About Lumaux
A seed-stage fund for Dutch deep tech
Lumaux is an investment fund based in the heart of the Brainport region: Eindhoven. We invest in Dutch high-tech start-ups and scale-ups, and support them across strategy, finance, legal, and commercial matters. An all-round sparring partner for management, alongside the capital.
The fund
Built for the long haul, sized to focus
Lumaux Dutch Tech Fund is a seed-stage vehicle. We take minority stakes, invest with a 5–7 year horizon, and concentrate on a small portfolio of Dutch companies we can support deeply.
- Fund size
- €15M
- Stage
- Seed
- Ticket size
- €250K – €1.5M
- Horizon
- 5–7 years
- Geography
- The Netherlands
- HQ
- Eindhoven (Brainport)
Investment focus
Three sectors where Dutch high-tech can win
We back companies building proprietary technology in robotics, energy transition, and mobility. Domains where the Netherlands has a real industrial edge.
Robotics
Inspection and maintenance, healthcare, agriculture, cleaning, and logistics, all increasingly AI-powered.
Energy transition
Sustainable powertrains, batteries, and hydrogen solutions ready to scale beyond the lab.
Mobility
Electric and autonomous vehicles, and the components underneath that make them work.
Investment criteria
What we look for in a company
- High-tech start-ups and scale-ups
- Active in a growth market
- Robust software and hardware product combination
- Proven product-market fit and customer track record
- Strong and diverse (management) team
- Based in the Netherlands
From our portfolio
What founders say about working with Lumaux
“Working with Lumaux as an investor has been a genuinely positive experience. The fund managers are entrepreneurs themselves and deeply understand the dynamics of scaling young high-tech companies. Beyond strategic support, they also bring a strong network with expertise in areas such as legal, operations, and growth. That makes Lumaux much more than just a financial partner to us.”
“As AirHub continues to lead and innovate within the drone market, the investment of LUMO and Lumaux represents a significant step in our evolution. With their backing, we are now more equipped than ever to respond to the increasing international demand and cement our position as industry leaders.”
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“Lumaux is a pragmatic investor with a team that has a deep background in the commercialization of companies as well as experienced first hand the full start-up life cycle. That makes them a great partner.”