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Thatch

Infrastructure + Computer Science

Whisper Aero

Physics + Aerospace

Aera Therapeutics

Advancing Human Health

Paradigm

Osmo

Chemistry + Material Science

Zoox

Increasing Productivity + Efficiency

Zipdrug

Advancing Human Health

Yonder

Securing Life + Environment

Waymark

Advancing Human Health

Zededa

Infrastructure + Computer Science
Avail
Avail digitizes physical presence in medical procedures through innovative technology.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Daniel Hawkins

Lux Partners
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Avail
Engineering + Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Nozomi Networks
Nozomi Networksprovides operational visibility and industrial cyber security to major industrial clients worldwide.
industries

Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Andrea Carcano, PhD
Moreno Carullo, PhD

Lux Partners
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Nozomi Networks
Securing Life + Environment
AllStripes
AllStripes offers a platform for data sharing among patients with rare diseases, doctors and researchers.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Nancy Yu
Onno Faber

Lux Partners
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AllStripes
Advancing Human Health
Aera Therapeutics
Aera was started by a distinguished set of industry leaders and company builders to expand the reach and impact of genetic medicines.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2023

founders

Feng Zhang, Ph.D.

Lux Partners
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Aera Therapeutics
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Variant Bio
Variant Bio is using the enormous power of human genetic diversity to discover a new generation of therapeutics.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Akhila Kosaraju
Kaja Wasik
Stephane Castel

Lux Partners
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Variant Bio
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Statespace
Statespace leverages expertise in neuroscience and data science to bring standardized performance analytics and personalized training to gaming.
industries

Advancing Human Health
Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

milestones

Lux investment: 2019

founders

Wayne Mackey, PhD
Jay Fuller, PhD

Lux Partners
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Statespace
Advancing Human Health
Enabling Human Creativity + Free Expression
Saildrone
Saildrone collects valuable ocean data using a fleet of unmanned, autonomous sailing drones.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Securing Life Environment
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Richard Jenkins
Sebastien de Halleux

Lux Partners
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Saildrone
Engineering + Electronics
Securing Life + Environment
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Matterport
Matterport is the world's most powerful all-in-one 3D data platform lets you turn a space into an accurate and immersive digital twin. The company listed publicly [NASDAQ: MTTR] in 2021.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2013
Publicly listed: 2021

founders

Matt Bell
Dave Gausebeck

Lux Partners
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Matterport
Engineering + Electronics
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Ironclad
Ironclad is a software platform that takes legal teams to the next level.
industries

Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Jason Boehmig
Cai GoGwilt

Lux Partners
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Ironclad
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Benchling
Benchling is transforming research and development with the industry's most widely adopted Life Sciences R&D Cloud.
industries

Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Saji Wickramasekara
Ashu Singhal

Lux Partners
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Benchling
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Osmo
Osmo is using an odor map and Generative AI to create a new generation of better, safer, environmentally-friendly aroma molecules.
industries

Chemistry + Material Science

Progressing Science + Knowledge

milestones

Lux Founded: 2023

founders

Alex Wiltschko

Lux Partners
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Osmo
Chemistry + Material Science
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Commure
Commure is building a common architecture for tomorrow’s health ecosystem.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Hemant Taneja
Brent Dover

Lux Partners
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Commure
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Advancing Human Health
Paradigm
Paradigm is building the platform to empower the future of clinical trials.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2023

founders

Kent Thoelke

Milind Kamkolkar

Jonathan Hirsch

Lux Partners
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Paradigm
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Recursion Pharma
Recursion Pharma is combining high-throughput experimental biology, bioinformatics, and machine learning to rapidly identify new indications for many known drugs and shelved assets. The company completed its IPO [NASDAQ: RXRX] in 2021.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2016
IPO: 2021

founders

Chris Gibson, PhD
Blake Borgeson, PhD
Dean Li, PhD

Lux Partners
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Recursion Pharma
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
OpenSpace
OpenSpaceis a computer vision company bringing machine intelligence to construction sites.
industries

Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Jeevan Kalanithi
Philip DeCamp
Michael Fleischman

Lux Partners
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OpenSpace
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Kallyope
Kallyope is a platform biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking the therapeutic and nutritional product potential of the gut-brain axis.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux founded: 2015

founders

Richard Axel
Tom Maniatis
Charles Zuker
Adam Goulburn
Nancy Thornberry

Lux Partners
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Kallyope
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test and deploy autonomous vehicles at scale.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Infrastructure Computer Science
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Qasar Younis
Peter Ludwig

Lux Partners
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Applied Intuition
Engineering + Electronics
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Anduril
Anduril is a new kind of defense company.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Brian Schimpf
Joe Chen
Matt Grimm
Palmer Luckey
Trae Stephens

Lux Partners
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Anduril
Engineering + Electronics
Physics + Aerospace
Securing Life + Environment
Hugging Face
Hugging Face is on a mission to advance and democratize Natural Language Processing.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Progressing Science Knowledge
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2019

founders

Clément Delangue
Julien Chaumond

Lux Partners
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Hugging Face
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Eikon Therapeutics
Eikon Therapeutics is pioneering a new method of drug discovery based on tracking and measuring the movement of individual proteins in living cells.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2019

founders

Eric Betzig
Robert Tjian
Luke Lavis
Xavier Darzacq

Lux Partners
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Eikon Therapeutics
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Alife Health
Alife Health is a technology company that addresses infertility through artificial intelligence tools.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Paxton Maeder-York

Lux Partners
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Alife Health
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Advancing Human Health
Cajal Neuroscience
Cajal Neuroscienceis a drug discovery company focused on neurodegenerative disease.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Ian Peikon, PhD
Charles Zuker, PhD
Huda Zoghbi, MD
Tony Zador, MD, PhD
Rob Hershberg, MD, PhD
Andrew Dervan, MD

Lux Partners
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Cajal Neuroscience
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Hadrian
Hadrian makes autonomous factories for space and defense manufacturing.
industries

Physics Aerospace
Securing Life Environment
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Chris Power

Lux Partners
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Hadrian
Physics + Aerospace
Securing Life + Environment
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Lumafield
Lumafield’s X-ray computed tomography platform gives you a deep view inside objects to see features that have never been visible until now.
industries

Chemistry Material Science
Progressing Science Knowledge
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux Investment: 2019

founders

Eduardo Torrealba

Lux Partners
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Lumafield
Chemistry + Material Science
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Enveda Biosciences
Enveda is harnessing the complexity of the natural world to tackle today’s biggest healthcare challenges.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Viswa Colluru

Lux Partners
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Enveda Biosciences
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Tempo Automation
Tempo Automation provides the fastest and most seamless development tools for electrical engineers.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Jeff McAlvay
Jesse Koenig
Shashank Samala

Lux Partners
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Tempo Automation
Engineering + Electronics
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Aeva
Aeva has created a new sensing paradigm for autonomous machines. The company listed publicly [NYSE: AEVA] in 2021.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Infrastructure Computer Science
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017
Publicly listed: 2021

founders

Mina Rezk
Soroush Salehian

Lux Partners
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Aeva
Engineering + Electronics
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Runway
Runway is building the next generation of creative tools.
industries

Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Cristóbal Valenzuela
Anastasis Germanidis
Alejandro Matamala Ortiz

Lux Partners
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Runway
Enabling Human Creativity + Free Expression
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
SteadyMD
SteadyMD is a technology company and healthcare provider that delivers high-quality telehealth experiences for consumers, employers, digital health companies, and clinicians.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Guy Friedman
Yarone Goren

Lux Partners
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SteadyMD
Advancing Human Health
Strateos
Strateos builds and operates, closed-loop robotic cloud labs that integrate automated chemical and biological sciences to positively impact the world.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Progressing Science Knowledge
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2014
Lux Investment: 2019

founders

Mark Fischer-Colbrie
Max Hodak
Todd Huffman

Lux Partners
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Strateos
Biology + Biochemistry
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Cala Health
Cala Health is developing novel therapies based on recent neuroscience discoveries from Stanford University.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Kate Rosenbluth

Lux Partners
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Cala Health
Engineering + Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Latch Bio
Latch Biois a first-of-a-kind web-based platform that enables any biologist to analyze CRISPR data without any code or cloud infrastructure setup.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Alfredo Andere
Kenny Workman
Kyle Giffin

Lux Partners
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Latch Bio
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal enables high-speed, high-performance, 3D metal printing at production scale. The company listed publicly [NYSE: DM] in 2020.
industries

Chemistry Material Science
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Publicly listed: 2020

founders

Ric Fulop
Yet-Ming Chiang
Rick Chin
John Hart
Jonah Myerberg
Ely Sachs
Chris Schuh

Lux Partners
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Desktop Metal
Chemistry + Material Science
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Tendo
Tendo is on a mission to become the trusted connection between patients, clinicians, and caregivers by creating software that provides seamless, intuitive, and user-friendly experiences throughout the care journey.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Jen Goldsmith
Dan Goldsmith

Lux Partners
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Tendo
Advancing Human Health
Buf
Buf is building tooling for the protobuf ecosystem.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders
Lux Partners
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Buf
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Primer
Primer builds machines that read and write.
industries

Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Sean Gourley

Lux Partners
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Primer
Securing Life + Environment
Everly Health
Everly Health believes Americans deserve access to affordable, at-home lab tests.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Julia Cheek

Lux Partners
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Everly Health
Advancing Human Health
Ramp
Ramp is building the world's first finance automation platform.
industries

Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Eric Glyman
Karim Atiyeh
Gene Lee

Lux Partners
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Ramp
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Adimab
Adimab is the industry leader in the discovery and optimization of antibody drugs.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Tillman Gerngross, PhD
Dane Wittrup, PhD

Lux Partners
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Adimab
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is the Internet privacy company for everyone who’s had enough of online tracking and wants to take back their privacy now.
industries

Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Gabriel Weinberg

Lux Partners
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DuckDuckGo
Securing Life + Environment
Kymeta
Kymeta is commercializing a metamaterials-based satellite antenna. Kymeta simplifies the connection between mobile users and high-capacity communications satellites.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2012

founders

Nathan Kundtz

Lux Partners
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Kymeta
Engineering + Electronics
Physics + Aerospace
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Whisper Aero
Whisper Aero is delivering the next generation of cleaner, quieter, more efficient thrust for drones, aircraft, and more.
industries

Physics + Aerospace

Engineering + Electronics

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Mark Moore
Ian Villa

Lux Partners
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Whisper Aero
Physics + Aerospace
Engineering + Electronics
A-Alpha Bio
A-Alpha Bio is building a high-resolution model of biology by measuring protein interactions.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

David Younger
Randolph Lopez

Lux Partners
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A-Alpha Bio
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Adyn
Adyn is a precision medicine company that is making scientific discovery more inclusive.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Elizabeth Ruzzo

Lux Partners
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Adyn
Advancing Human Health
Ahana
Ahana is bringing ad hoc analytics offerings to market.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Steven Mih
Dipti Borkar
David E. Simmen
Vivek Bharathan
Ashish Tadose
George Wang

Lux Partners
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Ahana
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Aira.io
Aira is developing transformative, remote, assistive technologies and services for the blind and visually impaired, bringing greater mobility and independence. Aira was acquired in 2020.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Acquired: 2020

founders

Larry Bock
Suman Kanuganti
Yuja Chang

Lux Partners
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Aira.io
Engineering + Electronics
Advancing Human Health
AirMap
AirMap engineers tools for the low-altitude-airspace infrastructure of the future, and makes it simple for drone operators to fly legally and safely. Airmap was acquired by DroneUp in 2021.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Acquired: 2021

founders

Ben Marcus
Greg McNeal

Lux Partners
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AirMap
Engineering + Electronics
Physics + Aerospace
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Alluvium
Alluvium is building a real-time collective intelligence platform to address challenges in the physical world. Alluvium was acquired by Augury in 2019.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Acquired by Augury: 2019

founders

Drew Conway

Lux Partners
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Alluvium
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Progressing Science + Knowledge
AltspaceVR
AltspaceVR is a software company building the social platform for virtual reality. With AltspaceVR, users connect in virtual spaces to create shared experiences related to anything on the web. AltspaceVR was acquired by Microsoft in 2017.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

milestones

Lux investment: 2014
Acquired by Microsoft: 2017

founders

Eric Romo

Lux Partners
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AltspaceVR
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Enabling Human Creativity + Free Expression
Anagenex
Anagenex is building a novel platform for drug discovery focusing on difficult targets.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Nicolas Tilmans, PhD
Zavain Dar

Lux Partners
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Anagenex
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Aptible
Aptible builds digital healthcare tools that streamline the HIPAA compliance process for web and mobile applications.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Chas Ballew
Frank Macreery

Lux Partners
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Aptible
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Securing Life + Environment
Arraiy
Arraiy is developing a computer vision and machine learning platform for creators. Arraiy was acquired in 2019.
industries

Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017
Acquired: 2019

founders

Ethan Rublee
Gary Bradski
Brendan Dowdle

Lux Partners
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Arraiy
Enabling Human Creativity + Free Expression
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Astranis
Astranis is building small, low-cost telecommunications satellites.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

John Gedmark

Lux Partners
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Astranis
Engineering + Electronics
Physics + Aerospace
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Atavistik Bio
Atavistik Bio is restoring protein function in disease with innovative approaches.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Jared Rutter, PhD
Ralph J DeBerardinis, MD, PhD

Lux Partners
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Atavistik Bio
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Auransa
Auransa is a computational pharmaceutical company.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Pek Lum
Viwat Visuthikraisee

Lux Partners
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Auransa
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Auris Health
Auris Healthis an ambitious robotics company based in Silicon Valley. Auris was acquired for up to $6.1B by Johnson & Johnson in 2019.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2012
Acquired by JNJ: 2019

founders

Fred Moll

Lux Partners
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Auris Health
Engineering + Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Aurora Solar
Aurora Solar is a software platform that empowers solar PV panel installers to easily design and propose projects with an all-inclusive approach.
industries

Physics Aerospace
Securing Life Environment
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Christopher Hopper
Samuel Adeyemo

Lux Partners
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Aurora Solar
Physics + Aerospace
Securing Life + Environment
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Authorea
Authorea is a collaborative platform where people can write, share and discuss scientific research. Authorea was acquired by Wiley in 2018.
industries

Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Acquired: 2018

founders

Nathan Jenkins
Alberto Pepe

Lux Partners
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Authorea
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Braid Health
Braid Health is a software platform introducing AI and data interoperability to the medical industry.
industries

Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Kevin Quennesson
Alessandro Sabatelli

Lux Partners
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Braid Health
Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Brainiac
Brainiac is the first company dedicated to food-based brain nutrition.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Jonathan Wolfson

Lux Partners
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Brainiac
Advancing Human Health
Bright Machines
Bright Machines is demystifying and democratizing manufacturing, making the process of making physical things as easy as making digital things.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Amar Hanspal

Lux Partners
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Bright Machines
Engineering + Electronics
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Cape Analytics
Cape Analytics leverages geospatial imagery, computer vision, and machine learning to increase understanding of our earth and built environment.
industries

Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Ryan Kottenstette

Lux Partners
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Cape Analytics
Physics + Aerospace
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Caper
Caper uses AI and computer vision to enable a seamless grab-and-go retail experience. The company was acquired by Instacart in 2021.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2019
Acquired by Instacart: 2021

founders

Lindon Gao
Ahmed Beshry
York Yang
Yilin Huang

Lux Partners
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Caper
Engineering + Electronics
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Carbon Health
Carbon Health is on a mission to become the largest primary care provider in the U.S., making high-quality healthcare accessible to everyone.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Eren Bali
Caesar Djavaherian

Lux Partners
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Carbon Health
Advancing Human Health
Cerulean Pharma
Cerulean is focused on significantly improving the efficacy and safety profile of cancer drugs that employ advances in nanotechnology. The company completed its IPO in 2014.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2007
IPO (NASDAQ: CERU): 2014

founders

Alan Crane
Ram Sasisekharan
Shiladitya Sengupta

Lux Partners
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Cerulean Pharma
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Citizen
Citizen is on a mission to build safer communities through transparency.
industries

Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Andrew Frame

Lux Partners
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Citizen
Securing Life + Environment
Clarifai
Clarifai leverages the latest advances in deep learning to automatically characterize and search visual information.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Matthew Zeiler

Lux Partners
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Clarifai
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Cloaked
Cloaked is a consumer-first privacy company that enables individuals to safely share personal data by creating unlimited, unique identities in real time.
industries

Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Arjun Bhatnagar
Abhijay Bhatnagar

Lux Partners
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Cloaked
Securing Life + Environment
CloudMedx
CloudMedx provides an integrated platform to unify patient data from multiple healthcare facilities for predictive health intelligence.
industries

Digital Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Sahar Arshad
Tashfeen Suleman

Lux Partners
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CloudMedx
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Common Networks
Common Networks is a provider of enterprise-grade, high-speed wireless internet service for suburban inhabitants. Common Networks was acquired in 2020.
industries
milestones

Lux investment: 2017
Acquired: 2020

founders

Zach Brock
Mark Jen
Jessica Shalek
Grace Chen

Lux Partners
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Common Networks
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Computable Labs
Computable Labs is building internet infrastructure to democratize access to data and algorithms in the age of artificial intelligence.
industries
milestones

Lux Investment: 2018

founders

Roger Chen
Bharath Ramsundar
Alok Vasudev

Lux Partners
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Computable Labs
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Copia
Copia builds developer tools for industrial automation.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Adam Gluck

Lux Partners
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Copia
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Covariant
Covariant is building a universal AI that allows robots to see, reason and act on the world around them.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Pieter Abbeel
Peter Chen
Rocky Duan
Tianhao Zhang

Lux Partners
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Covariant
Engineering + Electronics
Physics + Aerospace
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Creyon
Creyon Bio is reinventing drug development from the ground up and making on-demand oliogonucleotide therapeutics possible.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux Investment: 2020

founders

Christopher Hart
Swagatam Mukhopadhyay

Lux Partners
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Creyon
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Cryptonumerics
Cryptonumerics enables customers to unlock their data safely. The company was acquired by Snowflake Computing in 2020.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science

milestones

Lux investment: 2018
Acquired by Snowflake: 2020

founders

Hassan Bhatti
Monica Holboke
Jimmy Fan
Roberto Betancourt

Lux Partners
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Cryptonumerics
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Crystal IS
Crystal IS is the market leader in the commercialization of ultraviolet LEDs for the cost-effective production of long lasting, energy-efficient water and air purification devices. Acquired by Asahi Kasei in 2011.
industries
milestones

Lux investment: 2006
Acquired by Asahi Kasei:

founders

Leo Schowalter
Glen Slack

Lux Partners
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Crystal IS
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CTRL-labs
CTRL-labs is changing the way we interact with computers. CTRL-labs was acquired by Facebook in 2019.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2018
Acquired by Facebook: 2019

founders

Thomas Reardon

Lux Partners
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CTRL-labs
Engineering + Electronics
Enabling Human Creativity + Free Expression
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Deep Sentinel
Deep Sentinel has built a residential security system that leverages visual image analysis and artificial intelligence to protect your home.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

David Selinger

Lux Partners
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Deep Sentinel
Engineering + Electronics
Securing Life + Environment
Drone Racing League
Drone 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.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Nick Horbaczewski

Lux Partners
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Drone Racing League
Engineering + Electronics
Physics + Aerospace
Dyno Therapeutics
Dyno Therapeutics is reshaping the gene therapy landscape with AI-powered AAV vectors
industries

Biology Biochemistry

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Eric Kelsic
Alan Crane
Sam Simai
Adrian Veres
George Church
Tomas Bjorklund

Lux Partners
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Dyno Therapeutics
Biology + Biochemistry
Echodyne
Echodyne aims to reinvent the way the world uses radar by creating the world’s lightest, smallest, and lowest-cost high-performance, electronically-scanning radar.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Tom Driscoll
Eben Frankenberg

Lux Partners
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Echodyne
Engineering + Electronics
Securing Life + Environment
Epsilon3
Epsilon3 is the future of spacecraft and complex operations software.
industries

Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Laura Crabtree
Max Mednik
Aaron Sullivan

Lux Partners
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Epsilon3
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Everspin Technologies
Everspin is the global leader in developing and manufacturing magnetic-based memory (MRAM). A growing number of leading corporations have adopted Everspin MRAM to enable their most advanced products. The company completed its IPO in 2016.
industries

Engineering Electronics

milestones

Lux investment: 2008
IPO (NASDAQ: MRAM): 2016

founders

Saied Tehrani

Lux Partners
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Everspin Technologies
Engineering + Electronics
Evolv Technology
Evolv is a security technology company commercializing new types of threat detection systems for use in high-risk facilities. The company listed publicly [NASDAQ: EVLV] in 2021.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Securing Life Environment
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2013
Publicly listed: 2021

founders

Anil Chitkara
Mike Ellenbogen

Lux Partners
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Evolv Technology
Engineering + Electronics
Securing Life + Environment
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Fiddler
Fiddler is a breakthrough AI platform with explainability at its heart.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science

milestones

Lux investment: 2019

founders

Krishna Gade
Amit Paka

Lux Partners
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Fiddler
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Flex Logix
Flex Logix is developing configurable semiconductor IP cores that are smaller, faster, and consume less power than conventional, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
industries

Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Geoff Tate

Lux Partners
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Flex Logix
Engineering + Electronics
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Flutterwave
Flutterwave is a fintech payments platform for rapidly scaling cross-border B2B payments on the African continent and beyond.
industries

Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Olugbenga Agboola
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Lux Partners
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Flutterwave
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Formic
Formic democratizes automation, leasing robots to its customers by the hour.
industries

Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Saman Farid
Misa Ilkhechi

Lux Partners
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Formic
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Fruitful
Fruitful is an app that offers personalized financial advice to users.
industries
milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Josh McManus

Lux Partners
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Fruitful
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G2X Energy
G2X Energy aims to convert abundant supplies of low-cost natural gas into higher-value transportation fuels. Lux’s interests in G2X were purchased in 2019.
industries

Chemistry Material Science
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2012
Acquired: 2019

founders

Tim Vail

Lux Partners
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G2X Energy
Chemistry + Material Science
Securing Life + Environment
Galileo
Galileopairs technology with thoughtful clinical design to make the highest quality healthcare affordable to everyone.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Tom Lee

Lux Partners
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Galileo
Advancing Human Health
Gameto
Gameto is a biotechnology company translating the impact of ovarian aging to develop solutions to improve fertility and stop the impact of menopause on female health.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Dr. Dina Radenkovic
Martin Varsavsky

Lux Partners
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Gameto
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Gandeeva Therapeutics
Gandeeva is on a mission to design better drugs.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Sriram Subramaniam

Lux Partners
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Gandeeva Therapeutics
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science + Knowledge
Genocea Biosciences
Genocea commercializes key breakthroughs in vaccine discovery and development. The company was founded by Lux and spun-out from Harvard Medical School. The company completed its IPO in 2014.
industries

Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux founded: 2006
IPO (NASDAQ: GNCA) 2014

founders

Kevin Bitterman
Darren Higgins
Robert Paull
David Sinclair
Larry Bock

Lux Partners
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Genocea Biosciences
Biology + Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
H1
H1 is on a mission to better connect the healthcare industry.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Ariel Katz
Ian Sax

Lux Partners
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H1
Advancing Human Health
Halo Neuroscience
Halo is developing a novel, simple, and powerful neuroscience-based technology for enhancing brain performance. Halo was acquired by Flow Neuroscience in 2021.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2014
Acquired: 2021

founders

Daniel Chao
Lee von Kraus
Amol Sarva
Brett Wingeier

Lux Partners
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Halo Neuroscience
Engineering + Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Impulse Space
Impulse Space is leading the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system
industries

Physics Aerospace
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Tom Mueller

Lux Partners
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Impulse Space
Physics + Aerospace
Securing Life + Environment
Hangar Technology
Hangar Technology automates commercial drone operations, enabling rapid scalability without needing expert pilots and drone operations managers. Hanger was acquired in 2019.
industries

Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2016
Acquired: 2019

founders

Colin Guinn
Jeff DeCoux
Jim McAndrew

Lux Partners
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Hangar Technology
Increasing Productivity + Efficiency
Anchorage
Anchorage is the first crypto-native custodian, built to help financial institutions invest securely in digital assets.
industries

Infrastructure Computer Science
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2019

founders

Diogo Mónica
Nathan McCauley

Lux Partners
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Anchorage
Infrastructure + Computer Science
Securing Life + Environment
Happiest Baby
Founded by renowned pediatrician and best-selling author Dr. Harvey Karp, Happiest Babyis commercializing a technology breakthrough to revolutionize infant sleep gear and seeks to become the dominant brand for child health and wellness.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Dr. Harvey Karp, M.D.
Nina Montee Karp

Lux Partners
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Happiest Baby
Engineering + Electronics
Advancing Human Health