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Thrive Earlier Detection

Early Cancer Detection

Thematic

Manage custom investment products at scale

Tempo Automation

Low-Volume Electronics Prototyping

Tecton

Operationalizing Machine Learning

Summer Health

Pediatricians on-demand

Strateos

Accelerating Drug Discovery and Synthetic Biology
<a href="https://www.zipdrug.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zipdrug</a> is an on-demand prescription delivery service available online and through mobile applications. Zipdrug was acquired in 2020 by Anthem.
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Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2015
Acquired by Anthem: 2020

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Stu Libby
Webster Ross
Kyro Beshay

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Zipdrug
<a href="https://www.yonder.co/">Yonder</a> is a cybersecurity company specializing in defense for highly visible brands under attack by coordinated disinformation campaigns.
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Securing Life Environment

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Lux investment: 2018
Acquired by Primer: 2022

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Jonothan Morgan

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Yonder
<a href="https://zoox.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zoox</a> is what comes after the automobile. The company was acquired by Amazon in 2020.
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Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux Investment: 2015
Acquired by Amazon: 2020

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Tim Kentley-Klay
Jesse Levinson

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Zoox
<a href="https://www.workithealth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Workit Health</a> is transforming how care for addiction is addressed and treated with a private, online program to kick addictive behaviors.
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Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2016

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Lisa McLaughlin
Robin McIntosh

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Workit Health
<a href="https://zededa.com/">Zededa</a> makes edge computing possible at scale.
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Infrastructure Computer Science

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Lux investment: 2019

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Said Ouissal
Roman Shaposhnik
Roman Shaposhnik
Vijay Tapaskar

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Zededa
<div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> Vosbor is the first digital marketplace for global trade in bulk agricultural commodities </div> </div> </div> </div>
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Securing Life Environment
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux Investment: 2022

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Maarten Elferink

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Vosbor
<a href="https://www.waymarkcare.com/">Waymark</a> enables community-based care, using technology, to catalyze improvements in access and outcomes for Medicaid patients.
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Dr. Rajaie Batniji
Dr. Sanjay Basu

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Waymark
W4 Games is building the next-generation of open-source gaming software based on the popular Godot Engine
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Infrastructure Computer Science
Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

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Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Juan Linietsky
Rémi Verschelde
Fabio Alessandrelli
Nicola Farronato

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W4 Games
<a href="https://www.veobot.com/">Veo Robotics</a> makes standard industrial robots responsive to humans so they can work safely side-by-side.
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Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2017

founders

Patrick Sobalvarro
Clara Vu
Scott Denenberg

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Veo Robotics
<a href="https://www.vium.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vium</a> improves the speed and reproducibility of preclinical research to better predict how drugs perform in humans. Vium was acquired by Recursion Pharmaceuticals in 2020.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2014
Acquired: 2020

founders

Joe Betts-Lacroix
Tim Robertson

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Vium
Taxes made simple.
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Lux investment: 2016

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Gernot Zacke
Avinash Anand
Gene Conley

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Visor
<a href="http://hometeamhealth.com">Vesta Healthcare</a> connects caregivers to care delivery to improve health outcomes.
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Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2014

founders

Randy Klein

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Vesta Healthcare
<a href="http://www.visterrainc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visterra</a> rationally designs more effective therapeutics and vaccines based on a groundbreaking technology platform built around a unique structural understanding of how a virus interacts with human cells. Visterra was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 2018.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2008
Acquired: 2018

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Alan Crane
Ram Sasisekharan

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Visterra
<a href="http://www.variantbio.com/">Variant Bio</a> is using the enormous power of human genetic diversity to discover a new generation of therapeutics.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2018

founders

Akhila Kosaraju
Kaja Wasik
Stephane Castel

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Variant Bio
<a href="http://varda.com/">Varda</a> is pioneering space manufacturing.
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Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Will Bruey
Daniel Marshall
Delian Asparouhov

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Varda
Trial Library is a public-benefit corporation that is fundamentally transforming the way we think about oncology clinical trial recruitment
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Advancing Human Health

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Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Hala Borno
Stephen Buck

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Trial Library
<a href="https://www.transphormusa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transphorm</a> is redefining power conversion, enabling significant energy savings across the grid. Transphorm's ultra-efficient power modules eliminate up to 90% of all electric conversion losses. The company completed its IPO in 2020.
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Engineering Electronics
Securing Life Environment

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Lux investment: 2007
IPO: 2020

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Umesh Mishra
Primit Parikh

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Transphorm
Tactic streamlines cryptocurrency accounting for businesses that hold or interact with digital currencies
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Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Ann Jaskiw

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Tactic
<div data-financetoolbar="false"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" data-financetoolbar="false">Timber is <span data-financetoolbar="false">a vendor-agnostic, high-performance observability data pipeline. Timber was acquired by Datadog in 2021.</span></span></div>
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Infrastructure Computer Science

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Lux investment: 2020
Acquired: 2021

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Zach Sherman
Ben Johnson

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Timber.io
<a href="https://www.tines.com/">Tines</a> is an automation platform designed to allow security teams to automate repetitive manual tasks.
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Infrastructure Computer Science
Securing Life Environment

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Lux investment: 2021

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Eoin Hinchy
Thomas Kinsella

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Tines
<a href="https://thrivedetect.com/">Thrive Earlier Detection</a> envisions a future in which blood drawn at an annual physical is used to find early-stage cancer. Exact Sciences acquired Thrive for up to $2.15B in 2021.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2020
Acquired by EXAS: 2021

founders

Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D.
Nickolas Papadopoulos, Ph.D.
Bert Vogelstein, M.D.

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Thrive Earlier Detection
With Thematic, the next generation of asset managers can easily express their views by building investable products.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux Investment: 2021

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Steve Carpenter
Peter Hébert

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Thematic
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.
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Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2021

founders

Jen Goldsmith
Dan Goldsmith

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Tendo
<a href="https://www.tempoautomation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tempo Automation</a> provides the fastest and most seamless development tools for electrical engineers.
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Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2015

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Jeff McAlvay
Jesse Koenig
Shashank Samala

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Tempo Automation
<a href="http://tecton.ai">Tecton</a> is making world-class machine learning accessible to every company.
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Infrastructure Computer Science

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Lux investment: 2018

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Mike Del Balso
Jeremy Hermann
Kevin Stumpf

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Tecton
<a href="https://survios.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Survios</a> is creating mind-blowing virtual reality (VR) technology that creates a visceral, full-body, shared experience where anything is possible.
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Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

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Lux investment: 2015

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Nathan Burba
James Iliff
Alexander Silkin

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Survios
Summer Health helps parents get questions answered by expert, board-certified pediatricians within 15 minutes — day or night
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Advancing Human Health

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Lux Investment: 2022

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Ellen DaSilva
Matthew Woo

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Summer Health
<a href="https://www.subspace.com/">Subspace</a> is revolutionizing how humans and machines communicate by providing real-time, latency-free internet connection.
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Lux investment: 2018

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Bayan Towfiq

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Subspace
Strateos builds and operates, closed-loop robotic cloud labs that integrate automated chemical and biological sciences to positively impact the world.
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Biology Biochemistry
Progressing Science Knowledge
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2014
Lux Investment: 2019

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Mark Fischer-Colbrie
Max Hodak
Todd Huffman

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Strateos
<a href="http://stord.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://stord.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631825160658000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG-ReXdiKUowdF7zZUHgt37KPKg4Q">Stord</a> is the cloud supply chain, bringing together warehousing, freight and fulfillment – in a single, integrated platform.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2021

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Sean Henry
Jacob Boudrea

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Stord
<a href="http://www.siluria.com" target="_blank">Siluria</a> combines nanotechnology, biotechnology and chemical engineering to create new catalysts that convert natural gas into valuable fuels and chemicals. Siluria was acquired by McDermott in 2019.
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Chemistry Material Science
Securing Life Environment

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Lux investment: 2007
Acquired by McDermott: 2019

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Alex Tkachenko
Angela Belcher

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Siluria Technologies
<a href="https://www.steadymd.com/about-us/">SteadyMD</a> is a technology company and healthcare provider that delivers high-quality telehealth experiences for consumers, employers, digital health companies, and clinicians.
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Advancing Human Health

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Lux investment: 2021

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Guy Friedman
Yarone Goren

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SteadyMD
<a href="https://statespace.gg" target="_blank">Statespace</a> leverages expertise in neuroscience and data science to bring standardized performance analytics and personalized training to gaming.
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Advancing Human Health
Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

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Lux investment: 2019

founders

Wayne Mackey, PhD
Jay Fuller, PhD

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Statespace
<a href="http://www.blockstack.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stacks</a> is a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts
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Infrastructure Computer Science
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Muneeb Ali
Ryan Shea

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Stacks
<a href="https://sourcegraph.com/">Sourcegraph</a> is a code search and intelligence tool for developers.
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Infrastructure Computer Science

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Lux investment: 2015

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Quinn Slack
Beyang Liu

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Sourcegraph
<a href="http://www.sols.com" target="_blank">SOLS Systems</a> is a pioneer of custom, mass-manufacturing, 3D technology enabling the personalization of everyday wearables. Its first product, exoSOLS, brings 3D printing to footwear with dynamic orthotics. Sols was acquired by Aetrex in 2017.
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Chemistry Material Science
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2013
Acquired by Aetrex: 2017

founders

Kegan Schouwenburg

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SOLS Systems
<a href="https://www.shiru.com/">Shiru</a> creates functional ingredients to accelerate the transition to sustainable eating.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2019

founders

Jasmin Hume

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Shiru
<a href="http://www.sibeam.com/" target="_blank">SiBEAM</a> was a leading developer of high-speed wireless communications technologies. SiBEAM was acquired by Silicon Image in 2011.
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Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2009
Acquired by Silicon Image 2011

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SiBEAM
Silicon Clocks was founded in 2006 to develop high-performance semiconductor timing and sensor designs. The company was acquired by Silicon Labs in 2010.
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Engineering Electronics

milestones

Lux investment: 2007
Acquired by Silicon Labs 2010

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Silicon Clocks
<a href="https://www.shapeways.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shapeways</a> lets anyone create amazing products with the power of 3D printing. The company listed publicly [NYSE: SHPW] in 2021.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2012
Listed publicly: 2021

founders

Marleen Vogelaar
Robert Schouwenburg
Peter Weijmarshausen

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Shapeways
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://scatter.nyc/">Scatter</a> has created the world’s most widely used volumetric video solution.</span>
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Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

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Lux investment: 2016

founders

James George
Alexander Porter

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Scatter
<a href="https://www.sentibio.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senti Biosciences</a> is a Bay Area biotech company focused on outsmarting complex diseases with more intelligent medicines.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders
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Senti Biosciences
<a href="https://runwayml.com/">Runway</a> is building the next generation of creative tools.
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Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

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Lux investment: 2018

founders

Cristóbal Valenzuela
Anastasis Germanidis
Alejandro Matamala Ortiz

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Runway
<a href="https://www.science37.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Science 37</a>  accelerates clinical research by making it simple for patients to participate from the comfort of their own home. The company listed publicly [NASDAQ: SNCE] in 2021.
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Publicly listed: 2021

founders

Noah Craft
Belinda Tan

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Science 37
Founded by senior Google engineers, <a href="https://www.scaledinference.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scaled Inference</a> is a machine learning company that automates the process of gleaning insights from unstructured data.
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Lux investment: 2014

founders

Dmitry Lepikhin
Olcan Sercinoglu

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Scaled Inference
<a href="https://www.saildrone.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saildrone</a> collects valuable ocean data using a fleet of unmanned, autonomous sailing drones.
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Engineering Electronics
Securing Life Environment
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Richard Jenkins
Sebastien de Halleux

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Saildrone
<a href="https://www.rivethealth.com/">Rivet</a> powers clear and efficient healthcare transactions.
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Ted Ferrin
Paul Draper
Andrew Harding

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Rivet
<a href="https://www.rigetti.com/">Rigetti Computing</a> is on a mission to build the world's most powerful computer.
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Engineering Electronics
Progressing Science Knowledge
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Chad Rigetti

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Rigetti Computing
<a href="https://www.ripcord.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ripcord</a> is on a mission to take the world paperless, turning paper records trapped in warehouses into meaningful data using advanced robotics and computer vision.
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Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Company founded: 2015
Lux investment: 2016

founders

Alex Fielding
Kevin Hall
Kim Lembo

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Ripcord
<a href="https://primer.ai/">Primer</a> builds machines that read and write.
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Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Sean Gourley

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Primer
<a href="http://resilience.com">Resilience</a> is building the world’s most advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing ecosystem.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Bob Nelsen
Rahul Singhvi
Sandy Mahatme
Patrick Y. Yang

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Resilience
The first autonomous platform to build the future of humanity in space.
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Physics Aerospace
Securing Life Environment

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Lux investment: 2016

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Relativity Space
<a href="https://ramp.com/">Ramp</a> is building the world's first finance automation platform.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Eric Glyman
Karim Atiyeh
Gene Lee

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Ramp
<a href="https://www.recursionpharma.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recursion Pharma</a> 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.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2016
IPO: 2021

founders

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

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Recursion Pharma
<a href="https://pivotalcommware.com/">Pivotal Commware</a> uses metamaterials technology to improve communications from moving targets such as cars, planes and drones, among other applications.
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Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Brian Deutsch

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Pivotal Commware
<a href="https://plexium.com/">Plexium</a> focuses on targeted protein degraders to reinvent the way medicines are discovered.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Swamy Vijayan, PhD

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Plexium
<a href="https://www.plethora.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plethora</a> is making hardware as easy as software by eliminating the complexity, guess work, and manual effort involved in procuring parts.
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milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Nick Pinkston
Jeremy Herrman

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Plethora
<a href="https://www.planet.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Planet</a> operates the largest-ever fleet of Earth-imaging satellites to frequently image the entire planet and provide open access to that information. The company listed publicly [NYSE: PL] in 2021.
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Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2013
Publicly listed: 2021

founders

Chris Boshuizen
Robbie Schingler
Will Marshall

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Planet
<a href="http://www.pinscreen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pinscreen</a> is a computational imaging startup.
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Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Hao Li

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Pinscreen
<a href="https://physera.com/">Physera</a> simplifies physical therapy. Physera was acquired by Omada Health in 2020.
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2016
Acquired by Omada Health: 2020

founders

Dan Rubinstein
Cameron Marlow

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Physera
<a href="https://pdw.ai/">Performance Drone Works</a> develops autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
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Physics Aerospace
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Patrick Laney
Ryan Gury

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Performance Drone Works
<a href="https://pawp.com/">Pawp</a> is making high quality pet care affordable.
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Marc Atiyeh
Andrew Malek
Cody Simons

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Pawp
<a href="https://pager.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pager</a> simplifies the medical experience and brings care to patients when and where they need it.
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Gaspard de Dreuzy
Philip Eytan
Oscar Salazar

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Pager
<a href="https://orbitalinsight.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Orbital Insight</a> analyzes satellite and other remote aerial imagery to extract valuable information.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

James Crawford

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Orbital Insight
<a href="https://paceline.fit/">Paceline</a> is a health and wellness platform.
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Joel Lieginger

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Paceline
OpenStore's mission is to provide life-changing liquidity to ecommerce entrepreneurs
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Keith Rabois
Jack Abraham
Michael Rubenstein
Jeremy Wood
Matt Lanter

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OpenStore
<a href="https://openspace.ai/">OpenSpace</a> is a computer vision company bringing machine intelligence to construction sites.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Jeevan Kalanithi
Philip DeCamp
Michael Fleischman

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OpenSpace
<a href="https://www.octant.bio/">Octant</a> is engineering a new generation of drug discovery.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2017

founders

Sri Kosuri
Ramsey Homsany

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Octant Bio
<a href="http://www.nozominetworks.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nozomi Networks</a> provides operational visibility and industrial cyber security to major industrial clients worldwide.
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Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Andrea Carcano, PhD
Moreno Carullo, PhD

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Nozomi Networks
<a href="https://www.oasislabs.com/">Oasis Labs</a> is building an all-in-one tool for controlling and sharing data.
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Infrastructure Computer Science
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Dawn Song
Raymond Cheng
Noah Johnson
Bobby Jaros

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Oasis Labs
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://noonhome.com/">Noon</a> creates products that improve our daily experience in the home. Noon was acquired by Racepoint Energy in 2020.</span>
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Engineering Electronics
Securing Life Environment

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Acquired by Racepoint: 2020

founders

Erik Charlton
Annie Cheung
Will Lark

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Noon
<a href="https://www.noveleffect.com/">Novel Effect</a> leverages artificial intelligence to aurally augment print media.
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milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Matt Hammersley
Melissa Hammersley

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Novel Effect
<a href="https://nomic.bio/">Nom­ic</a> is de­vel­oping the world’s high­est through­put pro­teom­ic plat­form.
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Biology Biochemistry
Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Milad Dagher, PhD
Jeff Munzar, PhD
Arya Tavakoli

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Nomic
Nervana Systems is building an AI/machine learning-as-a-service capability for hardware companies. Nervana was acquired by Intel in 2016.
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Infrastructure Computer Science
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2015
Acquired by Intel: 2016

founders

Amir Khosrowshahi
Naveen Rao
Arjun Bansal

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Nervana Systems
<a href="https://neo.tax/">Neo</a> applies cutting-edge machine learning to streamline SMB accounting and unlock scientific innovation.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Ahmad Ibrahim
Firas Abuzaid

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Neo
<a href="https://www.mythic-ai.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mythic</a> makes it easy to push local AI to any device.
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Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Mike Henry
Dave Fick

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Mythic
To address Africa’s chronic disease burden, mPharma wants to solve the cost of medications
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Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2022

founders

Gregory Rockson
Daniel Shoukimas
James Finucane

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mPharma
Nanosys is an industry-leading nanotechnology company developing, manufacturing and selling products based on high-performance, inorganic nanostructures.
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Engineering Electronics

milestones

Lux investment: 2003

founders

Larry Bock
Jim Heath
Peidong Yang

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Nanosys
<a href="https://multiplylabs.com/">Multiply Labs</a> develops robotic systems that manufacture individualized drugs at industrial scale.
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Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Fred Parietti, PhD
Alice Melocchi, PhD

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Multiply Labs
<a href="https://www.shopmoment.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moment</a> is building the dominant brand in the rapidly-growing market of mobile photography, and is focused on photo capture and retrieval.
industries

Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Marc Barros

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Moment
<a href="http://www.mousera.com" target="_blank">Mousera</a> improves the speed and reproducibility of preclinical research to better predict how drugs perform in humans.
industries
milestones

Lux investment: 2014

founders

Joe Betts-Lacroix
Tim Robertson

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Mousera
<a href="https://www.mos.com/">Mos</a> is on a mission to make college more affordable.
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Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Amira Yahyaoui

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Mos
<a href="https://www.mosaicml.com/">MosaicML</a> improves efficiency of neural network training with algorithmic methods that deliver speed, boost quality and reduce cost.
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Infrastructure Computer Science
Progressing Science Knowledge
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Naveen Rao
Hanlin Tang
Michael Carbin

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MosaicML
Molecular Imprints provides high-resolution, low cost-of-ownership, nanopatterning systems and solutions in the hard-disk-drive and semiconductor industries. The company was acquired by Canon in 2014.
industries

Engineering Electronics

milestones

Lux investment: 2004
Acquired: 2015

founders

S.V. Sreenivasan

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Molecular Imprints
Miga Health helps people lead the long, healthy lives they deserve, by preventing the next million heart attacks and strokes.
industries
milestones

Lux Investment: 2022

founders

Jarrad Aguirre
Andreas Limberopoulos

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Miga Health
Mendaera is a stealth company working at the intersection of health care and technology
industries

Engineering Electronics
Advancing Human Health
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux Investment: 2020

founders

Josh DeFonzo
Jason Wilson

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Mendaera
<a href="https://matterport.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matterport</a> 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

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Matterport
<a href="https://www.mavenclinic.com/">Maven</a> is the largest virtual clinic for women's and family health.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2021

founders

Kate Ryder

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Maven
<a href="https://www.mahanatx.com/">Mahana Therapeutics</a> is providing people living with gastrointestinal conditions the treatments and support they need to live their best lives.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders

Robert Paull

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Mahana Therapeutics
<span data-sheets-value="[null,2,&quot;Madaket automates the manual, error-prone process of enrollment for healthcare providers and payers.&quot;]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0,null,null,null,12]"><a href="https://www.madakethealth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Madaket</a> automates the manual, error-prone process of enrollment for healthcare providers and payers.</span>
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2012

founders

Ted Achtem
Jim Dougherty
Mads Kvalsvik
Scott Soderstrom

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Madaket
Magen Biosciences focused on improving the health and appearance of human skin. The company was acquired by PPD in 2009.
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Biology Biochemistry
Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2006
Acquired by PPD: 2009

founders

Richard Aldrich
David Fisher
Phillip Sharp
David Shaw
Christopher Walsh
Christoph Westphal

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Magen
<a href="https://luxhealth.gcs-web.com/">Lux Health Tech Acquisition Corp</a>. is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Lux Capital.
industries

Advancing Human Health

milestones

Lux investment: 2020

founders

Peter Hébert
Josh DeFonzo
Segolene Scarborough
Dr. Bijan Salehizadeh
Senator Joseph Robert Kerrey
Dr. Fred Moll

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Lux Health Tech Acquisition Corp.
<span data-sheets-value="[null,2,&quot;Lux Research provides strategic advice and ongoing intelligence about emerging technologies. Lux Research was acquired by Bregal Sagemount in 2017.&quot;]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0,null,null,null,12]"><a href="https://www.luxresearchinc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lux Research</a> provides strategic advice and ongoing intelligence about emerging technologies. Lux Research was acquired by Bregal Sagemount in 2017.</span>
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Progressing Science Knowledge

milestones

Lux founded: 2004
Acquired: 2017

founders

Peter Hébert
Josh Wolfe
Robert Paull
Matthew Nordan

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Lux Research
<a href="http://www.luxtera.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.luxtera.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1549594501715000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjOT-hK_cVDMGG-TSUM8p7yEfrUg">Luxtera</a> constructs advanced optical systems in standard semiconductor manufacturing processes and enables the next-generation of data centers, servers, and mobile infrastructure. Luxtera was acquired by Cisco in 2019.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2009
Acquired by Cisco: 2019

founders

Tom Baehr-Jones
Cary Gunn
Michael Hochberg
John Oxaal
Axel Scherer
Eli Yablonovitch

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Luxtera
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

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Lumafield
The <a href="https://lookingglassfactory.com/" target="_blank">Looking Glass</a> is the first desktop holographic display designed for 3D developers. Create, view, and share in true 3D. No VR or AR headsets required.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

milestones

Lux investment: 2015

founders

Shawn Frayne
Alex Hornstein

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Looking Glass
Loom Vision is a stealth robotics company changing how industrial robots learn.
industries
milestones

Lux investment: 2018

founders
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Loom Vision
<a href="https://latch.bio/">Latch Bio</a> is 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

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Latch Bio
<a href="https://lightform.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightform</a> is the first computer made for projected augmented reality. Connect Lightform to any projector and instantly create magical experiences with light.
industries

Engineering Electronics
Enabling Human Creativity Free Expression

milestones

Lux investment: 2016

founders

Brett Jones
Raj Sodhi
Kevin Karsch

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Lightform
<span data-sheets-value="[null,2,&quot;Kymeta is commercializing a metamaterials-based satellite antenna. Kymeta\u2019s products simplify the connection between mobile users and high-capacity communications satellites. This provides passengers in cars, planes and other vehicles, a similar broadband experience to what they have at home or in the office.&quot;]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,4,0,null,null,null,12]"><a href="http://www.kymetacorp.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kymeta</a> is commercializing a metamaterials-based satellite antenna. Kymeta simplifies the connection between mobile users and high-capacity communications satellites.</span>
industries

Engineering Electronics
Physics Aerospace
Increasing Productivity Efficiency

milestones

Lux investment: 2012

founders

Nathan Kundtz

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Kymeta

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