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Lightform takes in $2.6 mln seedSan Francisco-based Lightform, a developer of a computer for projected augmented reality, has raised $2.6 million in seed funding. The investors included Lux Capital, Seven Seas Partners and the National Science Foundation.
- Ripcord lands $9.5 mln Series A in KPCB-led round
Hayward, California-based Ripcord, a robotic digitization company, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from Lux Capital, Legend Star and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
- DFJ leads Series A round for Mythic
Austin and San Francisco-based Mythic, a provider of a local AI platform that turns devices into intelligent assistants, has raised $9 million in Series A funding. DFJ led the round with participation from Lux Capital, Data Collective and AME Cloud Ventures. In addition to the funding, Steve Jurvetson of DFJ and Shahin Farshchi of Lux Capital have been named to Mythic's board of directors.
- Evolv collects $18 mln Series B
San Francisco-based Evolv Technology, a workforce science software company, has secured $18 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post https://medium.com/bz-notes/evolv-company-on-a-mission-to-keep-people-safe-from-terrorists-c0d037704586#.euxb1jplc on its site. The backers included Lux Capital, Bill Gates, General Catalyst and DCVC.
- Lux Capital raises $400m
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Lux Capital raises $400 mln, adds Quintini as partnerLux Capital, which invests in robotics, drones, driverless cars, 3D technologies, VR, AR and related scientific technologies, announced in a blog post https://medium.com/@lux_capital/into-the-light-4d2a3379d0e#.4h9gmojds it has raised $400 million for a new venture fund. Fund V is nearly 15 percent larger than the $350 million the firm raised for Fund IV, which closed in 2015, according to Thomson Reuters. As part of the fund close, Lux also announced Renata Quintini has joined the firm as a partner. She previously was a general partner with Felicis Ventures, which she joined in late 2011 and where she invested in Dollar Shave Club, Bonobos and MetroMile, among others. She also blogged on Medium https://medium.com/@rquintini/in-pursuit-of-the-future-643f167612ae#.18h6mtcr2 about her decision to join the Lux team, which she says she met eight years ago.