Lux Capital

Founded in 2000, Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York and Silicon Valley. It manages over $5 billion in assets, focusing on seed to growth investments at the intersection of technology and sciences. Lux actively supports entrepreneurs building successful businesses in high-growth sectors such as biochemistry, material science, electronics, infrastructure, aerospace, genomics, synthetic biology, and robotics.

Shahin Farshchi

General Partner

Peter Hebert

Managing Partner

Lan Jiang

Associate

Alex Nguyen

Partner

Ian Peikon

Venture Partner

Brandon Reeves

General Partner

Segolene Scarborough

CFO

Zack Schildhorn

Venture Partner

Deena Shakir

General Partner

Shaquille Vayda

Principal

Shaq Vayda

Principal

Josh Wolfe

Managing Partner

David Yang

Investor

Bilal Zuberi

General Partner

Tess Van Stekelenburg

Partner

Past deals in Penetration Testing

Jericho Security

Series A in 2025
Jericho Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in protecting businesses from generative AI-based threats. It has developed a proprietary generative AI platform, cyberGPT, which simulates realistic cyberattacks, creates new defense strategies, and provides personalized training to enhance cybersecurity efficiency and prevent potential losses.

Jericho Security

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Jericho Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in protecting businesses from generative AI-based threats. It has developed a proprietary generative AI platform, cyberGPT, which simulates realistic cyberattacks, creates new defense strategies, and provides personalized training to enhance cybersecurity efficiency and prevent potential losses.

VulnCheck

Seed Round in 2023
VulnCheck is a cyber threat intelligence platform designed to assist organizations in staying ahead of potential cyber threats. The company's platform leverages vulnerability intelligence to predict likely avenues of attack swiftly and accurately. By prioritizing vulnerabilities based on current threat landscapes, VulnCheck enables businesses to act promptly and effectively before an attack occurs.
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