Paul Murphy is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners in London. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Paul Murphy is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners in London, where he focuses on European consumer and gaming investments after spending three years as an investor at Northzone. Before his venture career, he co-founded and served as CEO of mobile game studio Dots, which was acquired by Take-Two Interactive, and previously led investments at Betaworks including Giphy. His investment thesis targets early-stage ventures across gaming, artificial intelligence, and sustainability sectors within Europe, leveraging his founder background to support operational growth. Murphy led Lightspeed’s seed investment in AI unicorn Mistral AI in 2023 and has backed notable companies including Tier Mobility, Hopin, and Flink. He typically acts as a lead investor in early rounds, such as the Mistral seed deal, though specific check sizes are not publicly disclosed. While Murphy is leaving Lightspeed as a full partner after five years, he will remain a Venture Partner through the end of 2026 while continuing to invest in AI and gaming. He has shared insights on scaling startups with AI in public talks, emphasizing the operational perspective of a former founder
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