Lux Capital

Founded in 2000, Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York and Silicon Valley. It manages over $5 billion in assets, focusing on seed to growth investments at the intersection of technology and sciences. Lux actively supports entrepreneurs building successful businesses in high-growth sectors such as biochemistry, material science, electronics, infrastructure, aerospace, genomics, synthetic biology, and robotics.

Tuvia Barak

Venture Partner

Steven Brody

COO

Shahin Farshchi

General Partner

Peter Hebert

Managing Partner

Grace Isford

Partner

Past deals in Navigation and Mapping

Theseus

Seed Round in 2025
Theseus is a defence technology company specialising in GPS-free drone navigation. It develops and provides a Visual Navigation System (VNS) that can be retrofitted onto any drone, utilising cameras, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and reference satellite imagery for positioning. This system offers an alternative to GPS, ensuring militaries and surveillance teams can operate independently of GPS signals.

OpenSpace

Series D in 2022
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

Saildrone

Series C in 2021
Saildrone designs and manufactures wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, called Saildrones, to collect ocean data at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company provides high-resolution ocean datasets for climate research, weather forecasting, oceanography, mapping, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Its vehicles carry sensors and proprietary AI to deliver long-duration, real-time data above and below the sea surface, enabling governments, researchers, and commercial clients to monitor maritime conditions, support border protection and critical infrastructure security, and prevent ecological disasters. Saildrone operates globally, contributing data used to improve planetary models and decision-making across maritime domains.

OpenSpace

Series C in 2021
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

OpenSpace

Series B in 2020
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

OpenSpace

Series A in 2019
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

Saildrone

Series B in 2018
Saildrone designs and manufactures wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, called Saildrones, to collect ocean data at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company provides high-resolution ocean datasets for climate research, weather forecasting, oceanography, mapping, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Its vehicles carry sensors and proprietary AI to deliver long-duration, real-time data above and below the sea surface, enabling governments, researchers, and commercial clients to monitor maritime conditions, support border protection and critical infrastructure security, and prevent ecological disasters. Saildrone operates globally, contributing data used to improve planetary models and decision-making across maritime domains.

OpenSpace

Seed Round in 2017
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

AirMap

Series B in 2017
AirMap, Inc. is a digital airspace and automation company that specializes in software solutions for managing low-altitude airspace and facilitating drone operations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, AirMap offers a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) platform. This platform provides critical airspace information, including geometries, restrictions, and situational awareness, to various stakeholders, such as airspace authorities, enterprise operators, and developers. AirMap aims to enable safe and efficient drone flight by organizing and automating airspace management, thereby fostering innovation in applications ranging from agriculture to public safety. The company collaborates with industry partners and is actively involved in initiatives like the Small UAV Coalition and NASA's UTM program, ensuring it plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of low-altitude aviation.

Saildrone

Series A in 2017
Saildrone designs and manufactures wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, called Saildrones, to collect ocean data at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company provides high-resolution ocean datasets for climate research, weather forecasting, oceanography, mapping, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Its vehicles carry sensors and proprietary AI to deliver long-duration, real-time data above and below the sea surface, enabling governments, researchers, and commercial clients to monitor maritime conditions, support border protection and critical infrastructure security, and prevent ecological disasters. Saildrone operates globally, contributing data used to improve planetary models and decision-making across maritime domains.

Saildrone

Series A in 2016
Saildrone designs and manufactures wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, called Saildrones, to collect ocean data at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company provides high-resolution ocean datasets for climate research, weather forecasting, oceanography, mapping, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Its vehicles carry sensors and proprietary AI to deliver long-duration, real-time data above and below the sea surface, enabling governments, researchers, and commercial clients to monitor maritime conditions, support border protection and critical infrastructure security, and prevent ecological disasters. Saildrone operates globally, contributing data used to improve planetary models and decision-making across maritime domains.

AirMap

Series A in 2016
AirMap, Inc. is a digital airspace and automation company that specializes in software solutions for managing low-altitude airspace and facilitating drone operations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, AirMap offers a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) platform. This platform provides critical airspace information, including geometries, restrictions, and situational awareness, to various stakeholders, such as airspace authorities, enterprise operators, and developers. AirMap aims to enable safe and efficient drone flight by organizing and automating airspace management, thereby fostering innovation in applications ranging from agriculture to public safety. The company collaborates with industry partners and is actively involved in initiatives like the Small UAV Coalition and NASA's UTM program, ensuring it plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of low-altitude aviation.

Aria Insights

Series B in 2015
Aria Insights specializes in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles designed for search and rescue missions and inspection operations. The company creates robust, high-endurance tethered drones equipped with autonomous flight capabilities and secure payload data. These intelligent aerial robots are deployed in logistically challenging and potentially hazardous environments, allowing them to gather critical data and deliver actionable insights to decision-makers while ensuring the safety of personnel. By transforming inaccessible landscapes into manageable data points, Aria Insights enhances operational efficiency and supports informed decision-making in various industries.

AirMap

Seed Round in 2015
AirMap, Inc. is a digital airspace and automation company that specializes in software solutions for managing low-altitude airspace and facilitating drone operations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, AirMap offers a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) platform. This platform provides critical airspace information, including geometries, restrictions, and situational awareness, to various stakeholders, such as airspace authorities, enterprise operators, and developers. AirMap aims to enable safe and efficient drone flight by organizing and automating airspace management, thereby fostering innovation in applications ranging from agriculture to public safety. The company collaborates with industry partners and is actively involved in initiatives like the Small UAV Coalition and NASA's UTM program, ensuring it plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of low-altitude aviation.

Aria Insights

Series A in 2013
Aria Insights specializes in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles designed for search and rescue missions and inspection operations. The company creates robust, high-endurance tethered drones equipped with autonomous flight capabilities and secure payload data. These intelligent aerial robots are deployed in logistically challenging and potentially hazardous environments, allowing them to gather critical data and deliver actionable insights to decision-makers while ensuring the safety of personnel. By transforming inaccessible landscapes into manageable data points, Aria Insights enhances operational efficiency and supports informed decision-making in various industries.

Saildrone

Saildrone designs and manufactures wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, called Saildrones, to collect ocean data at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company provides high-resolution ocean datasets for climate research, weather forecasting, oceanography, mapping, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Its vehicles carry sensors and proprietary AI to deliver long-duration, real-time data above and below the sea surface, enabling governments, researchers, and commercial clients to monitor maritime conditions, support border protection and critical infrastructure security, and prevent ecological disasters. Saildrone operates globally, contributing data used to improve planetary models and decision-making across maritime domains.
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