Lux Capital

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2000

AUM

-

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series B Series A Seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2000 by partners including Josh Wolfe and Peter Hebert. The firm is known for its focus on investing in companies at the intersection of science and technology, often working with scientist- and engineer-led teams. Lux Capital has a team of around 43 professionals, including 24 partners, and is recognized for its unique approach of sourcing technology from academia and government labs.

Lux Capital invests in a wide range of sectors including AI, biotechnology, aerospace, and deeptech. The firm typically invests in early-stage to later-stage companies, with check sizes ranging from $2 million to $20 million. Lux Capital primarily focuses on investments within the United States and has a significant portfolio of companies across various industries. The firm is a Registered Investment Adviser and a member of the National Venture Capital Association.

Notable investments by Lux Capital include companies such as Anduril - defense technology, Applied Intuition - autonomous vehicle software, Databricks - data analytics platform, Cognition - AI software, and Ramp - financial services platform. These investments highlight Lux Capital's commitment to supporting innovative technologies that have the potential to shape the future.

Industry

Defense Deeptech Aerospace Biotechnology Hardware Software AI Energy

Contacts

Name
Title
Email
Social Networks
Upgrade to see contacts
avatar
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
avatar
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
avatar
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
avatar
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
avatar
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
gCSxJbQNIhHtlVYB
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
Investment-team contacts for Lux Capital — including verified work emails and LinkedIn profiles — are available to Private Equity List subscribers.
Instant access on the web. Plans from $129/month — see pricing.
Contacts sourced from the firm's website and LinkedIn, re-verified on a rolling cycle. Spot a stale contact, or none at all? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.

FAQs about Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series B, Series A, Seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Lux Capital is located in New York, New York, United States.
Lux Capital was founded in 2000.
Lux Capital invests in companies and startups in Defense, Deeptech, Aerospace, Biotechnology, Hardware, Software, AI, Energy.
Lux Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
Lux Capital invests in companies and startups at Series B, Series A, Seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Lux Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Lux Capital can be reached through its website luxcapital.com, its LinkedIn page and its X account. Its general enquiries address is [email protected]. Cold-mailing a general inbox rarely reaches a partner, so Private Equity List also lists the investment-team contacts for Lux Capital — names, roles, verified work emails and LinkedIn profiles — available on a Pro plan from $129/month (see pricing). Contacts are sourced from the firm's website and LinkedIn and re-verified on a rolling cycle. Spot a stale contact, or none at all? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.
Yes. Every field on this page — profile, funds, investment criteria, portfolio and investment-team contacts — is available programmatically through the Private Equity List REST API and MCP server, so AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can query Lux Capital directly instead of scraping this page. One subscription covers both the web app and machine access — see API & MCP.
Private Equity List re-verifies investor profiles on a rolling cycle, pulling from the firm's own website and LinkedIn rather than a one-off import. This profile was last updated on 16 August, 2026. Something out of date here? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.