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Yoni Cheifetz

Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners

About

Yoni Cheifetz is an Israeli-based Lightspeed partner since 2006 who was given a dedicated $10M "open check" mandate to independently identify and back Israeli tech companies, reflecting unusual trust from the U.S. partnership. He's known for backing ambitious infrastructure-level technology plays like Cato Networks and financial technology platforms that democratize sophisticated capabilities for broader audiences. Yoni Cheifetz is an Israeli-based Lightspeed partner since 2006 who was given a dedicated $10M "open check" mandate to independently identify and back Israeli tech companies, reflecting unusual trust from the U.S. partnership. He's known for backing ambitious infrastructure-level technology plays like Cato Networks and financial technology platforms that democratize sophisticated capabilities for broader audiences.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
Enterprise
AI
Consumer
FinTech
Health

Investment details

Avg check size$25K - $20M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
Asia-Pacific
USA
Israel
India
Europe