Lux Capital

New York, United States · VC · DeepTech Purist

About

Lux Capital is a New York and Menlo Park firm founded in 2000 by Josh Wolfe and Peter Hebert, with reported AUM near $7bn. Fund IX closed at $1.5bn in January 2026, the firm's largest, with about $1bn turned away in oversubscription. Investment themes are advancing human health, enabling creativity, progressing science, and securing life and environment. Industrial and defence holdings include Anduril, Saildrone, Astranis, Hadrian, Applied Intuition, Eikon Therapeutics, and Planet Labs.

Industries

Stage focus

SeedSeries A

Geography

US

Notable investments

  • Anduril Industries
  • Saildrone
  • Astranis
  • Eikon Therapeutics
  • Planet Labs
  • Hadrian
  • Cognition

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