Khare: Lightspeed's Repeat Founders Surged From 15% in 2014 to 70%
Dev Khare · Lightspeed’s $500M Bet On India With 1/3rd In AI Companies | Dev Khare | Neon Show · Mar 28, 2025 · at 45:45
Dev Khare, Partner at Lightspeed India, discusses the increasing maturity of the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem across five-year intervals of Lightspeed's portfolio.
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“We looked at our portfolio from 2014, 2019 and 20 24. So five year segments. About, if I remember correctly, about 15% of our founders were second time founders that we backed in that year. Either way, 15%. Today it's 70%.”
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