Shahin Farshchi

Shahin Farshchi

Partner atLux CapitalFirm active Sep 24New York

Shahin Farshchi is a partner at Lux Capital, a generalist investor in frontier technologies. He founded his first company in 2004 and joined Lux in 2006, investing in AI, semiconductors, autonomy, and aerospace.

What Shahin can write

Writes checks of$100K to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Lux Capital writes $100K to $30M+ checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Companies founded

first company

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

aiautomationbiotechcomputedefense

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Who is Shahin Farshchi?

Shahin Farshchi is a partner at Lux Capital, a generalist investor in frontier technologies. He founded his first company in 2004 and joined Lux in 2006, investing in AI, semiconductors, autonomy, and aerospace.

How much does Shahin Farshchi invest?

Shahin Farshchi invests through Lux Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Shahin Farshchi?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Shahin in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Lux Capital backed works better.

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