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Lux Capital
Science and tech VC with deep defense portfolio, early Anduril backer.
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 that manages over $7 billion in assets. It focuses on emerging science and technology, with approximately one-third of its portfolio in defense technology. Lux was one of the very first institutional investors in Anduril Industries and has backed Hadrian.
Overview
- Firm
- Lux Capital Management
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 2000
- AUM
- $7B
- Avg. check
- $100K–$100M
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
- Thesis
- Emerging science and technology at the outermost edges of what is possible, including defense, AI, biotech, and aerospace.
- X / Twitter
- x.com/luxcapital
- Website
- www.luxcapital.com/
Portfolio companies13
- CompanyAnduril IndustriesAutonomy-first defense products company building hardware and the Lattice software platform.
- CompanyHadrianAI-powered automated manufacturing for aerospace and defense components.
- CompanySaildroneUncrewed surface vehicles for persistent maritime intelligence and ocean mapping.
- CompanyCambridge AerospaceUK counter-drone startup building the Skyhammer interceptor family (range 30km+, top speed 700km/h) for drones and low-speed cruise missiles; UK Ministry of Defence agreed in April 2026 to buy hundreds of Skyhammer systems.
- CompanyNominalSoftware platform for testing, validating, and monitoring complex hardware systems used in aerospace and defense.
- CompanyKela TechnologiesIsraeli defense-tech company building a secure, open platform for Western militaries to rapidly integrate commercial technologies into existing defense systems.
- CompanyAgonLondon/Berlin-based defense AI startup building synthetic-battlefield infrastructure to train and validate autonomous weapon systems.
- CompanyApplied IntuitionVehicle intelligence and simulation software company expanding into defense with autonomy products for DoD programs.
- CompanyImpulse SpaceIn-space transportation company building orbital transfer vehicles.
- CompanyVarda Space IndustriesManufactures pharmaceuticals in microgravity aboard reentry-capable spacecraft.
- CompanyAmcaAerospace/defense component supplier that acquires and modernizes legacy manufacturers.
- CompanyApex TechnologySatellite bus manufacturer building standardized spacecraft platforms at scale (also known as Apex Space).
- CompanyObservable SpaceSpace-data software and telescope manufacturer formed from the OurSky/PlaneWave Instruments merger.
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Frequently asked
- What is Lux Capital?
- Emerging science and technology at the outermost edges of what is possible, including defense, AI, biotech, and aerospace.
- How much does Lux Capital manage?
- Lux Capital manages $7B in assets, and was founded in 2000.
- What stages does Lux Capital invest at?
- Lux Capital invests at Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, with typical checks of $100K–$100M.
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