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Luminous Ventures

71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, England, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom

Overview

VC fund investing in Deep Tech for healthcare and agriculture.

Founded

2018

Deals ยท 12mo

3

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

China
Poland
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

18rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Mistlabs
Oct 2026Led
$26 MSeries A
Shengshu Technology
Apr 2026Participated
$292 MOther Equity
Earendil Labs
Mar 2026Participated
$787 MOther Equity
Ellipsis Health
Aug 2021Participated
$26 MSeries A
Molecule.one
Jun 2021Participated
$5 MSeed
Treos Bio
Mar 2021Led
$14 MOther Equity
LGN
Mar 2021Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Cytoseek
Mar 2021Participated
$5 MSeed
Magdrive
Dec 2020Participated
$2 MSeed
Phenomic AI
Oct 2020Participated
$6 MSeed
Bettani Farms
Sep 2020Participated
$8 MSeed
Universal Quantum
Jun 2020Participated
$5 MSeed
Mistlabs
Oct 2026Led
$26 MSeries A
Shengshu Technology
Apr 2026Participated
$292 MOther Equity
Earendil Labs
Mar 2026Participated
$787 MOther Equity
Ellipsis Health
Aug 2021Participated
$26 MSeries A
Molecule.one
Jun 2021Participated
$5 MSeed
Treos Bio
Mar 2021Led
$14 MOther Equity
LGN
Mar 2021Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Cytoseek
Mar 2021Participated
$5 MSeed
Magdrive
Dec 2020Participated
$2 MSeed
Phenomic AI
Oct 2020Participated
$6 MSeed
Bettani Farms
Sep 2020Participated
$8 MSeed
Universal Quantum
Jun 2020Participated
$5 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Luminous Ventures: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Luminous Ventures: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed17
Series A12
Series B01
Other Equity24

Monthly Deal Activity

Luminous Ventures: 18 deals are recorded across 95 months.All available history.
Luminous Ventures: 18 deals are recorded across 95 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Dec '181
Jan '190
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Sector Breakdown

Luminous Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Luminous Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences10
AI & Machine Learning10
Hardware & Robotics3
Enterprise Software2
Manufacturing2
AR/VR2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Media & Entertainment1
Food & Agriculture1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Luminous Ventures: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Luminous Ventures: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M8
$5M-$10M3
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M1
$500M-$1B1
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Luminous Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Luminous Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe13
United States4
China1
Luminous Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with 7percent Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Luminous Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with 7percent Ventures sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
7percent Ventures2
Entrepreneur First2
Able Partners1
AISeed1
Alumni Ventures1
AME Cloud Ventures1
Andon Haitang1
ARTIS Ventures1
Aster Capital1
At One Ventures1
Atmos Ventures1
AV8 Ventures1
Baidu Ventures1
Canaccord Genuity Group1
Cantos1
Carrot Capital1
Cherubic Ventures1
China Internet Investment Fund1
CTI Life Sciences Fund1
Delta Capital1

Investment Strategy

Luminous Ventures: Led accounts for 22% and participating for 78% of round participation.All available history.
Luminous Ventures: Led accounts for 22% and participating for 78% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led422%
Participating1478%
Luminous Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Luminous Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead250%
Co-led250%

Team

Alasdair Thong

Venture Partner

Lomax Ward

Founding Partner

Miao He

Associate