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Lux Capital — 2019 Investments

10 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Strateosstrateos.comin𝕏Apr 2019 · $56M✓ verified

Strateos develops remote access laboratory software and automation platforms that enable scientists to design, execute, and analyze experiments through cloud-based robotics and control systems.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRoboticsSaaSMenlo Park, US

Chris Krueger(Executive Officer)inMark Fischer-Colbrie(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Lynch, PhD(Chief Executive Officer)Marc Siladi(Chief Operating Officer)in

BoardJoshua Wolfe(Director)Armen Vidian(Director)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)BlueStone Venture PartnersThird Rock VenturesAlumni VenturesDolby Family VenturesHarmonix Fund+6 more

Auris Healthaurishealth.comJan 2019 · $220M

Developer of a surgical robotic system for minimally invasive endoscopy and laparoscopy

Frederic Moll(Founder)

Co-investorsBeast VenturesMithril Capital ManagementPractica CapitalSBI Investment Korea Co. Ltd.Sonder CapitalViking Global+5 more

Capercaper.aiinSeries A · Sep 2019 · $10Macquired by Instacart · Oct 2021 · $350M

Caper builds AI-powered smart shopping carts equipped with GPS and computer vision for grocery stores.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRetail Tech

Lindon Gao(CEO)inAhmed Beshry(Founder)inYilin Huang(Founder)inGriffin Kelly(Engineering)inIsabel Tsai(Chief of Staff)Erica Pena(HR Generalist)

Co-investorsCreative VenturesFundersClubHCVCSidekick PartnersY CombinatorANOBAKA+4 more

Eikon Therapeuticseikontx.cominSeed · Jan 2019

Pioneering a drug discovery method based on tracking the movement of individual proteins in living cells.

Eric Betzig(Founder)Luke Lavis(Founder)Robert Tjian(Founder)Xavier Darzacq(Founder)

Co-investorsEcoR1 CapitalHorizons VenturesTCG CrossoverThe Column GroupWPSS InvestmentsGeneral Catalyst+1 more

Happiest Babyhappiestbaby.comin𝕏Nov 2019

Happiest Baby manufactures smart sleep products for infants, including the SNOO bassinet which uses gentle motion and swaddling to help babies sleep safely.

ConsumerHardwareLos Angeles, US

Harvey Karp(Founder)inNina Montee Karp(Founder)in

BoardBilal Zuberi(Director)inPaolo Pirjanian(Director)in

Co-investorsAngel Capital ManagementDG Daiwa VenturesFOD CapitalGreycroftGV (Google Ventures)Lauder Partners+3 more

Hugging Facehuggingface.coin𝕏Nov 2019 · $15M

Hugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsBrooklyn, US

Julien Chaumond(Founder)inClement Delange(Executive Officer, Director)Clément Delangue(Co-founder & CEO)inThomas Wolf(Founder)inClement Delangue(Founder)

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAIX VenturesBetaworksCoatue ManagementConnetic VenturesFelicis Ventures+27 more

Tempo Automationtempoautomation.comMay 2019 · $45M

San Francisco, US

Shashank Samala(Founder)Jeffrey McAlvay(Executive Officer, Director)Jesse Koenig(Founder)Jeff McAlvay(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDolby Family VenturesGrit VenturesKeiretsu ForumPoint72 VenturesSQN Venture Partners, LLC+5 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

SBOT TechnologiesBlockstack TokenFiddler Labs

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.