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June 12, 2026

Paul Murphy leaves Lightspeed — but plans to keep investing

Sifted understands Murphy will remain as a Lightspeed venture partner until the end of the year

Lightspeed Venture Partners investor Paul Murphy, known for leading its bet on French AI unicorn Mistral, is leaving the US-headquartered firm after five years.

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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