Luciana Lixandru

London, UK

Writes $1M – $200M checks · typically $10M

Midas 2026 · #46 Midas 2025 · #51 Midas 2024 · #18 Midas 2023 · #19 Midas 2022 · #58 Midas 2021 · #99

About

Luciana Lixandru became Sequoia Capital's first Europe-based partner in 2020 and anchors the firm's London office, after making her name at Accel with early investments in UiPath, Miro and Deliveroo. The Romanian-born investor has appeared on the Forbes Midas List every year since 2021, reaching the top 20 in 2023 and 2024.

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Luciana Lixandru @lucianalix

We're still early in Act Two. But the foundations are there. Full conversation: https://t.co/qp2Gl27SsG

Jun 17, 2026 · ♥ 21 · ⇄ 4

Luciana Lixandru @lucianalix

AI is accelerating all of this. It's a great equaliser - raising the bar for everyone while making geography irrelevant for European founders for the first time. The pace has changed. The ambition has changed.

Jun 17, 2026 · ♥ 5

Luciana Lixandru @lucianalix

The second is defence and European sovereignty. When we partnered with Uwe and the team at Stark, our thesis was simple: great team, strong "why now". Today, the smartest people in Europe aren't avoiding defence companies - they're actively seeking them out, for ethical reasons.

Jun 17, 2026 · ♥ 4