--- title: Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on... description: Lightspeed Venture Partners is raising a $250 million fund for early-stage AI startups in India and Southeast Asia, half the size of its $500 million... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-targets-250m-for-new-india-fund-focusing-on-early-stage-ai-ionlw21py twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI | daily.dev og:description: Lightspeed Venture Partners is raising a $250 million fund for early-stage AI startups in India and Southeast Asia, half the size of its $500 million... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-targets-250m-for-new-india-fund-focusing-on-early-stage-ai-ionlw21py og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IoNLw21py.png og:image:alt: Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Lightspeed Venture Partners is raising a $250 million fund for early-stage AI startups in India and Southeast Asia, half the size of its $500 million predecessor from 2022. The firm is aligning its India fundraising cycle with global funds for the first time and shortening its investment period to about two and a half years. This marks a sharper AI focus for a regional portfolio that has historically spanned quick commerce, consumer internet, and household services, following a similar move by rival firm Accel with its $550 million India fund. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much is Lightspeed raising for its new India venture fund and what is it focused on? Lightspeed is targeting $250 million for its new India fund, Lightspeed India Partners V, which will focus entirely on early-stage AI companies across India and Southeast Asia. This is half the size of its $500 million predecessor raised in 2022, which has already committed 80% of its capital. The fund has a shorter investment period of roughly two and a half years and will begin investing within two months. _Founders tracking venture funding trends in AI can follow deal flow shifts like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Lightspeed raises record $9B in fresh capital](https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-raises-record-9b-in-fresh-capital-kwrxdm6w7) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last](https://daily.dev/posts/accel-closes-oversubscribed-550m-india-fund-within-weeks-19-months-after-its-last-0mgq4hny8) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Lightspeed is selling its OpenAI stake to a fund it will also run](https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-is-selling-its-openai-stake-to-a-fund-it-will-also-run-fve91p5zw) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Peak XV raises $1.3B, doubles down on AI as global VC rivalry in India heats up](https://daily.dev/posts/peak-xv-raises-1-3b-doubles-down-on-ai-as-global-vc-rivalry-in-india-heats-up-cwzcebo1s) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fund](https://daily.dev/posts/india-doubles-down-on-state-backed-venture-capital-approving-1-1b-fund-zx2xind1k) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#venture-capital](https://daily.dev/tags/venture-capital) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-targets-250m-for-new-india-fund-focusing-on-early-stage-ai-ionlw21py) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-targets-250m-for-new-india-fund-focusing-on-early-stage-ai-ionlw21py","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-targets-250m-for-new-india-fund-focusing-on-early-stage-ai-ionlw21py"},"datePublished":"2026-09-25T05:02:36.759Z","dateModified":"2026-09-25T05:03:01.698Z","description":"Lightspeed Venture Partners is raising a $250 million fund for early-stage AI startups in India and Southeast Asia, half the size of its $500 million...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4b75047739e6693571375d121ac03529?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4b75047739e6693571375d121ac03529?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-targets-250m-for-new-india-fund-focusing-on-early-stage-ai-ionlw21py","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,startup,venture-capital","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/lightspeed-targets-250m-for-new-india-fund-focusing-on-early-stage-ai-ionlw21py#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much is Lightspeed raising for its new India venture fund and what is it focused on?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Lightspeed is targeting $250 million for its new India fund, Lightspeed India Partners V, which will focus entirely on early-stage AI companies across India and Southeast Asia. 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