Hemant Mohapatra

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Joined December 2024

About

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Partner, Lightspeed; past: @a16z, @Google, engineering @AMD

Current: Lightspeed (SaaS, Enterprise Infra, Crypto, Spacetech) Past: a16z, Google, AMD. About image: Chopin's Prelude Opus 28, No. 15 in D♭ major, signifying that the path to perfection is messy and non-linear.

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would be among their top choices as an investor to approach.

Feb 21, 2026

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as a go-to investor for founders building deeptech companies at the seed stage.

Nov 24, 2025

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add significant value to early-stage AI companies in India through their investments.

Nov 23, 2025

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is one of the most insightful VCs they've interacted with.

Nov 4, 2025

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is one of the most thoughtful angel or VC investors they've worked with.

Oct 2, 2025

PSPrateek Sharmasaid

HMHemant Mohapatra

has played a key role in supporting startups as an angel or VC investor.

Sep 26, 2025

PSPrateek Sharmasaid that if they were building a healthcare startup in India,

HMHemant Mohapatra

would be high on their list of investors to approach.

Aug 14, 2025

AMAnmol Mainisaid they've seen

HMHemant Mohapatra

successfully connect strategic investors, like large corporations or family offices, with innovative startups.

Jul 13, 2025