Investing in people
Lux Capital invests in emerging science and technology ventures at the outermost edges of what is possible.
We partner with iconoclastic inventors challenging the status quo and the laws of nature to bring their futuristic ideas to life.
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Want to know what the future will look like? Spend some time with our companies. You might meet a genetic engineer programming matter at the molecular level; a biologist and electrical engineer designing a new surgical robot; an astrophysicist launching rockets into space; or a materials scientist making circuits using a technique lifted from once-classified government programs.
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Auris HealthAuris Health is an ambitious robotics company based in Silicon Valley. Auris was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2019.
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CTRL-labsCTRL-labs is changing the way we interact with computers.
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Desktop MetalDesktop Metal is bringing high-speed, high-performance, 3D metal printing to the office environment.
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Drone Racing LeagueDrone Racing League is a sports, media and technology company that combines world-class pilots, iconic locations, and proprietary technology to create engaging drone races with mass appeal.
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MatterportMatterport builds low-cost 3D-scanning platforms that allow anyone to create and share accurate models of interior spaces.
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Recursion PharmaceuticalsRecursion Pharma is combining high-throughput experimental biology, bioinformatics, and machine learning to rapidly identify new indications for many known drugs and shelved assets.
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SaildroneSaildrone collects valuable ocean data using a fleet of unmanned, autonomous sailing drones.
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ZooxZoox is what comes after the automobile.
Our team is willing to take a chance on something other investors do not see.
We are neuroscientists, chemists, data scientists, computational biologists, economists, electrical engineers, machine-learning hackers and philosophers. We get fired up when audacious experimentation leads to heresy and reinvention.
News & Insights
Forbes Names AI 50: America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies
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September 12, 2019
Re-investing in Applied Intuition to accelerate autonomous vehicle development
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September 12, 2019
Applied Intuition, Whose Software Tests Self-Driving Cars, Grabs $40 Million
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September 10, 2019
Welcoming Caper to the Lux Family
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September 9, 2019
Frontier technologies are moving closer to the center of venture investment
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September 3, 2019
FUTURA Episode 6: How Kallyope is Mapping the Gut-Brain Axis