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AI is unlocking a generational shift in market research. For decades, market research meant teams spending weeks selecting vendors, committing thousands of dollars, and waiting months to receive outdated insights and results. Dialogue AI is flipping this model on its head. By automating study design, AI-moderated interviews, and real-time synthesis, they're collapsing 8-12 week research timelines into days. With Dialogue, companies will be able to: → Make better decisions with more nuanced customer insights → Test more ideas without blowing your entire budget  → Spot trends and shifts before your competitors do → Get feedback from your diverse customer base, not generic panels Congratulations to Co-Founders Justin Hoang, Hubert Chen, and Benjamin Lo. We’re proud to have led their $6M seed round and to partner with the Dialogue team as they reimagine the market research space. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dFfkQJa2  cc Lightspeed Partners Faraz Fatemi, Bejul Somaia, Michael Mignano

What if talking replaced typing? On this week’s episode of Generative Now, our Partner Michael Mignano sits down with Tanay Kothari, Co-Founder and CEO of Wispr Flow, an AI-powered voice dictation platform that’s changing how we interact with computers. Other voice tools don’t always get it right. Wispr Flow flips that by reaching an 85% zero edit rate, letting users simply speak, hit send, and move on.  Tanay shares how he and his team built technology that feels effortless, what they learned in the early days, and why he believes the future is voice-first. 🎧 Tune into the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gApxHgT5

Congratulations to the Lightspeed-backed companies on the LinkedIn Top Startups of 2025 List!  The companies listed are leading the way in growth and demand, and are among those at the forefront of innovation. We are proud to partner with these teams and founders:  Chainguard, Cyera, Inworld AI, Phantom, Synctera, and Thinking Machines Lab Read more: https://lnkd.in/gyPG98tv

Marketing has been automated for years, but Epiminds just raised $6.6M to make it intelligent, coordinated, and faster. Founders Mo Elkhidir and Elias Malm have built “Lucy,” an AI marketing manager who orchestrates 20+ AI agents across data, creative, and strategy. Their platform is directly attacking the inefficiencies of marketing agencies, allowing them to spend more time on creative work. The results are already visible for their customers - faster onboarding, better performance, and less time wasted. Our partner Paul Murphy shares with etn. why we led their seed round.

🗓️ Save the date for November 10 and join us for a #GenSF meetup to learn how LLMs are reshaping both offensive and defensive cybersecurity, what’s working today, and what the future holds. Lightspeed Partner Guru Chahal will host an evening with cybersecurity leaders at the forefront of this transformation: Jason Clinton, Anthropic Deputy Chief Information Security Officer Keane L., Researcher on Anthropic's Frontier Red Team Sanmi Koyejo, Virtue AI Co-Founder and Stanford University Assistant Professor Seats are limited. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gpw9hxXr

At the next #GenSF meet-up on November 10th, our Partner Guru Chahal will host a fireside chat with three leaders at the forefront of AI systems in cybersecurity: Jason Clinton, Anthropic’s first Chief Information Security Officer and now Deputy CISO, Keane L., Researcher on Anthropic's Frontier Red Team, and Sanmi Koyejo, Co-Founder of Virtue AI and an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. AI has officially entered the chat, and it’s changing the rules of cybersecurity. Hackers are using it to find new ways in, while security teams are using it to stop attacks before they start. The only question left is who’s going to outsmart whom? Together, they’ll discuss how LLMs are changing both offensive and defensive cybersecurity, what's working today, and what the future holds for AI systems in cybersecurity. Sign up today to be part of the conversation: https://lnkd.in/gpw9hxXr

AI isn’t slowing down. If anything, the pace is accelerating. This month, the headlines weren’t just about new model launches; they were about record-setting financings, compute land grabs worth hundreds of billions, and frontier labs quietly shifting into the hardware game. Here’s what stood out:

EvenUp is showing us what’s possible when vertical AI meets deep domain expertise. Congrats to the team at EvenUp on their $150M Series E!  Since launching in 2019, their AI-first platform helped resolve over 200K cases, which secured $10B+ in settlements for injury victims. That's real impact. We first invested in their Series C, and what’s been impressive is how quickly they have shipped products that have actually helped personal injury lawyers save time throughout the whole case lifecycle. They are proving that technology can help close the justice gap for the 20 million Americans injured each year. We’re excited to continue this journey with Co-Founders Raymond Mieszaniec, Saam Mashhad, Rami Karabibar as they build the future of personal injury law. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eS-PNtyK cc: Lightspeed Partners Sebastian Duesterhoeft and Raviraj Jain 

8 funding rounds. 8 teams shaping the future. Swipe through to see the Lightspeed-backed companies announcing their new rounds of funding: → Assort Health, building industry-leading generative AI agents for healthcare call centers. Cc: Co-Founders Jon Wang and Jeffery L. → Descope, helping organizations create, modify, and manage identity journeys for users, business customers, partners, AI agents, and MCP servers using visual workflows. Cc: Founding team Slavik Markovich, Rishi Bhargava, Dan Sarel, Guy Rinat, Aviad Lichtenstadt, Doron Sharon, Meir Wahnon, and Gilad Shriki → DualEntry, an AI-native ERP built by and for accountants. Cc: Co-Founders Benedict Dohmen and Santiago Nestares → Eve, transforming plaintiff law firms with AI-powered tools that streamline workflows, improve client outcomes, and drive profitability. Cc: Co-Founders Jayanth M., David Zeng, and Matt Noe → Notch, an autonomous AI customer support agent that resolves issues with speed and precision. Cc: Co-Founders Rafael Broshi, Elool Jacoby, and Yuval Peled → Outsmart, working towards making higher education significantly more accessible and equitable, worldwide. Cc: Co-Founders Daniel Falabella, Gina Gotthilf, and Jorge Mazal → Paid, focused on AI agent cost management and billing, tracking real margins, and providing tools to automate billing and revenue operations. Cc: Co-Founders Manny Medina, Manoj Ganapathy, Arnon Shimoni, and Raj Dosanjh → Periodic Labs, turning AI into an engine for scientific discovery. Cc: Co-Founders William (Liam) Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk