Lydia Jett (born 1980) is an American venture capitalist and former executive at SoftBank Vision Fund.[1] Ms. Jett is an independent board member at Walmart-owned Flipkart[2] and Fanatics.[3]
In 2015, Jett joined SoftBank Group to launch their growth equity efforts. In 2017, Jett was a founding member of the Softbank Vision Fund, where she became Managing Partner and Head of the Consumer Internet Sector. Jett was the first woman named to Investing Managing Partner,[4] and Investing Partner[5] at Softbank Vision Fund.
Jett led investments in and represented Softbank on the Board of Directors of the firm’s global eCommerce investments including:[6]Coupang,[7]Fanatics,[8]Flipkart[9] and GoTo,[10] collectively the top returning portfolio for Softbank Vision Fund I.[11]
Additionally, Jett and her team led investments into and represented SBIA[12] on the Board of Directors several companies including: Andela, Embark, Klook,[13] LTK,[14] mmhmm, Pacaso, Weee!,[15]Bytedance,[16]ezCater,[17] Aleo,[18] and Quantstamp[19] amongst other investments. Bloomberg reported Jett was departing Softbank in 2024.[20]
Prior to launching SBIA, Jett was a senior member of the investment team at Softbank Group Corporation International (SBGI) where she helped lead SBGI’s Series D investments in Guardant Health,[21]10x Genomics[22] and Series A investment into Fetch Robotics[23] (sold to Zebra).[24]
Jett served as an Independent Board Member on the Board of Directors of Coupang, Fanatics,[25] Flipkart and Ozon.
Jett has been recognized by Forbes as “generating one of the largest cash generating returns ever for a start-up investor,[26] published work in Fast Company,[27] been recognized as one of Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women.[28]
Previously, Jett worked as an investment banking analyst at JPMorgan in New York, before working at Goldman Sachs in the Principal Investment Area and M/C Partners.
