Mercedes Bent – Startup Investor Profile

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Location: San Francisco, California
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Investment Stages: seed, series-a

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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: very-active

AI Reasoning: Found multiple credible sources showing Mercedes Bent (Lightspeed Venture Partners) involved in investments in 2025 and mid-2025 activity: a May 19, 2025 Wall Street Journal article referencing her forming a new venture firm and 2025 appearances/interviews (YouTube Apr 24, 2025). Additionally, Mercedes is linked to portfolio company Stori, which had activity in Aug 2024 (LinkedIn post) and ongoing coverage; most recent verifiable investment-related activity is in 2025 (e.g., WSJ May 19, 2025 referencing new firm/consumer investing). The most recent investment-related public activity is within the last 6 months, indicating very active status. The startup mentioned: Stori.

Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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