Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Silicon Valley that invests in counter-conventional science and technology companies[2][3]. The firm focuses on seed and early stage ventures[2]. Artificial Intelligence is among the firm's focus areas[4], with portfolio companies in AI including Cognition and Physical Intelligence[4]. In the broader AI investment landscape, Lux Capital led Anthropic's Series C funding round at $580 million and participated in a New York City funding round for SONATA in July 2026[1].

Investments

• CCrosby

  An AI-native law firm that pairs licensed attorneys with proprietary AI software to review commercial contracts at fixed per-document pricing

• CFlourish

  An AI company that develops energy-efficient artificial intelligence systems using neuroscience and connectomics research

• Genius AI

  A technology platform that helps in-person service businesses automate scheduling, payments, marketing, and client management workflows

• Modal

  New York company providing serverless GPU compute for AI and data workloads.

• CModal Labs

  NYC company founded in 2021 by Erik Bernhardsson and Akshat Bubna, providing serverless infrastructure that runs machine learning and AI code in the cloud.

• CParadigm

  NYC company founded in 2022 by Jonathan Hirsch and Kent Thoelke, running a technology platform that expands patient participation in clinical trials and improves trial efficiency.

• Ramp

  Corporate card and spend-management platform that uses AI agents to automate expense reporting, bill pay, procurement and accounting close.

• CSONATA

  A preventive healthcare membership that combines deep biological testing and clinical AI with ongoing physician-led care

• CValthos

  NYC company founded in 2024 by Kathleen McMahon and Tess van Stekelenburg, developing next-generation biodefense technology.

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