# Bilal Zuberi

> Bilal Zuberi is the founder and managing partner of Red Glass Ventures, a Menlo Park early-stage fund backing companies where AI touches atoms. He spent 12 years as a General Partner at Lux Capital, leading 65+ investments across deep tech, defense, robotics and industrial AI. An MIT physical chemistry PhD who studied under Nobel laureate Mario Molina, he was born in Karachi and built his first company in advanced materials before turning to venture.

- **Role:** Founder & Managing Partner at Red Glass Ventures (former General Partner at Lux Capital)
- **Organizations:** Red Glass Ventures, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, GEO2 Technologies, Boston Consulting Group, MIT
- **From:** Karachi, Pakistan
- **Nationality:** Pakistani-American
- **Education:** PhD, Physical Chemistry (advisor: Mario Molina, Nobel laureate), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Led 65+ investments and served on 35+ company boards during 12 years at Lux Capital, Helped scale Lux Capital to $5B+ in assets under management, Early backer of Applied Intuition, Desktop Metal, Evolv Technology, Saildrone, Ironclad, Nozomi Networks, and OpenSpace

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Earns PhD in physical chemistry from MIT under Nobel laureate Mario Molina
- **2003** — Joins The Boston Consulting Group as a management consultant
- **2004** — Co-founds GEO2 Technologies, an advanced materials startup
- **2008** — Becomes Principal at General Catalyst Partners
- **2013** — Joins Lux Capital as Partner; later General Partner
- **2024** — Announces departure from Lux after 12 years
- **2025** — Launches Red Glass Ventures in Menlo Park, focused on AI x physical world

## Achievements

- Led 65+ investments and served on 35+ company boards during 12 years at Lux Capital
- Helped scale Lux Capital to $5B+ in assets under management
- Early backer of Applied Intuition, Desktop Metal, Evolv Technology, Saildrone, Ironclad, Nozomi Networks, and OpenSpace
- Co-founded GEO2 Technologies, commercializing advanced materials for emissions filtration

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Announces departure from Lux Capital after more than a decade as General Partner.
- **2025-01** — Launches Red Glass Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on AI x physical world.

## Links

- Website: https://luxcapital.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bzuberi/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/bznotes
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Lux-Capital/46498335580

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Last updated: 2026-05-20