News Wire Feed Light Reading 2/11/2021
NEW YORK LightShed Ventures ( LightShed ), a new technology, media and telecommunications ( TMT ) venture investment firm, today announced the launch and initial close of capital of LightShed Ventures Fund I.
LightShed Ventures Fund I will invest $75 million principally in the Seed and Series A rounds of category-defining private companies across the entire TMT ecosystem. LightShed will be opportunistic in evaluating later private company rounds that fit tightly within its investment theses.
LightShed Ventures was co-founded by General Partners Richard Greenfield, Walter Piecyk, Brandon Ross and Jamie Roberts Seltzer. Greenfield, Piecyk and Ross have worked together for 15+ years as research analysts and thought leaders. They launched LightShed Partners in 2019, which has quickly become the preeminent TMT research firm for institutional investors. Seltzer brings a decade of private inv
Tech evangelist Rich Greenfield announced a new investment arm that has $75 million to invest.
The new LightShed Ventures fund is targeting audio, creator space and subscription businesses.
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Rich Greenfield, one of Wall Street s most influential entertainment sector commentators, is launching a new venture capital arm to invest in disruptive, early stage, private companies.
Greenfield s new arm, LightShed Ventures, has already invested in Podchaser, an IMDB-style company for podcasts; Antenna Analytics, a streaming data firm, and Slip.stream, a royalty-free music catalogue for creators, according to a company statement set to be released on Thursday. The arm just closed its first $75 million fund.