Justin Overdorff

Justin Overdorff

Justin Overdorff is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where he leads the firm's Fintech practice and focuses on investments in Commerce, SMB tech, and vertical SaaS.134 He is based in Lightspeed's New York City office.13

Background

• Overdorff has a broad background in business development and operating roles across Marketplaces, SaaS, and Fintech.3
• Prior to Lightspeed, he was at Stripe for 5 years, leading the New Business Development & Partnerships team and incubating Stripe Capital.34
• He also held roles at Yelp, TechStars, and Summit Partners.4
• Overdorff earned his bachelor's degree from The College of William and Mary and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.34

Investment Philosophy

At Lightspeed, Overdorff invests in early-stage startups, with a focus on Fintech.12 He brings a unique combination of skills to founders, specializing in tackling big challenges and helping identify and fill gaps.3

Some of Overdorff's key investment themes include:

• Every business becoming a Fintech business
• The need for businesses to operate in real-time
• The global scaling of Fintech
• Disruption in B2B payments1

Notable Investments

Overdorff has invested in several notable early-stage startups, including2:

• lemon.markets
• Tabs
• Vestwell
• Noetica AI
• Farther
• Alloy
• Stark
• Payitoff