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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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
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
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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 .

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