Josh Wolfe
Partner and Co-Founder·Lux Capital
Bio
Professional summary
Josh Wolfe is Partner and Co-Founder at Lux Capital. Lux's official profile says he helps lead the firm, invests in defense and biotech, and co-founds companies. The profile describes him as a generalist at Lux, which it says has $7 billion under management, and names Lux as an early investor in companies across AI, automation, biotech, compute, defense, energy, infrastructure, robotics, and related frontier sectors. The same profile says Josh has co-founded more than 20 Lux companies from scratch and notes that he is a published scientist, Cornell alum, and Trustee of the Santa Fe Institute. His official location is inferred from Lux's New York office listing and the profile statement that he lives in Tribeca, NYC.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Sector
Thesis
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a contrarian frontier-technology thesis, strong scientific or technical edge, and potential for category creation.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Reference deep-tech ambition rather than incremental software.
- 2If relevant, connect to defense, biotech, AI, robotics, or company-creation themes.
- 3Mention scientific credibility or research-to-company translation if applicable.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official Lux profile states Lux has $7 billion under management and has been early in category-defining frontier technology companies.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Lux CapitalCo-Founder & PartnerUnknown – Present
Education
- Cornell UniversityUnknown, Unknown
Skills
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