Big windfalls for 2 venture backers from Snap IPO
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SNAP Inc's initial public offering (IPO) looks set to deliver windfalls to a long list of venture backers of the company behind the Snapchat social media app. But two will benefit more than most: Early investors Benchmark and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Jeremy Liew, a partner at Lightspeed, tracked down Snap co-founder Evan Spiegel to pitch an initial investment of US$485,000 in 2012 while Mr Spiegel was still a sophomore at Stanford University. Lightspeed owns 86.6 million shares of the company today, according to the IPO S-1 filing.
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