Lux Capital
American venture capital firm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York City. It was founded in 2000, and focuses on investments in emerging technologies.[1][2][3][4]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founders | Peter Hébert Robert Paull Josh Wolfe |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Total assets | $5.0 billion |
| Website | luxcapital.com |
History
Lux Capital was founded in 2000 by Peter Hébert, Robert Paull and Josh Wolfe.[5] In April 2011, former McKinsey Senior Partner Richard N. Foster and former CIA Director James Woolsey joined the organisation in senior management roles.[6] In August 2012, former Pfizer head Jeff Kindler joined the organisation in similar capacities.[7]
The organisation had raised approximately $1 billion in investment funds by August 2019. By June 2021, it had raised approximately $1.5 billion in investment funds.[8][9]
Portfolio companies
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- 3Scan[10]
- AltspaceVR[11]
- Anduril[12]
- Applied Intuition[13]
- Armada[14][15]
- Auris Health[16]
- Bright Machines[17]
- Clarifai[18][19]
- Desktop Metal[20]
- Everspin Technologies[21][22]
- Kymeta[23][24][25]
- Luxtera[26][27]
- Magie[28]
- Nanosys[29][30]
- Nervana Systems[31][32]
- Orbital Insight[33]
- Planet Labs[34]
- Ramp[35]
- Siluria Technologies[36]
- Transphorm[37]
No longer operating:
See also
References
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