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Josh Wolfe

Investor

General Partner at Radiant Flux · General Partner at Pioneer Pier Investments · Partner and Co-Founder at Lux Capital

New York City

Writes $2M – $20M checks · typically $10M

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About

Co-founder of Lux Capital, frequently featured in media discussing the firm's science- and defense-focused investment strategy.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareRobotics

Beyond investing

Founded
Wolfe co-founded Lux Capital in 2000 with Peter Hébert and Robert Paull.
Education
Studied at Cornell University (BS, Finance, 1999)
Boards
Wolfe is a Trustee of the Santa Fe Institute. Wolfe is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Coney Island Prep, the first charter school in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Charities
Wolfe has been actively involved with the East Harlem School at Exodus House for over a decade.
Communities
Wolfe is Jewish and had his bar mitzvah in Jerusalem. Wolfe has been an invited guest to the White House and Capitol Hill to advise on nanotechnology and emerging technologies, and has lectured at MIT, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, and NYU.
Family
Wolfe was raised in Coney Island, Brooklyn, by a single mother who worked as a public school teacher. Wolfe is married to Lauren Wolfe (née Taylor) and has three children.
More
Before entering finance, Wolfe published AIDS-immunopathology research in Cell Vision and The Journal of Leukocyte Biology.

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Investments

Board seats

KurionKymetaLux ResearchShapeways

Sources: curated public sources · the firm's website.

Colleagues at Radiant Flux

Peter Hebert
General Partner at Radiant Flux

Network11

Brad FeldScout
Co-founder of Foundry and Techstars
Bill GatesScout
Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
Adam GoulburnScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Dimension Capital
Alex NguyenScout
Partner at Lux Capital
Armen VidianScout
Managing Partner at Recode Ventures
Daniel S. LoebScout
Founder & CEO at Third Point Ventures
Danny CrichtonScout
Partner, Research at Lux Capital, publishing the Securities newsletter and Riskgaming
David YangScout
Partner at Lux Capital
Deena ShakirScout
Partner at Lux Capital
Drew OettingScout
Founding partner of 8VC
Tess van StekelenburgScout
Partner at Lux Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Josh Wolfe?
Co-founder of Lux Capital, frequently featured in media discussing the firm's science- and defense-focused investment strategy.
Where does Josh Wolfe work?
Josh Wolfe is General Partner at Radiant Flux and General Partner at Pioneer Pier Investments and Partner and Co-Founder at Lux Capital.
What does Josh Wolfe invest in?
Josh Wolfe invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Hardware, Robotics.
What check size does Josh Wolfe write?
Josh Wolfe typically writes checks of $2M – $20M.
What boards does Josh Wolfe sit on?
Josh Wolfe holds tracked board seats at Kurion, Kymeta, Lux Research, Shapeways.
What companies has Josh Wolfe invested in?
Investments tracked here include 3Scan, Aera Therapeutics, Aira, Anduril, Anduril Industries, Applied Intuition, Atavistik Bio, Auris, Cajal Neuroscience, Cambrios, Chronosphere, Citizen, and 36 more.

Founder mafias

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