About Lux Capital
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of Menlo Park, United States. As of Jun 2025, Lux Capital is an active investor, having invested in 273 companies, with 15 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Life Sciences. Most recently it led the $33M Seed round of Cognichip along with Mayfield. This round also saw participation from Candou Ventures and other investors.
Overall, Lux Capital portfolio has seen 25 unicorns, 11 IPOs and 51 acquisitions including key companies like Ramp, Latch and Matterport. A lot of funds co-invest with Lux Capital, with names like Founders Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Lux Capital has team of 20 people including 10 partners.
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Lux Capital's List of Top Investments
Lux Capital has a portfolio of 273 companies, including 25 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Sakana and .Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United KingdomÌý²¹²Ô»å 16 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Life SciencesÌý²¹²Ô»å 31 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed Ìý²¹²Ô»å 6 more. Here is the list of top investments by Lux Capital:
1. Ramp
Provider of a spend management and accounts payable solutions. The platform provides corporate cards, expense management tools, and automated accounting features. It streamlines bill processing, integrates with accounting systems, and helps control spending through customizable policies and approval workflows. The platform aims to improve efficiency and reduce manual tasks for finance teams. It also offers travel and procurement solutions.
Key facts about Ramp
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $16B as on Jun 16, 2025
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.61B
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, GIC and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 17, 2025, $200M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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Cloud based data science platform. It provides solutions from data preparations to data modelling. The features of the product include data analytics, enterprise security, visualization, dashboarding, integration, data lake engines, collaboration, business insights analytics, and more. It caters its solution to industries such as energy, gaming, life science, media and entertainment, financial services, and more.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $62B as on Dec 17, 2024
- Stage: Series J
- Total Funding till date: $14.7B
- Employee Count: 3,299 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: CPP Investments, Goldman Sachs and
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 14, 2025, $5.25B
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Latch
Provider of cloud-based smart locks for residential and commercial places. It provides users with an internet-connected or electro-mechanically engineered lock system for access control. Its product portfolio includes smart locks, guest and delivery management systems, and smart home sensors. Its locks can be operated using its mobile application, access cards, and passwords. It comprises a touch panel and a wide-angle camera.
Key facts about Latch
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $24.5M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $147M
- Employee Count: 430 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Brookfield Asset Management, LeFrak and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 01, 2019, $56M
- Highlight: Public
4. Matterport
Provider of cloud and AI-based virtual tour solutions for construction professionals. It offers a mobile application that enables users to 3D scan using the mobile phone camera, as well as create, customize, and publish 3D models. It also offers 3D scanning systems and 3D cameras. It combines data to create one complete 3D model, which can be viewed, modified, annotated and shared using any computer and mobile phone.
Key facts about Matterport
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Sunnyvale (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $136M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $163M
- Employee Count: 497 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: GIC, The Gores Group and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 24, 2020, $52.4M
- Highlight: Acquired
Manufacturer of metal-based desktop 3D printers. It offers metal-based 3D printers for the mass production of metal parts and prototypes and carbon fiber-based 3D printers to manufacture fiber-reinforced parts using composites. It also provides software to control and manage 3D printing and these printers. It caters to automotive, consumer goods, education, machine design, heavy industry, and manufacturing tooling sectors.
Key facts about Desktop Metal
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Burlington (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $209M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $1.5B as on Jan 23, 2019
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $438M
- Employee Count: 337 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 10, 2022, $100M
- Highlight: Acquired
Lux Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Lux Capital has invested in 273 companies over the last 21 years, with an average of 20 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 39 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 20 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Cognichip and most recent follow-on round was in Maven AGI.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 8 | 12 | 20 |
2024 | 17 | 22 | 39 |
2023 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
2022 | 36 | 27 | 63 |
2021 | 36 | 27 | 63 |
2020 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
2019 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
2018 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
2017 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
2016 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
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Lux Capital's Investments by Stage
Lux Capital has made 98 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $26.8M, 91 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.1M and 27 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $40.5M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 98 |
Seed | 91 |
Series B | 27 |
Series D | 16 |
Series C | 5 |
Others | 6 |
Lux Capital's Investments by Sector
Lux Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Life Sciences and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 247 Tech companies, 203 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 146 Software companies and at least 65 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 126 |
Enterprise Applications | 108 |
HealthTech | 59 |
Life Sciences | 50 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 21 |
Others | 269 |
Lux Capital's Investments by Geography
Lux Capital has made most investments in United States (214), followed by Canada where it has made 5 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 214 |
Canada | 5 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Ghana | 2 |
Ireland | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Lux Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Lux Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Series B | $50M | [+4] | |
Jun 17, 2025 | United States | Series E | $200M | Founders Fund [+12] | |
Jun 17, 2025 | United States | Series F | $600M | [+15] | |
Jun 12, 2025 | United States | Series B | $75M | Sequoia Capital [+3] | |
May 15, 2025 | United States | Seed | $33M | Mayfield [+2] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Lux Capital's portfolio:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Cloud-based solutions for the creation of automated security workflows | 2018 | Dublin | Series C | ndgseoe | ||
57 | General-purpose AI platform | 2024 | San Francisco | Series A | ndxyhnb | ||
59 | Provider of AI research laboratory services | 2023 | Tokyo | Series A | phhhiv{ | ||
49 | AI-enabled platform for drug discovery and development | 2023 | San Francisco | Series D | cgcuktq | ||
63 | AI research and model development services | 2022 | San Francisco | Series B | dgwqyhg |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Lux Capital's Portfolio
Here are Lux Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 02, 2022 | Mar 28, 2017 | Series A | $24M | |
Sep 17, 2021 | Feb 23, 2018 | Series A | $53M | |
Jun 07, 2021 | Feb 02, 2016 | Series A | $10.5M | |
Apr 30, 2021 | Dec 21, 2012 | Series A | $13.4M | |
Apr 16, 2021 | Oct 03, 2017 | Series B | $60M |
Acquired companies in Lux Capital's Portfolio
Here are Lux Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 16, 2025 | Jan 07, 2022 | Series A | $7.25M | |
Jan 13, 2025 | Nov 09, 2016 | Series A | $14M | |
Nov 11, 2024 | May 22, 2014 | Series A | $601K | |
Aug 08, 2024 | Oct 18, 2017 | Series A | $12M | |
Jul 02, 2024 | Oct 28, 2015 | Series A | $14M |
Team profile of Lux Capital
Lux Capital has a team of 20 membersÌýincluding 10 Partners, 5 Venture Partners and 2 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States. Lux Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Lux Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Miami | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Venture Partner | Brooklyn | - |
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Over the past 21 years, 1926 investors have co-invested in Lux Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Lux Capital:Ìý, Sequoia Capital and 367 others have invested in rounds before Lux Capital. There are 14 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Lux Capital and 8 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before Lux Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Lux Capital:Ìý738 investors entered a company along with Lux Capital. These include investors like Founders Fund (16 companies).
- Invested after Lux Capital:ÌýA total of 819 investors have invested in Lux Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include General Catalyst (10 companies), Google Ventures (9 companies) and In-Q-Tel (8 companies).
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