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.
Co-Founder and Managing General Partner / Venture Partner
Ian Peikon
Venture Partner
Brandon Reeves
General Partner
Segolene Scarborough
CFO
Zack Schildhorn
Venture Partner
Deena Shakir
General Partner
Shaquille Vayda
Principal
Shaq Vayda
Principal
Josh Wolfe
Managing Partner
David Yang
Investor
Bilal Zuberi
General Partner
Tess Van Stekelenburg
Partner
Past deals in Penetration Testing
Jericho Security
Series A in 2025
Jericho Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in protecting businesses from generative AI-based threats. It has developed a proprietary generative AI platform, cyberGPT, which simulates realistic cyberattacks, creates new defense strategies, and provides personalized training to enhance cybersecurity efficiency and prevent potential losses.
Jericho Security
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Jericho Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in protecting businesses from generative AI-based threats. It has developed a proprietary generative AI platform, cyberGPT, which simulates realistic cyberattacks, creates new defense strategies, and provides personalized training to enhance cybersecurity efficiency and prevent potential losses.
VulnCheck
Seed Round in 2023
VulnCheck is a cyber threat intelligence platform designed to assist organizations in staying ahead of potential cyber threats. The company's platform leverages vulnerability intelligence to predict likely avenues of attack swiftly and accurately. By prioritizing vulnerabilities based on current threat landscapes, VulnCheck enables businesses to act promptly and effectively before an attack occurs.
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