Lumia Capital

Lumia Capital is an expansion-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in partnering with forward-thinking U.S. and European technology innovators expanding internationally, as well as local leaders in the fastest-growing global markets. Lumia employs a hands-on investment approach, working closely with management teams to pair Silicon Valley insights and contacts with global knowledge sharing and relationships, thereby propelling companies through expansion-stage challenges and opportunities. The firm focuses on investing in internet and software companies, particularly in sectors such as mobile technologies, business cloud applications, marketplaces, and financial technology. Lumia typically invests between $3 million and $30 million in companies with greater than $10 million in annualized net sales. Additionally, the firm invests in select early-stage opportunities through its 'Telescope' program, with initial investments ranging from $100K to $500K. Lumia's core international markets include Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. Notable investments include Careem (acquired by Uber), Greenhouse Software, Kabbage, MuleSoft (acquired by Salesforce), PagerDuty (NYSE: PD), CargoX, OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco), and Procore.