# Luminari Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Luminari Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 20 investments on record, latest Oct 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Luminari Capital Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet New fund $31M, Jan 2015 VC firm Seed Series A Series B Media Art Content Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record Since the last cheque **2918** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$40M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Luminari Capital ## Luminari Capital highlights - 01 20 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 56% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Media Art Content - **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances** - **2018** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[The Athletic](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-athletic)** Series C · US · Axios **$40M** With 9 others - **Apr** **[fuboTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$75M** With 4 others - **2016** 1 round - **Dec** **[Pluto TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv)** **$30M** With 27 others - **2015** 6 rounds - **Oct** **[Mino Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/mino-games)** Seed · US **$2.2M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[fuboTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)** Series A · US **$3.3M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Fuisz](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuisz)** Series A · US **$10M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Matterport](https://millionrounds.com/company/matterport)** Series C · US **$30M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[fuboTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)** US **$725K** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Thirty Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/thirty-labs)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 10 others - **2014** 7 rounds - **Dec** **[Elemental Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/elemental-technologies)** Series D · US **$15M** With 5 others - **Dec** **[Mino Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/mino-games)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 2 others - **Nov** **[Pluto TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv)** Series A · US **$13M** With 8 others - **Jul** **[Vidyo](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidyo)** Series E · US **$20M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[Fuisz](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuisz)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 16 others - **Mar** **[TAPP](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapp)** **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Kaltura](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaltura)** Series E · US **$47M** With 9 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[DanceOn](https://millionrounds.com/company/danceon)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Plumzi](https://millionrounds.com/company/plumzi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2012** 1 round - **Jul** **[Roku, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/roku-inc)** Series E · US · techcrunch.com **$45M** With 4 others - **2011** 1 round - **Nov** **[Mino Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/mino-games)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 12 others 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 **1 named** DV **Daniel V. Leff** Executive Officer i Filing they signed We also hold **2** 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Elemental Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/elemental-technologies)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$500M** Sept 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$31M** raised in Jan 2015 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$40M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2018 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *6* - Series A said *3* - Series E *3* - Series C *2* - Series D *2* - Series B said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2018 Often in the room with - [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) 5 - [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) 3 - [United Talent Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-talent-agency) 3 - [ACE & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-and-company) 2 - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2 - [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) 2 **Pitching Luminari Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Luminari Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**QueensBridge Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners)[**United Talent Agency** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-talent-agency)[**ACE & Company** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-and-company)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**BDMI** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Matthew Anderson** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-anderson)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**Pritzker Group** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) ## Recently backed The latest companies Luminari Capital put money into. [**The Athletic** $40M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-athletic)[**fuboTV** $75M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)[**Pluto TV** $30M · Dec 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Luminari Capital in their description, not their title. - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 30 Mar 2021 · 44 min Daniel Leff of Waverley Capital on media tech, how he's crafted a successful VC career by being contrarian, and the role of strategic LPs as differentiators With [Daniel Leff](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-leff) Mentions [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners)[Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital)[Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Luminari Capital ### What does Luminari Capital invest in? Luminari Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Media, Art and Content. ### How active is Luminari Capital? 20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018. ### What has Luminari Capital invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: The Athletic (Series C, Oct 2018), fuboTV (Series D, Apr 2018) and Pluto TV (Dec 2016). ### How big are Luminari Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $40M. ### Does Luminari Capital lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Luminari Capital invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Luminari Capital investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018. ### Who does Luminari Capital invest alongside? Most often Great Oaks Venture Capital (5 rounds together), QueensBridge Venture Partners (3 rounds together) and United Talent Agency (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=luminari-capital) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=luminari-capital)