bilal-zuberi
Bilal Zuberi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Red Glass Ventures, a Menlo Park venture capital firm investing at the intersection of AI and the physical world, which he launched in 2025 after 12 years as a General Partner at Lux Capital, where he led more than 65 investments and helped scale the firm to over 5 billion dollars in assets under management.
Bilal Zuberi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Red Glass Ventures, a Menlo Park, CA venture capital firm investing at the intersection of AI and the physical world -- autonomy, robotics, industrials, manufacturing, automotive, construction, defense and national security, health, and energy -- from formation-stage through Series A. He founded the firm in 2025 after departing Lux Capital in December 2024, where he had been a Partner since 2013 (previously a Principal at General Catalyst Partners for about five years). Over 12 years as a General Partner at Lux Capital, he led more than 65 investments and served on over 35 boards, helping scale the firm past $5 billion in AUM; investments reportedly included Applied Intuition, Saildrone, Evolv Technology, Desktop Metal, Ironclad, Nozomi Networks, and OpenSpace. Reported but not independently confirmed beyond a third-party bio: he holds a PhD in physical chemistry from MIT.
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- Founder & Managing Partner, Red Glass Ventures
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- Menlo Park, CA
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- Who is bilal-zuberi?
- Bilal Zuberi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Red Glass Ventures, a Menlo Park, CA venture capital firm investing at the intersection of AI and the physical world -- autonomy, robotics, industrials, manufacturing, automotive, construction, defense and national security, health, and energy -- from formation-stage through Series A. He founded the firm in 2025 after departing Lux Capital in December 2024, where he had been a Partner since 2013 (previously a Principal at General Catalyst Partners for about five years). Over 12 years as a General Partner at Lux Capital, he led more than 65 investments and served on over 35 boards, helping scale the firm past $5 billion in AUM; investments reportedly included Applied Intuition, Saildrone, Evolv Technology, Desktop Metal, Ironclad, Nozomi Networks, and OpenSpace. Reported but not independently confirmed beyond a third-party bio: he holds a PhD in physical chemistry from MIT.
- What is bilal-zuberi's role?
- bilal-zuberi is Founder & Managing Partner, Red Glass Ventures, based in Menlo Park, CA.
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Lux Capital adds Bilal Zuberi as Partner in its Palo Alto office; previously a Principal at General Catalyst Partners
Business Wire: Lux Capital Adds Bilal Zuberi PartnerVerified2013-05-09 - 2
Bilal Zuberi left Lux Capital on December 11, 2024 to launch a new AI and physical-world fund
Bloomberg Law: Lux Capital General Partner Zuberi Leaves to Launch New FirmVerified2024-12-11 - 3
Bilal Zuberi holds a PhD in physical chemistry from MIT under Nobel Laureate Mario Molina, spent roughly five years at General Catalyst, and spent 12 years as General Partner at Lux Capital leading over 65 investments and helping scale the firm to over 5 billion dollars in AUM
The Lemelson Foundation: Bilal ZuberiReported2026-08-12 - 4
Bilal Zuberi's investments at Lux Capital reportedly included Applied Intuition, Saildrone, Evolv Technology, Desktop Metal, Ironclad, Nozomi Networks, and OpenSpace
VC Sheet: Bilal Zuberi (Red Glass Ventures)Reported2026-08-12