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Hemant Mohapatra

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Hemant is a partner with Lightspeed India. He focuses on global SaaS, Enterprise Infrastructure, and frontier / deep tech areas such as crypto, space/satellite, AR/VR and more. Prior to that, he was a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a VC firm based in the silicon valley and investor in Facebook, Twitter, AirBnb, Zynga, Foursquare, Coinbase, Medium and more.

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  • 2025 VC Trends: AI Dominance Continues with New Focus Areas
    Hemant predicts a continued focus on AI, shifting towards middleware and applications. He notes, "We’re in one of the fastest-moving eras in tech." Emerging trends include AI+gaming and LLMs controlling software tools. Founders should have a bold vision, execute swiftly, and excel in storytelling to attract VC interest in this fast-paced tech era.
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