Shahin Farshchi
Partner at Lux Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $2M – $20M checks · typically $25M
About
An engineer with a PhD, Shahin joined Lux in 2006 and works as a generalist partner, having co-founded and led early investments in companies across AI, semiconductors, autonomy and aerospace. Before Lux he worked at software startups and founded his own company in 2004 based on brain-signal chip research.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardware
Deals · 4
Isocline EngineeringBoard seat
via Lux Capital · filed Feb 2023 · $23.7M raise
Varda Space Industries, Inc.Board seat
via Lux Capital · filed Jan 2022 · $2.8M raise
Mosaic ML, Inc.Board seat
via Lux Capital · filed Jul 2021 · $25M raise
AevaBoard seat
via Lux Capital · filed Jan 2017 · $4.5M raise
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Colleagues at Lux Capital
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