Lux Capital has raised over $3B across 12 funds since 2008. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in New York and Menlo Park, Lux focuses on emerging science and deep technology. The firm has backed Matterport, Shapeways, and numerous defense, space, and energy companies, with a thesis that the most important breakthroughs come from fundamental scientific discovery.
Est. Dry Powder
$243M
4yr linear
Estimated dry powder over time
Linear 4-year deployment model per fund
All funds (12)
| Fund | Raise Date | Filed | Raised | Est. Dry Powder | Platform | SEC |
|---|
| Lux Ventures IV, L.P. | Currently Raising | 2015-02-10 | — | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures IX Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. | 2025-12-31 | 2026-01-15 | $5M | $5M | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures VIII Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. | 2023-04-10 | 2023-04-14 | $4M | $809,375 | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures VIII, L.P. | 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-14 | $1.1B | $238M | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures VII Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-11 | $9M | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures VII, L.P. | 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-11 | $675M | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures VI, L.P. | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-12 | $498M | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures VI Sidecar, L.P. | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-12 | $2M | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures V, L.P. | 2017-02-15 | 2017-03-01 | $400M | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures III Special Founders Fund, L.P. | 2012-01-13 | 2013-02-25 | $110,000 | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures III, L.P. | 2011-11-16 | 2013-02-25 | $230M | Deployed | | ↗ |
| Lux Ventures IX, L.P. | Currently Raising | 2025-12-15 | — | Deployed | | ↗ |
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