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 Aug 2026, Lux Capital is an active investor, having invested in 331 companies, with 39 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 Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Multiplier.ai Overall, Lux Capital portfolio has seen 39 unicorns, 13 IPOs and 62 acquisitions including key companies like Flutterwave, Mysten Labs and Planet. 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 39 people including 20 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 7 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Lux Capital's List of Top Investments
Lux Capital has a portfolio of 331 companies, including 39 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Sakana and Context.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 15 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences and 33 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 7 more. Here is the list of top investments by Lux Capital:
1. Ramp
Provider of a platform for spend management, corporate cards, and payables. The platform offers features such as expense management, accounts payable processing, and travel management. It also provides procurement and accounting automation capabilities. The platform aims to streamline financial operations and improve efficiency for finance teams.
Key facts about Ramp
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $3.22B
- Employee Count: 2,718 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, T. Rowe Price and 71 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 04, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Databricks
Data and AI platform that unifies analytics. Its main site highlights building apps, agents, and AI on your data, with pricing based on pay-as-you-go usage. The platform offers data management, warehousing, engineering, and science capabilities. It facilitates data sharing, governance, and application development. The platform supports business intelligence and database functionalities.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series L
- Total Funding till date: $25.2B
- Employee Count: 16,344 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, T. Rowe Price and 117 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series L, Aug 13, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Flutterwave
Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions. It offers tools for accepting payments, payouts, transfers, and creating online stores. The company provides application programming interfaces for developers to integrate payment functionalities. It also facilitates tuition payments and event ticket purchases.
Key facts about Flutterwave
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $489M
- Employee Count: 883 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Salesforce Ventures and 73 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 07, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Mysten Labs
Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions. Its product portfolio includes an open-source wallet packed with features to help developers access, learn, and transact on the Sui network, Sui Explorer for digging into metrics, searching for transactions, Sui name service to register identity, and more. It also offers digital collectibles called SuiFrens.
Key facts about Mysten Labs
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $336M
- Employee Count: 211 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Scribble Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Planet
Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services. The organization offers high-frequency imagery, mosaics, on-demand tasking, and analytic feeds. It transforms imagery into insights, providing data for monitoring, change detection, and analysis. The company delivers data products and cloud-based tools, offering solutions across various industries.
Key facts about Planet
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $602M
- Employee Count: 1,749 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, HighGear Ventures and 54 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 12, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Lux Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Lux Capital has invested in 331 companies over the last 22 years, with an average of 23 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 58 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 45 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Multiplier.ai and most recent follow-on round was in Cambridge Aerospace.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 25 | 20 | 45 |
2025 | 33 | 25 | 58 |
2024 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
2023 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
2022 | 37 | 27 | 64 |
2021 | 36 | 28 | 64 |
2020 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
2019 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
2018 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
2017 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
Lux Capital's Investments by Stage
Lux Capital has made 114 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $16.2M, 114 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $31M and 37 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $70.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 114 |
Series A | 114 |
Series B | 37 |
Series D | 19 |
Series C | 7 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lux Capital's Investments by Sector
Lux Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech, Life Sciences and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 305 Tech companies, 257 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 207 Software companies and at least 100 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 149 |
High Tech | 124 |
HealthTech | 67 |
Life Sciences | 58 |
Vertical SaaS | 31 |
Others | 307 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lux Capital's Investments by Geography
Lux Capital has made most investments in United States (264), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 264 |
United Kingdom | 8 |
Canada | 5 |
Ghana | 2 |
Ireland | 2 |
Others | 16 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Lux Capital's recent investments
Lux Capital has made 45 investments in 2026 so far. Multiplier.ai and Cambridge Aerospace are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Lux Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 21, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2568 | [+10] | |
Aug 10, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series C | 6824 | [+5] | |
Aug 06, 2026 | United States | Series D | 2354 | ||
Aug 05, 2026 | United States | Series B | 1132 | [+2] | |
Jul 30, 2026 | Ireland | Series B | 5488 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Lux Capital's Portfolio
Lux Capital has 39 unicorns in its portfolio - Glow, Genius AI, CuspAI and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Glow. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Lux Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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52 | Developer of software for endpoint security and autonomous risk management | 2025 | Palo Alto | Series A | xrpmmyr | ||
62 | All-in-one business management system that grows the revenue of beauty, wellness, health & fitness businesses of any size | 2015 | New York City | Series D | dnyknez | ||
63 | AI-enabled platform for materials research and applications | 2024 | Cambridge | Series B | vsipxjg | ||
69 | Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for industrial automation and optimization | 2023 | San Francisco | Series C | kehphfn | ||
63 | Provider of a unified industrial data stack for hardware engineering | 2017 | Los Angeles | Series B | bljpluw |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Lux Capital's Portfolio
13 of Lux Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Eikon got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Feb 2026 at marketcap of $908M and Rigetti Computing got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Lux Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Feb 05, 2026 | May 05, 2021 | Series A | 6004 | |
Mar 02, 2022 | Mar 28, 2017 | Series A | 2532 | |
Sep 17, 2021 | Feb 23, 2018 | Series A | 6006 | |
Jun 07, 2021 | Feb 02, 2016 | Series A | 1842 | |
Apr 30, 2021 | Dec 21, 2012 | Series A | 8090 |
Acquired companies in Lux Capital's Portfolio
62 companies from Lux Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Summer Health in Jul 2026 by Doctronic for $*****.Here are Lux Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 25, 2022 | Seed | 3553 | |
Apr 28, 2026 | Oct 01, 2024 | Seed | 4516 | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 05, 2019 | Series A | 8249 | |
Nov 19, 2025 | - | - | 5111 | |
Oct 21, 2025 | Mar 30, 2021 | Series B | 4632 |
Team profile of Lux Capital
Lux Capital has a team of 39 members including 20 Partners, 6 Venture Partners and 2 Principals located in United States, India and 2 more locations. Lux Capital's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Lux Capital:
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Partner | Netherlands | - | ||
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Co-investors of Lux Capital
Over the past 22 years, 2339 investors have co-invested in Lux Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Lux Capital: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and 478 others have invested in rounds before Lux Capital. There are 18 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Lux Capital and 9 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before Lux Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Lux Capital: 895 investors entered a company along with Lux Capital. These include investors like Founders Fund (21 companies).
- Invested after Lux Capital: A total of 964 investors have invested in Lux Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include General Catalyst (13 companies), Google Ventures (10 companies) and In-Q-Tel (9 companies).
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