Mercedes Bent

Mercedes Bent is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Mercedes is an investor and
operator who lives and breathes startups. She invests in consumer, fintech, edtech, LATAM, &
multicultural regions and founders including Flink, Outschool, Stori, and more. In 2016, she was
named a 40 Under 40 for Tech Diversity in Silicon Valley" and in 2021, WSJ named her one of 9
“Women to Watch in VC”. She has an MBA and a Masters in Education from Stanford
University and an AB from Harvard University. She is an African-American of Bermudian,
Grenadian, and Colombian heritage and in her free time she enjoys playing cards & off-roading
in her Jeep.