Stage FocusSeed, Series A, Series B+
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
DefenseBiotechSpaceAIRoboticsAerospaceHardwareAdvanced Manufacturing
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Lux Capital, founded in 2000 by Josh Wolfe, Peter Hebert, and Robert Paull in New York, manages $7B in AUM. Fund IX closed at $1.5B in January 2026—the largest ever—turning away approximately $1B in oversubscription. The thesis: contrarian bets at the intersection of science and technology.
The portfolio defines frontier deep tech: Anduril Industries (defense AI), Saildrone (autonomous ocean vess...
Notable Investments
A
Anduril IndustriesS
SaildroneA
AstranisE
Eikon TherapeuticsP
Planet LabsH
HadrianC
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