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Peter Hebert

Co-Founder & Managing General Partner, Lux Capital

About

Peter co-founded Lux Capital during the dot-com crash to specifically back deep science and physical-world breakthroughs like nuclear waste remediation and advanced materials, deliberately avoiding software plays to focus on matter that matters. He personally conceived and built several portfolio companies from scratch around long-range theses, including Kurion in nuclear waste and Variant Bio in rare genetics, actively assembling the scientific teams and capital rather than simply backing existing founders. Peter co-founded Lux Capital during the dot-com crash to specifically back deep science and physical-world breakthroughs like nuclear waste remediation and advanced materials, deliberately avoiding software plays to focus on matter that matters. He personally conceived and built several portfolio companies from scratch around long-range theses, including Kurion in nuclear waste and Variant Bio in rare genetics, actively assembling the scientific teams and capital rather than simply backing existing founders.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
AI
BioTech
Defense
Deeptech
Hardware
Energy

Investment details

Avg check size$2M - $20M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA