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Lux Capital
States that it believes before others understand and that it turns sci-fi into sci-fact. Groups its portfolio under themes it names as securing life and environment, increasing productivity and efficiency, and progressing science and knowledge.
Criteria: Publishes no criteria. States no stages, no assets under management, no fund sizes and no check sizes on its own site. What it does publish is a large body of writing, including its Riskgaming platform, and for a firm this quiet about process that writing is the most reliable available signal of what it currently finds interesting.
What this means for your pitchRead the writing rather than the website. With no published criteria and no stated stages, what they are publishing and what they have recently backed are the only honest indicators of current appetite. Expect a science and engineering conversation rather than a metrics one, and treat the first meeting as a research discussion.
Assets under management, fund sizes and stage focus are not published by the firm. Figures appearing in secondary coverage are unverified here.
Lux CapitalChecked 16 August 2026
From Lux Capital's own site and announcements · checked 26 August 2026 · selective, not comprehensive · verify on the firm's pages
Lux announced Lux Ventures IX, a $1.5 billion fund. The firm states it will back founders working in aerospace, biotech, defense, industrials, transportation and beyond, across the physical, computational, and life sciences.
Lux announced it led Crosby's $60 million Series B. Crosby is an AI-native law firm that pairs language models with in-house lawyers to review and redline contracts and bills on outcomes rather than hours; the firm states Crosby grew to more than 100 customers in its first year.
Lux opened applications for its f(Lux) Fellowship 2026, a program for undergraduates working on frontier technology such as computational biology, AI infrastructure, advanced materials, and aerospace. The firm states fellows receive a $15,000 non-dilutive grant, mentorship from the Lux investment team and portfolio, and two retreats, with applications due May 26, 2026.