# Bilal Zuberi at Lux Capital

> Bilal Zuberi, Founder and Managing Partner at Lux Capital. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with...

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Menlo Park, US · Partner

# Bilal Zuberi

Founder and Managing Partner at [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)

Latest rounds

- **ALL DAY MEDIA** Seed · $2M Dec 2014

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Dec 2014
- **Filings:** 13 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 4 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 13 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Lux Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Lux Capital** VC firm · US **94** cheques in 12 months **442** all time **20** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $2M
- **Active:** 2014

2014

- [ALL DAY MEDIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/all-day-media) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Dec 2014 Joined · +10 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

Alongside

- [500 Startups *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [Allen DeBevoise *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-debevoise)
- Ben Donovan *1*
- [Daher Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daher-capital)
- [Dave McClure *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital)
- [Mark Suster *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster)
- Nanea Reeves *1*
- [QueensBridge Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [AirMap](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmap)
- [Applied Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-intuition)
- [Cloaked](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cloaked-2)
- [Copia Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/copia-automation)
- [Evolv Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolv-technology)
- [Fiddler AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fiddler-ai)
- [Lightform](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightform)
- [Nozomi Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nozomi-networks)
- [OpenSpace](https://millionrounds.com/startup/openspace-2)
- [Pinscreen](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pinscreen)
- [Saildrone](https://millionrounds.com/company/saildrone)
- [SkySelect](https://millionrounds.com/startup/skyselect)
- [ZEDEDA](https://millionrounds.com/company/zededa)
- ALL DAY
- Aria Insights
- Lightfarm

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Red Glass Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-glass-ventures)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Kinetic Automation Inc.** Director since 2024
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nominal, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Tendo Systems Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Open Space Labs, Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Fiddler Labs, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Zededa, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nozomi Networks, Inc.** Director on 5 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Hangar Technology, Inc** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Desktop Metal, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AirMap, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CyPhy Works, Inc,** Director on 5 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Evolv Technologies, Inc.** Director on 9 filings · since 2013

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Lux Capital

- [**Shahin Farshchi** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/shahin-farshchi)
- [**Abhishek Barwal** Angel Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/abhishek-barwal)
- [**Adam Kalish** Partner, Capital Formation *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-kalish)
- [**Alex Nguyen** Partner + Head of IR *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-nguyen)
- [**Brandon Reeves** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brandon-reeves-2)
- [**David Yang** Vice President, Civilian and Health Operating Group *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-yang)
- [**Deena Shakir** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/deena-shakir)
- [**Grace Isford** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/grace-isford)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 8 Oct 2026 · 1h 39m Why a Chemist Left $7B to Bet on Physical AI Before Everyone Else | Bilal Zuberi, Red Glass Ventures With [Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi) About this episode Bilal Zuberi spent 18 years investing hard tech, most of it as a GP at Lux ($7B AUM), before starting @RedGlassVC in 2025 to bet on AI that touches the physical world. Bilal was making defense tech investments 15 years ago, and he led the Series A in Applied Intuition, now a $15 billion company.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 26 May 2022 · 54 min Bilal Zuberi on Unifying America With [Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi) About this episode Bilal Zuberi (@bznotes), partner at Lux Capital, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon to discuss: - Bilal’s investing thesis of finding companies building solutions to interesting problems that impact a lot of people. - Why he’s investing in space and defense companies. - What keeps him up at night… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 21 Nov 2019 · 1h 5m Investing in Deep Tech with Katherine Boyle and Bilal Zuberi With [Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi)[Katherine Boyle](https://millionrounds.com/person/katherine-boyle) Mentions [Brett Bolkowy](https://millionrounds.com/person/brett-bolkowy) About this episode Katherine Boyle (@KTmBoyle), investor at General Catalyst, and Bilal Zuberi (@bznotes), partner at Lux Capital, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - Their requests for startups in the space. - The current landscape and the types of companies they are looking to invest in. - What implications… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 29 Nov 2017 · 48 min 149. Startup Moats, Deep Tech & Where Science Fiction becomes Science Fact (Bilal Zuberi) With [Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi) About this episode Bilal Zuberi of Lux Capital joins Nick to discuss Startup Moats. In this episode, we cover: An overview of moats Example companies with moats How to build a monopoly from the outset and if Bilal requires in startups he invests in Incremental vs. step-change innovation and the implications on the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Bilal Zuberi in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 1 Aug 2025 · 1h 0m Inside the ex-YC partner’s $15B self driving car company | Qasar Younis Mentions [Qasar Younis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qasar-younis)[Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[General Motors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-motors)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi) About this episode Qasar Younis is the co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition, a leading vehicle intelligence platform that helps companies develop and deploy autonomous systems at scale. In June 2025, the company raised $600M at a $15B valuation. Before Applied Intuition, Qasar was the COO and a group partner at Y… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 Nov 2018 · 10 min Investor Stories 100: Why I Passed (Wallace, Zuberi, Medved) Mentions [Brendan Wallace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brendan-wallace)[Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi)[Joe Medved](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-medved) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Brendan Wallace Bilal Zuberi Joe Medved Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Aug 2018 · 10 min Investor Stories 93: Lessons Learned (Zuberi, Coelius, Galbut) Mentions [Zach Coelius](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zach-coelius)[Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi)[Elizabeth Galbut](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-galbut) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Bilal Zuberi Zach Coelius Elizabeth Galbut Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 24 Apr 2018 · 11 min Investor Stories 84: Post Mortems (Zuberi, Ramanujem, O'Reilly) Mentions [Tim O'Reilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-o-reilly)[Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Bilal Zuberi Madhavan Ramanujem Tim O'Reilly Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it failed. To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Jan 2018 · 8 min Investor Stories 77: The Strange & Unusual (Larkins & Galston, Einstein, Zuberi) Mentions [Stuart Larkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stuart-larkins)[Ben Einstein](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-einstein)[Bilal Zuberi](https://millionrounds.com/person/bilal-zuberi)[Ezra Galston](https://millionrounds.com/person/ezra-galston) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Stuart Larkins & Ezra Galston Ben Einstein Bilal Zuberi Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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