlyle Group”

“While live-stream commerce has been dismissed in Western markets as a failed TikTok Shop imitation, Whatnot just raised $545M at a $20B valuation from a blue-chip syndicate including a16z, Kleiner Perkins, and CapitalG. This suggests institutional conviction that niche, collector-focused live commerce has a durable moat.”

“Gravity Raises $30.5M Series A Round from Haystack, Committed Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Basis Set Ventures.”