Educational content only — not investment adviceAdvertiser disclosure
Private Markets & Alternative Investments

Light Street Capital Management: Platform Profile

Platform profileUpdated 2026-09-07

We may earn a commission if you open an account through links on this page. Our editorial analysis is independent and is never influenced by commercial partnerships. Full disclosure.

Overview

Light Street Capital Management is a Palo Alto investment manager focused on disruptive technology businesses globally. Its platform includes public-market hedge-fund investing and private investments through closed-end and open-ended vehicles.

May fit better for

  • investors seeking technology-focused active management;
  • allocators comfortable with growth and innovation exposure;
  • qualified investors evaluating public/private technology strategies;
  • investors willing to accept concentrated sector risk.

May fit less well for

  • investors seeking sector-neutral diversification;
  • retail users seeking public self-service hedge-fund access;
  • users who treat 13F as the full portfolio;
  • investors expecting one vehicle minimum across the platform.

Current regulatory AUM is $1.571B

  • Regulatory AUM: $1.571B
  • Regulatory AUM as of: 2026-03-27
  • Client accounts: 24
  • Pooled vehicle client share: 100%

Q2 2026 13F value is $902.839M

  • Q2 2026 13F value: $902.839M
  • Q2 2026 13F as of: 2026-06-30
  • Form 13F market value equals regulatory AUM: No
  • Form 13F equals complete portfolio: No

Technology is the explicit first-party focus

  • Technology focus: Yes
  • Global: Yes
  • Public market investing: Yes
  • Private investing: Yes

Light Street's website says selected private investments include all private investments made by its closed-end funds but exclude certain private investments made solely by open-ended funds.

  • Website selected private investments equal complete private portfolio: No

Universal terms remain undisclosed

Historical fund databases contain materially different minimum references. Those records are not a reliable basis for one current firmwide minimum.

Assessment

Light Street's public site provides a clear technology/private-investment identity but not a universal product sheet. Anchor scale to $1.571B of regulatory AUM and preserve the $902.839M Q2 13F as a separate filing measure.

General information

Legal entityLight Street Capital Management, LLC

Offering structure and liquidity

StructureSEC-registered technology-focused private investment manager using pooled vehicles across public-market hedge-fund investing and private investments, including both open-ended and closed-end fund structures.

Sources

  1. lightstreet.com
  2. adviserinfo.sec.gov — 155215
  3. reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov — 155215
  4. adv.news — 155215
  5. formds.com — Light street capital management llc
  6. signalbloom.ai — Light street capital management llc
  7. sec.gov — 0000935836 26 000422 index
  8. sec.gov — Primary doc.xml
  9. 13f.info — 0001569049 light street capital management llc
  10. holdingschannel.com — Light street capital management llc aum
  11. SEC — Light Street Focus, L.P. 2026 Form D
  12. SEC IAPD — Light Street Capital Management