Investing Profile

Sydney Sykes

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Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

lsvp.com/team-member/sydney-s...Menlo Park, California

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Networks Sydney is a member of

Harvard University Network

897 CONNECTIONS

Mckinsey & Company Network

764 CONNECTIONS

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network

571 CONNECTIONS

McKinsey & Company Network

276 CONNECTIONS

Lightspeed Venture Partners Network

122 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout Partner

Investment Range

$3.0M - $20.0M

Sweet Spot

$15.0M

Investments On Record

Sydney Sykes is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Consumer Health (Series A)Consumer Health (Seed)Marketplaces (Series A)Diverse Investors Female Investors Consumer Internet (Seed)San Francisco Bay Area Consumer Internet (Series A)Marketplaces (Seed)Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists

Sydney Sykes's Investments On Record (1)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Big Sur AI	SeedMar 2024$7M	$7M
Co-investors: Sridhar Ramaswamy (Greylock Partners), Guru Chahal (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout)

Sydney Sykes's Experience

Intern Proverb AgencyPresent

Intern League of Historical CitiesPresent

Summer Business Analyst Mckinsey & CompanyPresent

Project Coordinator Yonder DesignPresent

Inventory Planner Dolls KillPresent

Planner Dolls KillPresent

Senior Strategy & Planning Associate Dolls KillPresent

Scout Investor Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent

Principal (internship) Wave CapitalPresent

Principal Wave CapitalPresent

Co-Chair of the Board BLCK VCPresent

Venture Capital Alliance Manager NVIDIAPresent

Global Head of Venture Capital Alliance NVIDIAPresent

Co-Founder, Co-CEO BLCK VCPresent

Partner Lightspeed Venture PartnersPresent

Investment Analyst New Enterprise Associates (NEA)2016 - 2018

Co-President (2015), Sponsorships Chair (2014) Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business2014 - 2016

Summer Business Analyst McKinsey & Company2014 - 2014

Research Intern Pandemic Labs2013 - 2014

Intern Massachusetts Department of Transportation2013 - 2013

Intern Proverb, Limited2013 - 2013

Director of Marketing Operations for Tutoring Services Harvard Student Agencies2013 - 2013

Intern (Summer 2012 & Summer 2013) Federal Reserve Bank of Boston2012 - 2012

Boston, MA Youth Representative and Presenter League of Historical Cities2010 - 2010

Sydney Sykes's Education

Harvard University Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Psychology, Economics Minor

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration - MBA Business

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