Donald A. Lucas
InvestorFounder at Lucas Venture Group · Board director at Avinger
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Founder of Lucas Venture Group and a second-generation venture capitalist, following his father Donald L. Lucas. He spent his career investing in private companies and supporting entrepreneurs and their management teams.
Board director at Avinger
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Avinger's investors · 2
Co-founders at Avinger
JB
John B. SimpsonExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Lucas Venture GroupFounder & Managing Directorcurrent1984 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Truebill - We're Hiring!Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Pallet ShelterInvestorcurrent2019 — presentEverett, WA
- Kognos IncInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Finicast, Inc.Investorcurrent2019 — present
- BlastWaveInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- KATERRAInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- Bossa Nova RoboticsInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- ENVEILInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- Filld: Gas delivered to your carInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- talechInvestorcurrent2015 — present
- Sun BasketInvestorcurrent2015 — present
- Berkeley Lights, Inc.Investorcurrent2015 — present
- SignifydInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- LiquidSpaceInvestorcurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto Ca.
- TouchofModernInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco California
- MightybellInvestorcurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Palantir TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2012 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- U.S. BankAdvisory Board Membercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- MD InsiderInvestor2014 — 2019Santa Monica, California
Skills & more
Invest in winning teams and startups1Venture Capital17Social Media4Corporate Development4Start-ups11Angel Investing3Private Equity3Entrepreneurship9Mergers & Acquisitions5Strategic Partnerships2Due Diligence4Business Strategy2
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StrategyVenture FinancingPrivate PlacementsValuationIPOM&A experienceBusiness DevelopmentCorporate FinanceCapital RaisingInvestmentsManagementLanguages English · Spanish
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Deals · 1
AvingerBoard seat
via Lucas Venture Group · filed Jul 2018 · $1.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Lucas Venture Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Donald A. Lucas?
- Founder of Lucas Venture Group and a second-generation venture capitalist, following his father Donald L. Lucas. He spent his career investing in private companies and supporting entrepreneurs and their management teams.
- Where does Donald A. Lucas work?
- Donald A. Lucas is Founder at Lucas Venture Group and Board director at Avinger.
- What boards does Donald A. Lucas sit on?
- Donald A. Lucas holds tracked board seats at Avinger.
- Where did Donald A. Lucas go to school?
- Donald A. Lucas studied at Santa Clara University (Economics); Santa Clara University (Business & Economics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Truebill - We're Hiring!9
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Also worked at BlastWave1
Also worked at ENVEIL5
Also worked at Signifyd11
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