Lux Capital

Venture capital firm
New York, New York, USAFounded 2000$7B AUMwww.luxcapital.comSee connections →Compare with General Catalyst

Venture capital firm managing $7B investing in emerging science and technology, AI, biotechnology, advanced materials, space, and energy.

Lux Capital is a New York, New York-based venture capital firm. Its latest fund is Lux Capital Fund IX ($1.5B, 2026, per luxcapital.com). Value Add VC tracks 24 companies Lux Capital has invested in and 30 venture rounds it took part in (11 as lead).

Lux Capital key facts (as of )

FactValueSource
HeadquartersNew York, New York, USAWikipedia, September 5, 2026
Founded2000Wikipedia, September 5, 2026
TypeVenture capital firmValue Add VC classification
Assets under management$7Bluxcapital.com, September 5, 2026
Funds tracked3
Latest: Lux Capital Fund IX ($1.5B, 2026)
luxcapital.com, January 7, 2026
Venture rounds tracked30 (led 11, joined 19)
22 in the last 12 months
Recent deals table on this page (each round cites its source)
Portfolio companies tracked24Portfolio list on this page

Recent deals we track

20

Track record: led 11 and participated in 19 of 30 tracked venture rounds · 22 in the last 12 months · led 3 Series A, 3 Seed, 2 Series C, 1 Series D

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Nov 9, 2026NominalSeries CParticipated$240M$3B
Lightspeed Venture PartnersLeadunverifiedInsight PartnersLeadunverifiedSequoia CapitalunverifiedLux CapitalunverifiedGeneral CatalystunverifiedLockheed Martin VenturesRed Glass VenturesPSP Growth and Deployment Capital
SiliconANGLE
Nov 9, 2026Onodrim IndustriesSeries ALed$300M$1.3B
Lux CapitalLeadunverifiedGeneral CatalystunverifiedLakestarunverifiedAltimeter Capitalunverified137 VenturesunverifiedExpeditions FundunverifiedStrike Capital8090 Labs
PR Newswire
Nov 2, 2026LumarilSeries AParticipated$66M$400M
Elad GilLeadunverifiedFelicis VenturesunverifiedKoch Disruptive TechnologiesunverifiedLux CapitalunverifiedGeneral CatalystunverifiedPax Ventures
The SaaS News
Oct 29, 2026ReflexSeries AParticipated$14M—
Lux CapitalunverifiedDatabricks VenturesunverifiedStandard Capital
Pulse story
Oct 28, 2026Coherence NeuroSeries AParticipated$45M—
Founders FundLeadunverifiedLux Capitalunverified8VCunverifiedBlackbird VenturesunverifiedPossible VenturesunverifiedDivergent CapitalunverifiedThe OpenAI Startup FundTimelessOlive CapitalAhren+4 more
ITBrief
Oct 28, 2026Physical Intelligencefunding roundRumoredLed$1B+~$20B
Avenir Growth CapitalLeadunverifiedLux CapitalLeadunverifiedCapitalGunverifiedJeff BezosunverifiedThrive CapitalunverifiedFounders FundunverifiedLightspeed Venture Partnersunverified
PANews (Bloomberg)
Oct 24, 2026WarhoundSeedParticipated$200M$1.2B
In-Q-TelunverifiedSequoia CapitalunverifiedARK InvestunverifiedFranklin Templetonunverified8VCunverifiedNeoGenesis CapitalunverifiedLux CapitalunverifiedUSITBob NelsenBreyer CapitalCAZ Investments+1 more
Pulse 2.0
Oct 21, 2026Flapping AirplanesSeries ALed$1B~$6B
Index VenturesLeadunverifiedLux CapitalLeadunverifiedSequoia CapitalunverifiedGoogle Ventures (GV)unverifiedKleiner PerkinsunverifiedValor Equity PartnersunverifiedAtreides ManagementunverifiedCapital A PartnersunverifiedNvidiaunverifiedJump TradingXTX Ventures
TechCrunch
Oct 6, 2026Multiply LabsSeries BParticipated$75M—
Lingotto Investment ManagementBusiness Wire · unverifiedCasdin CapitalBusiness Wire · unverifiedLux CapitalBusiness Wire · unverifiedFifty YearsBusiness Wire · unverifiedFounders FundBusiness Wire · unverifiedAstraZenecaTeradyneStrange VenturesOra Global+2 more
Multiply Labs
Sep 23, 2026Enveda BiosciencesSeries EParticipated$311M~$2B
Catalio Capital ManagementLeadT. Rowe PriceLux CapitalSurveyor Capital
Tech Startups
Aug 6, 2026HadrianSeries DParticipated$1.37B$7.87B
Washington Harbour PartnersLeadunverifiedValor Equity PartnersLeadunverified137 VenturesLeadunverifiedBaillie GiffordLeadunverifiedJPMorganChase Strategic Investment GroupLeadunverified1789 CapitalunverifiedApollo Global ManagementunverifiedT. Rowe PriceunverifiedCapitalGunverifiedAndreessen HorowitzunverifiedFounders FundunverifiedLux CapitalunverifiedAltimeter CapitalunverifiedConstruct CapitalunverifiedWCM Investment ManagementMorgan Stanley Wealth Management
Hadrian
Aug 2026Cambridge AerospaceSeries CParticipated$300M$3.4B
DFJ GrowthLeadLux CapitalAccelLakestarNever LiftElad GilOra Global
The Next Web
Jul 27, 2026Genius AISeries DLed$44M$1.15B
Lux CapitalLeadBessemer Venture PartnersImaginary VenturesL Catterton
Pulse story
Jul 22, 2026GlowSeries AParticipated$180M$1.2B
Sequoia CapitalLeadCyberstartsGreenoaksRedpoint VenturesIndex VenturesSwish VenturesLux CapitalOperator CollectiveHolly Ventures
TechCrunch
Jul 20, 2026CuspAISeries BParticipated$450M$2.6B
Kleiner PerkinsLeadunverifiedNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)LeadunverifiedBezos ExpeditionsunverifiedGlade Brook CapitalunverifiedLux CapitalunverifiedAMD VenturesunverifiedTemasekunverifiedUK Sovereign AI Venture Fund
CNBC
Jul 7, 2026MonogramSeedLed$40M—
DST GlobalLeadLux CapitalLead
Pulse story
Jun 6, 2026Flourishfunding roundParticipated$500M$2.5B
Jeff BezosLeadLux CapitalunverifiedGoogle Ventures (GV)unverifiedCatalio Capital
TechFundingNews
Jun 2026HigharcSeries CParticipated$95M—
Insight PartnersLeadTechStartupsWellington ManagementHigharcFifth WallHigharcSpark CapitalHigharcLux CapitalHigharcSE VenturesHigharcSimpson Strong-TieHigharcPSP PartnersHigharcVertex VenturesHigharcNC Tweener FundHigharcMetaPropHigharcRXR Arden Digital VenturesSuffolk Technologies
Higharc
May 27, 2026Cognitionfunding roundLed$1B$26B
Lux CapitalLeadGeneral CatalystLead8VCLeadFounders Fund
TechCrunch
Jan 10, 2026Hadrianfunding roundParticipatedUndisclosed$1.6B
T. Rowe PriceLeadunverifiedAltimeter CapitalunverifiedD1 Capital PartnersunverifiedStepStone Groupunverified1789 CapitalunverifiedFounders FundunverifiedLux CapitalunverifiedAndreessen HorowitzunverifiedConstruct Capitalunverified
Pulse 2.0
Ranked on: #3 Top VC Firms in New York 2026 (Ranked by Deals) · #10 Most Active Series A Investors of 2026 (Ranked) · #17 Most Active Seed Investors of 2026 (Ranked)

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About Lux Capital

Lux Capital was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA.[Wikipedia][Wikipedia] Funds Value Add VC tracks for the firm include Lux Capital Fund IX ($1.5B, 2026) and Lux Capital Venture Fund V ($400M, 2017).[luxcapital.com][SEC EDGAR Form D]

At a glance

Lux Capital appears in 30 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2021, leading 11. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are AI & Infrastructure and Defense & Space, and its most recent tracked deal was Nominal's $240M Series C round (Nov 9, 2026). It co-invests most often with Founders Fund, General Catalyst and Sequoia Capital. ValueAddVC also tracks 3 funds managed by Lux Capital.

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
DeeptechDefenseHealthcareAIClimate
Geographies
USANew York, New York, USA
Check size
$2M-$25M

Recent changes

  1. Nov 9, 2026Invested in Nominal (Series C, $240M) SiliconANGLE
  2. Nov 9, 2026Invested in Onodrim Industries (Series A, $300M) PR Newswire
  3. Nov 9, 2026Onodrim Hits $1.3B Valuation In $300M Series A, Lux Capital Leads Pulse story
  4. Nov 2, 2026Invested in Lumaril (Series A, $66M) The SaaS News
  5. Oct 29, 2026Invested in Reflex (Series A, $14M) SiliconANGLE
Earlier changes (15)
  1. Oct 29, 2026Reflex Raises $14M Series A, Backed By Lux Capital, Databricks Pulse story
  2. Oct 28, 2026Invested in Coherence Neuro (Series A, $45M) ITBrief
  3. Oct 28, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Physical Intelligence ($1B+)Rumored PANews (Bloomberg)
  4. Oct 24, 2026Invested in Warhound (Seed, $200M) Pulse 2.0
  5. Oct 21, 2026Invested in Flapping Airplanes (Series A, $1B) TechCrunch
  6. Oct 6, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Multiply Labs (Series B, $75M) Multiply Labs
  7. Sep 23, 2026Invested in Enveda Biosciences (Series E, $311M) Tech Startups
  8. Aug 6, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Hadrian (Series D, $1.37B) Hadrian
  9. Aug 1, 2026Invested in Cambridge Aerospace (Series C, $300M) The Next Web
  10. Jul 27, 2026Invested in Genius AI (Series D, $44M) Fortune
  11. Jul 22, 2026Invested in Glow (Series A, $180M) TechCrunch
  12. Jul 20, 2026Invested in CuspAI (Series B, $450M) CNBC
  13. Jul 7, 2026Invested in Monogram (Seed, $40M) Monogram
  14. Jun 6, 2026Invested in Flourish ($500M) TechFundingNews
  15. Jun 2026Invested in Higharc (Series C, $95M) Higharc

Funds

3
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Lux Capital Fund IX2026$1.5BFlagshipNew science, defense, aerospace, biotech, industrials, and transportation
As of Jan 7, 2026luxcapital.com
Lux Capital Venture Fund V2017$400MVenture
As of Mar 1, 2017SEC EDGAR Form D
Lux Capital Venture Fund IV2015target $350MVenture
As of Feb 10, 2015SEC EDGAR Form D

Portfolio

24 total
Onodrim IndustriesNominalLumarilReflexPhysical IntelligenceCoherence NeuroCognitionWarhoundFlapping AirplanesModal LabsMultiply LabsEnveda BiosciencesHugging FaceHadrianCambridge AerospaceGenius AIGlowCuspAIMonogramTogether AIFlourishHigharcSakana AIZoox

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
AI infra
5 · 21%
Defense
4 · 17%
Biotech
3 · 13%
Enterprise SaaS
3 · 13%
AI
2 · 8%
Robotics
2 · 8%
Developer tools
1 · 4%
Semiconductors
1 · 4%
Cybersecurity
1 · 4%
Proptech
1 · 4%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series A
8 · 40%
Series C
5 · 25%
Seed
4 · 20%
Series B
3 · 15%
Series D
3 · 15%
Series E
1 · 5%

Co-Investors

12
General Catalyst · 6 sharedSequoia Capital · 6 sharedFounders Fund · 5 sharedNvidia · 5 sharedKhosla Ventures · 4 sharedKleiner Perkins · 4 sharedT. Rowe Price · 4 shared8VC · 3 shared2048 Ventures · 1 sharedIBM · 1 sharedImaginary Ventures · 1 sharedPrimavera Capital · 1 shared

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Latest Pulse

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  2. AI And Robotics Lead 195 New Unicorns In H1 2026Crunchbase counted 195 new unicorns in the first half of 2026, led by robotics and AI labs, but a framework from Dizzaract's founder argues most haven't proven they can sustain $1 billion in real, renewing revenue.→
  3. Onodrim Hits $1.3B Valuation In $300M Series A, Lux Capital LeadsOnodrim Industries, a European defense and industrial roll-up platform co-founded by Palantir alumni, raised a $300 million Series A led by Lux Capital at a $1.3 billion valuation.→
  4. Applied Compute Hits $3.25B Valuation In $350M Round | Elad Gil LeadsApplied Compute, the AI cloud startup founded less than 18 months ago by three former OpenAI researchers, has raised $350 million at a $3.25 billion valuation led by angel investor Elad Gil.→
  5. Lumaril Raises $66M Series A At $400M Valuation, Elad Gil LeadsLumaril raised a $66 million Series A at a $400 million valuation led by returning investor Elad Gil, bringing its industrial AI platform's total funding to $78 million.→
  6. Pulse's $82M Median Round Towers Over This Week's $11M ChecksValue Add Pulse's tracker shows $200.2 billion in disclosed venture capital at an $82 million median round, while this issue's seven fresh raises average just $11.3 million apiece -- a reminder that megarounds and the typical deal are different markets.→
  7. Reflex Raises $14M Series A, Backed By Lux Capital, DatabricksReflex closed a $14 million Series A led by Standard Capital, with Lux Capital and Databricks Ventures participating, to scale AI agents that build custom business software for enterprises including Amazon and Walmart.→
  8. Crosby Bids For Weil Gotshal's Assets As Big Law CrumblesAI-native law firm Crosby has bid for assets of Weil, Gotshal & Manges as the storied firm winds down after a wave of partner departures and a collapsed merger with Willkie Farr & Gallagher.→
  9. Coherence Neuro Raises $45M, Taps Founders Fund And OpenAI FundCoherence Neuro raised a $45 million Series A co-led by Founders Fund and The OpenAI Startup Fund to develop an implantable device built on electrical biomarkers of cancer.→
  10. Physical Intelligence in Talks to Raise $1B at ~$20B ValuationPhysical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise at least $1 billion at a valuation near $20 billion, nearly double the $11.5 billion mark it set earlier this year, Bloomberg reports.→
  11. Robinhood Opens Retail Door Into Cognition's $48B AI BetRobinhood Ventures Fund I bought a $10 million stake in Cognition, the AI coding startup behind Devin, giving non-accredited investors indirect exposure to a private company valued at $48 billion.→
  12. Warp Sciences And The Ex-OpenAI Founder PremiumKevin Weil, a former OpenAI science lead, raised $215 million at an $865 million valuation for Warp Sciences just months after leaving OpenAI, a valuation jump from an earlier mark reported in August.→
  13. Warp Sciences Raises $215M To Automate Drug-Discovery LabsKevin Weil, a former OpenAI science lead, has raised $215 million at an $865 million valuation for Warp Sciences, which trains robots to automate lab work for drug discovery.→
  14. Modal Confirms $750M Series D, Crosses $1B Annualized RevenueModal Labs has closed the $750 million Series D at a $15.75 billion valuation first reported as pending in September, and says the AI infrastructure company has now crossed $1 billion in annualized revenue.→
  15. Multiply Labs Raises $75M To Automate Drug ManufacturingMultiply Labs raised a $75 million Series B led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong's NantWorks to scale robotic systems that automate biologics manufacturing, pushing its total funding past $100 million.→
  16. Enveda Biosciences Raises $311M Series E At $2BBoulder-based Enveda Biosciences raised a $311 million Series E led by Catalio Capital Management at roughly a $2 billion valuation, funding its AI platform that mines natural compounds for new drug candidates.→
  17. XDOF Nears $1.2B Valuation Three Months Out of StealthThe robot training-data startup is in late-stage talks for a Series B led by 8VC, roughly three months after a $70 million Series A and with annualized revenue approaching $50 million.→
  18. a16z Raises $1.1B to Build AI's Physical LayerAndreessen Horowitz has closed a $1.1 billion Machine Age fund dedicated to chips, memory, cooling, power and robotics -- the hardware underneath AI rather than the software on top of it.→
  19. Transfyr Raises $25M to Record Science That Gets LostTransfyr launched with $25 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst to build an observability layer that captures the practical, undocumented details of scientific lab work.→
  20. Cognition Nears $40B Valuation, Up 50%+ Since SpringAI coding startup Cognition is in early talks for a new round that could value it above $40 billion, more than 50% above the $26 billion mark it set in May, as it approaches a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate.→
  21. Anduril Backers Give Cambridge Aerospace $3.4B ValuationCambridge Aerospace, a British drone-and-missile interceptor startup, raised a $300 million Series C led by DFJ Growth at a $3.4 billion valuation, taking its total raised past $630 million in under two years.→
  22. Genius AI Raises $44M Series D at $1.15B ValuationGlossGenius rebranded as Genius AI and raised $44 million in Series D funding led by Lux Capital at a $1.15 billion valuation, expanding from beauty-industry scheduling software into agentic tools for the broader in-person service economy.→
  23. Glow Exits Stealth With $180M at $1.2B ValuationGlow, founded by former Meta, Snowflake and Claroty executives, emerged from stealth with $180 million at a $1.2 billion valuation to rebuild endpoint security for a world where AI agents, not just employees, operate on corporate devices.→
  24. Glow Emerges From Stealth as $1.2B Security UnicornAI-native endpoint security startup Glow emerged from stealth with $180 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation, led by Sequoia, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks and Redpoint Ventures.→
  25. Dimension Capital Raises $800M Fund for Science-Meets-Compute BetsDimension Capital closed an $800 million third fund aimed at the intersection of scientific research and compute infrastructure, underscoring how much venture capital is now chasing the compute-heavy science boom.→
  26. Dimension Capital Closes $800M Fund for Science and AIDimension Capital raised an $800 million third fund, 60% larger than its prior vehicle, betting that founders increasingly want to build companies crossing the boundary between biotech, physical science and AI compute.→
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  28. Probook Raises $40M to Be the AI OS for PlumbersProbook raised $40 million across a Series A and seed round, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia, to build an AI operating system that runs scheduling, dispatch and customer calls for plumbing, electrical and HVAC businesses.→
  29. Monogram Raises $40M Seed for Visual AI InterfaceCoursera co-founder Eren Bali's new startup Monogram raised a $40 million seed led by DST Global and Lux Capital to build an AI app that generates full visual interfaces instead of just text.→
  30. Higharc Raises $95M Series C to Bring AI Into HomebuildingHigharc, which generates homes as 3D spatial databases so builders and suppliers can design, estimate, sell and build more efficiently, raised a $95 million Series C led by Insight Partners and announced a new partnership with US LBM, the country's largest.→
  31. Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B to Build Brain-Inspired AI ChipsFlourish, a New York startup co-founded by Internet Explorer creator and CTRL-labs founder Thomas Reardon, raised $500 million at a $2.5 billion valuation to build brain-inspired AI -- with Jeff Bezos nearly doubling his check to roughly $100 million. Its 'Cortex AI' aims to map real neurons and run models at laptop-level power, attacking AI's energy crisis at the architecture level.→
  32. Bezos-Backed Flourish Raises $500M at $2.5B for Brain-Inspired AI That Runs on Laptop-Level PowerFlourish, co-founded by Internet Explorer creator Thomas Reardon, closed a $500M round at a $2.5B valuation on June 4 to build 'Cortex AI' — an architecture emulating real neuron connectomics and targeting 20-50 watt operation (a laptop, not a server rack). Jeff Bezos personally committed close to $100M; Lux Capital, GV and Catalio Capital joined.→

Lux Capital FAQ

How big is Lux Capital's latest fund?

Lux Capital's latest fund, Lux Capital Fund IX (2026), was announced at $1.5B, according to luxcapital.com (January 7, 2026). Value Add VC tracks 3 funds managed by Lux Capital. The firm's assets under management are $7B, according to luxcapital.com.

What stage does Lux Capital invest at?

In the rounds Value Add VC tracks, Lux Capital's deals were most often Series A (8), Series C (5) and Seed (4); it led 3 Series A, 3 Seed, 2 Series C and 1 Series D.

What companies has Lux Capital backed?

Companies Value Add VC tracks as Lux Capital investments include Onodrim Industries, Nominal, Lumaril, Reflex, Physical Intelligence and Coherence Neuro, and 18 more.

Where is Lux Capital based?

Lux Capital is headquartered in New York, New York, USA and was founded in 2000, according to Wikipedia.

How large are Lux Capital's funds?

Lux Capital funds Value Add tracks include Lux Capital Fund IX ($1.5B, 2026); Lux Capital Venture Fund V ($400M, 2017), out of 3 Lux Capital funds tracked in total.

Who does Lux Capital co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Lux Capital most often invests alongside General Catalyst (6 shared deals), Sequoia Capital (6 shared deals), Founders Fund (5 shared deals), Nvidia (5 shared deals), Khosla Ventures (4 shared deals).

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