# Lumia Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Lumia Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 24 investments on record, latest Nov 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumia-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Lumia Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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VC firm Quiet Last fund $5.0M, Dec 2019

Pre-seed Seed Series A Finserv Bank Fintechs

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 24 on record

Since the last cheque **3272** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$22M** Cheque size, as they say **$25K – $30M** Rounds led **2 of 24** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 70%**

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## Lumia Capital highlights

- 01 24 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $10M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We’ve engineered Lumia’s fund for optimal flexibility and collaboration with our global peers. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $25K – $30M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Finserv Bank Fintechs
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **24 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Nov** **[InstaCarro](https://millionrounds.com/company/instacarro)** BR · FinSMEs **$22M** With 1 other
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Hired](https://millionrounds.com/company/hired)** **$30M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[LeadGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/leadgenius)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$10M** *Led*
- **2015** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[EatStreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/eatstreet)** Series C · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Careem](https://millionrounds.com/company/careem)** Series C · AE **$60M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Greenhouse Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenhouse-software)** Series C · US **$35M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[TROCAFONE](https://millionrounds.com/company/trocafone)** Venture · BR **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Kahuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/kahuna)** Series B · US **$45M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Automatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/automatic)** Series B · US **$24M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[DigitalGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitalgenius)** US **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Sprig](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprig)** Series B · US **$45M** With 5 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hinge](https://millionrounds.com/company/hinge)** Series A · US **$12M** With 9 others
- **Dec** **[Hired](https://millionrounds.com/company/hired)** Series B · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Hinge](https://millionrounds.com/company/hinge)** US **$4.5M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Procore Technologies, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/procore-technologies-inc)** Series D · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **May** **[OpenDNS](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendns)** Series C · US **$35M** With 10 others
- **May** **[Kabbage](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabbage)** Series D · US **$50M** With 6 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Telly](https://millionrounds.com/company/telly)** Series B · US **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Betable](https://millionrounds.com/company/betable)** Series A · GB · finsmes.com **$19M** With 15 others
- **Oct** **[Lenddo](https://millionrounds.com/company/lenddo)** Series A · PH · lenddo.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Xtime](https://millionrounds.com/company/xtime)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$23M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Couchsurfing](https://millionrounds.com/company/couchsurfing)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[MarkaVIP](https://millionrounds.com/company/markavip)** Series B · JO · techcrunch.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Dec** **[MarkaVIP](https://millionrounds.com/company/markavip)** Series A · JO · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

CR **Chris Rogers** Director i Filing they signed

CR **Christopher Rogers** Member i Form ADV

MG **Martin Gedalin** Manager of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **7** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$20M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Lumia Capital LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 162119

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Careem](https://millionrounds.com/company/careem)** Bought by Uber **$3.1B** Mar 2019

**[MarkaVIP](https://millionrounds.com/company/markavip)** Bought by [Jollychic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jollychic) **Undisclosed** Jan 2017

**[OpenDNS](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendns)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **$635M** Jun 2015

**[Xtime](https://millionrounds.com/company/xtime)** Bought by [Cox Automotive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cox-automotive) **$325M** Nov 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Latest fund on file

**$5.0M**

raised in Dec 2019

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$22M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 2 of 24 rounds **8%**

- **Said size:** $25K – $30M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2017
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *8*
- Series A said *4*
- Series C *4*
- Series D *2*
- Venture *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2017

Often in the room with

- [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) 4
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) 3
- [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) 3
- [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) 3
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 2
- [CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Lumia Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Lowercase Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital)[**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**Greylock** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Uncork Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**CAA Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures)[**Comcast Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)[**Crosslink Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital)[**Felicis** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Invus Financial Advisors** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invus-financial-advisors)[**Kevin Colleran** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Lumia Capital put money into.

[**InstaCarro** $22M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/instacarro)[**Hired** $30M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/hired)[**LeadGenius** $10M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/leadgenius)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Lumia Capital in their description, not their title.

- [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) 30 Jul 2015 · 22 min Sonny Singh - missed opportunities and being an active angel Mentions [Sonny Singh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sonny-singh)[Lumia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumia-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Lumia Capital

### What does Lumia Capital invest in?

Lumia Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Finserv, Bank and Fintechs.

### How active is Lumia Capital?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Nov 2017.

### What has Lumia Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: InstaCarro (Undisclosed round, Nov 2017), Hired (Sept 2016) and LeadGenius (Series B, Jul 2016).

### How big are Lumia Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $22M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $30M.

### Does Lumia Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 24 investments on record (8%).

### Where does Lumia Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (70%), Brazil (9%) and Jordan (9%).

### Is Lumia Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2017.

### Who does Lumia Capital invest alongside?

Most often Lowercase Capital (4 rounds together), Great Oaks Venture Capital (3 rounds together) and Greylock (3 rounds together).

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