Lux Capital is a
venture capital
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firm based in
New York City
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. It was founded in 2000, and focuses on investments in
emerging technologies
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.
History
Lux Capital was founded in 2000 by Peter Hébert, Robert Paull and Josh Wolfe. In April 2011, former
McKinsey
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Senior Partner
Richard N. Foster and former
CIA
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Director
James Woolsey
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joined the organisation in
senior management
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roles.
In August 2012, former
Pfizer
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head
Jeff Kindler joined the organisation in similar capacities.
The organisation had raised approximately $1 billion in investment funds by August 2019. By June 2021, it had raised approximately $1.5 billion in investment funds.
Portfolio companies
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3Scan
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AltspaceVR
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Anduril
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Applied Intuition
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Auris Health
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Bright Machines
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Clarifai
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Desktop Metal
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Everspin Technologies
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Kymeta
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Luxtera
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Nanosys
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Nervana Systems
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Orbital Insight
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Planet Labs
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The c ...
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Siluria Technologies
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Transphorm
See also
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Entrepreneurship
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Venture Capital
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Startup company
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References
Private equity firms of the United States
Venture capital firms of the United States
Financial services companies established in 2000
Companies based in New York City
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