Lux Capital

New York, New York
Lux Capital Management manages of $4 billion in assets focused on founding, seed, earlystage, and growth investments in the physical, material and life sciences. Lux takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs build successful businesses in high growth sectors. Its investment team has built over 20 companies from scratch. Lux's investmentstrategy ensures our portfolio companies are better connected, have a deeper insight, and command industry leadership faster than their competitors.
Founded:2000
Firm Location:New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Irvine, California • Palo Alto, California • Menlo Park, California • San Francisco Bay Area • New York City
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Lux Capital Team
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Shahin Farshchi
Lux Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $50.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Peter Hebert
Lux Capital·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $50.0M
Range: $1M - $100.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A)
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Grace Isford
Lux Capital·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $50.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed)
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Lan Jiang
Lux Capital·Associate
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in Irvine (CA)
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Alex Nguyen
Lux Capital·Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed)
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Ian Peikon
Lux Capital·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA), Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A)
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Brandon Reeves
Lux Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series B)
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Zack Schildhorn
Lux Capital·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Deena Shakir
Lux Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
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Tess Van Stekelenburg
Lux Capital·Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B)
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Shaquille Vayda
Lux Capital·Principal
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A)
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Josh Wolfe
Lux Capital·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
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David Yang
Lux Capital·Investor
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $50.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B)
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Bilal Zuberi
Lux Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $50.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed)