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We go first
We are comfortable being the first institutional money in, pre-revenue and often pre-product. We will lead a round and set terms, or join one that is already coming together.
Luma Holding invests at pre-seed and seed in founders building technology companies. We come in when there is a team, a prototype and a strong opinion about the world — long before the metrics make the decision obvious.
Pre-seed is the round where nobody can hide behind the numbers, because there usually are none. We do the work to get to conviction ourselves rather than waiting to see who else is in, and we tell you where we stand quickly either way.
We are comfortable being the first institutional money in, pre-revenue and often pre-product. We will lead a round and set terms, or join one that is already coming together.
Usually two conversations and a clear answer within two weeks. No investment committee theatre, no six-week process that quietly ends in silence, no asking you to come back with more traction.
Help with the first ten customers, early hires, pricing and the next round. We keep meaningful reserves to follow on, and we do not take a board seat unless you want us in that chair.
If this sounds like your company, the first conversation is worth having. If it clearly is not, we will say so in a day rather than leave you wondering for a quarter.
We back the team before the traction.
Send us what you have — a deck, a demo, or five honest sentences about what you are building and why you are the ones to build it. No warm introduction needed. A person reads every email and you will hear back within two business days, yes or no.