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389Portfolio Exits
48Funds
12Partners & Customers
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Jun 17, 2022
New space payload delivery company founded by SpaceX founding member Tom Mueller raises capital investment from firm renowned for backing futurists focused on using science and technology to improve the human condition EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Impulse Space, Inc. PR) — Impulse Space, Inc – leading the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system – today announced it has secured $10 million in funding by Lux Capital, the venture capital firm focused on emerging science and technology ventures at the outermost edges of what is possible. Following the recently raised $20 million seed round funding led by Founders Fund, this sets Impulse on an accelerated path toward its mission to provide agile, economic capabilities to access any orbit. “With funding from Lux Capital, Impulse continues to build on a solid financial foundation and an equally strong foundation of the amazing people supporting us,” says Impulse Space Founder and CEO Tom Mueller. “Especially for a company like Impulse Space, it’s important to be aligned with people and organizations that trust in our technologies and capabilities as much as we do.” For over two decades, Lux Capital, co-founded by managing partners Peter Hébert and Josh Wolfe, has been renowned for investing in companies focused on frontier technology. “We partner with world-class teams challenging the status quo and pushing the limits to what is possible,” says Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital. “We seek innovators across disciplines and technologies, many of which Impulse Space embodies. Space is a major part of the economy of the future, and Tom’s team is accelerating that future.” Launched in September 2021 by Mueller, a founding member of SpaceX, Impulse is driven by a vision to provide economical last-mile space payload delivery services spanning in-space transportation, orbital transport of satellites to optimal orbits, in-orbit servicing, space debris deorbit and space station orbit keeping. Those who share this vision include some of the industry’s best and brightest, who now make up the Impulse team. With deep industry experience—from space technologies development to business operations optimization—Impulse’s team members have developed products for organizations such as SpaceX, NASA, GE, Joe Gibbs Racing, Virgin and other notable enterprises and have led some of the most innovative companies in the Space 2.0 sector. About Impulse Space Propulsion Founded in 2021, Impulse Space Propulsion is a Space 2.0 pioneer providing agile, economical last-mile space payload delivery capabilities. With a near-term focus on Low Earth Orbit (LEO), services include in-space transportation, orbital transport of satellites to optimal orbits, in-orbit servicing, space debris deorbit and space station orbit keeping. Long-term, Impulse will include focus on Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), lunar and beyond, to provide transport of space resources, lunar missions including landers, planetary missions, asteroid resources, in-space manufacturing and propellant depots. Post navigation
Lux Capital Investments
389 Investments
Lux Capital has made 389 investments. Their latest investment was in Epsilon3 as part of their Series A on June 6, 2022.
Lux Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/22/2022 | Series A | Epsilon3 | $15M | No | 4 | |
6/21/2022 | Series B | Rivet | $20.5M | No | 1 | |
6/17/2022 | Seed VC - II | ImpulseSpace Propulsion | $10M | Yes | 4 | |
6/8/2022 | Series A | |||||
6/8/2022 | Series A |
Date | 6/22/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 6/17/2022 | 6/8/2022 | 6/8/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Series B | Seed VC - II | Series A | Series A |
Company | Epsilon3 | Rivet | ImpulseSpace Propulsion | ||
Amount | $15M | $20.5M | $10M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Lux Capital Portfolio Exits
48 Portfolio Exits
Lux Capital has 48 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was LeanTaaS on June 06, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/6/2022 | Acq - Fin | 2 | |||
3/2/2022 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
12/20/2021 | Acq - Pending | 3 | |||
Date | 6/6/2022 | 3/2/2022 | 12/20/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Fin | Reverse Merger | Acq - Pending | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Lux Capital Fund History
12 Fund Histories
Lux Capital has 12 funds, including Lux Ventures VII.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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6/3/2021 | Lux Ventures VII | $675M | 1 | ||
6/3/2021 | Lux Opportunity Fund I | $800M | 1 | ||
8/12/2019 | Lux Co-Invest Opportunities II | $550M | 1 | ||
8/12/2019 | Lux Ventures VI | ||||
8/2/2019 | Lux Co-Invest Opportunities |
Closing Date | 6/3/2021 | 6/3/2021 | 8/12/2019 | 8/12/2019 | 8/2/2019 |
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Fund | Lux Ventures VII | Lux Opportunity Fund I | Lux Co-Invest Opportunities II | Lux Ventures VI | Lux Co-Invest Opportunities |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $675M | $800M | $550M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lux Capital Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
Lux Capital has 2 strategic partners and customers. Lux Capital recently partnered with Rising Tide Ventures, Blockstack Labs, Compound, Version One Ventures, and Blockstack Signature Fund on August 8, 2017.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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8/16/2017 | Partner | United States, and Canada | 1 | ||
9/8/2008 | Partner |
Date | 8/16/2017 | 9/8/2008 |
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Type | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||
Country | United States, and Canada | |
News Snippet | ||
Sources | 1 |
Lux Capital Team
7 Team Members
Lux Capital has 7 team members, including current Founder, Managing General Partner, Peter Hebert.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Peter Hebert | Lehman Brothers | Founder, Managing General Partner | Current |
Robert Paull | Founder | Current | |
Josh Wolfe | Founder | Current | |
Joshua Wolfe | Founder, Managing Director | Current | |
Josh DeFonzo | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Peter Hebert | Robert Paull | Josh Wolfe | Joshua Wolfe | Josh DeFonzo |
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Work History | Lehman Brothers | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing General Partner | Founder | Founder | Founder, Managing Director | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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