Hillary Cook

We started Lux in 2000 with a simple conviction: the biggest opportunities lie at the frontier of science and technology that others find too hard, too early, or too confusing. Twenty-five years later, that conviction hasn't changed. What has changed is that the world has caught on. Now compute, automation, and biology have matured into scalable engineering disciplines, and what was once fringe "deep tech" has become essential infrastructure. New talent, new tools, and new industrial capacity now exist to turn the most cutting-edge technology across the physical, computational, and life sciences into enduring businesses. For these businesses and founders to become category-defining winners, they need meaningful capital and conviction. That is why we are especially excited to announce our largest fund to date, Lux Ventures IX, a $1.5B commitment to investing in the people turning sci-fi into sci-fact. Today entire sectors of aerospace, biotech, defense, industrials, transportation and beyond are being reinvented by a new generation of brilliantly ambitious, often irreverent, scientists and engineers. And while markets have changed and capital reshapes around fewer companies and larger checks, our focus on the craft remains constant. That focus matters because science doesn’t scale itself. The path from a result in the lab, only known to a few, to something durable the entire world will use requires a different kind of partnership. One that deploys the first $100K and the last $100M, that stays through the full arc of company-building, that mobilizes a powerful network of kinetic like-minded founders, and that treats capital as a tool rather than the product. Forty-four people at Lux now manage $7B, still operating with the same discipline and purpose we had on day one. We find and fund founders others have overlooked, back conviction over consensus, and build alongside these rebels of science and tech at every stage. We’re grateful to our valued LPs who've partnered with us through multiple cycles, and to the founders who trust us with their life's work. The mission continues, with even greater intensity and momentum. luxcapital.com/news/announcin…

We're excited (and shocked) to announce that @yrechtman is being promoted to Partner. As an explicitly non-expansionary firm there generally is no defined ‘path’ to partner / we don’t really do that. But most great things are exceptions to hard rules

We're thrilled to announce that @patrickachase has been promoted to Managing Director at Redpoint. Patrick's journey with us began nearly seven years ago, first as a summer intern. From the very beginning, Patrick stood out not just for his sharp intellect and technical depth, but for his humility, team-first mentality, and deep curiosity about what makes great founders and enduring companies. Since then, he's become a cornerstone of our enterprise investing practice. He’s been instrumental in some of our most promising investments across AI, applications, and infrastructure including @attio, @modal_labs, @livekit, @motherduck, @zeddotdev, @_hex_tech, @levelpathai, and @ideogram_ai, which speak volumes about his exceptional ability to identify and partner with transformative teams. Patrick has a rare capacity to see where the world is going and earn the trust of the founders building it. He is known for his technical expertise, thoughtful analysis, and unwavering dedication to the founder journey. He serves not only as a trusted advisor but also as a partner whose perspectives and contributions substantially impact the companies he works with. Internally, Patrick embodies the values that make Redpoint special. He is truth-seeking, intellectually honest, and deeply empathetic, always elevating every conversation while approaching his work with humility. This combination of technical acumen and genuine humility is rare. Above all, he is fiercely competitive yet firmly believes that teamwork produces the best results. This promotion isn't just a reflection of what Patrick has accomplished—it's a vote of confidence in the future he's helping shape. As we kick off the next chapter with Fund X, there's no one more fitting to help lead us forward and build the future of Redpoint. We're privileged to call him a colleague and even more excited for what lies ahead as we continue building with him. Congratulations, Patrick! To adventure and fellowship. - Alex, Erica, Satish, Annie, Logan, Elliot, and Scott redpoint.com/content-hub/wr…

Today marks Uncork Capital's 21st 🎂 That would usually be reason enough to celebrate but I'm also delighted to announce that we've raised $300M in new funds to back the founders building the next generation of category-defining companies 🚀 medium.com/uncorkcapital/…