The Silicon Valley-based investor has poached Antoine Moyroud and Alexander Schmitt to head up investments in France and Germany. : Lightspeed partner Paul Murphy has poached Antoine Moyroud and Alexander Schmitt to head up early-stage investments in France and Germany. Lightspeed Venture Partners has expanded its European team with new hires in Paris and Berlin. The move to hire Antoine Moyroud and Alexander Schmitt marks Lightspeed as one of the first Silicon Valley funds with a full time presence on the European continent.