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    Luma Launch

    Santa Monica, California, United StatesFounded 2015
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    Luma Launch is the venture capital arm of visual effects studio Luma Pictures, based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 2015, it is a pre-seed and seed-stage fund providing capital and resources to early-stage technology startups at the intersection of technology and content markets.

    40% of their portfolio is in Consumer. Their most common stage is seed (80% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $5.4M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    LG

    Laurent Grill

    Venture Partner

    FP

    Francis Pollara

    Founder

    ML

    Matthew Lydecker

    Leading Investments

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    5 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Balloonr, Inc. logoBalloonr, Inc.Seed$2.1MDec 2019
    Balloon logoBalloonSeed$2.1MDec 2019
    Lensabl logoLensablSeed$3.7MOct 2018
    TTapcart Inc.Seed$4M—
    Trust and Will logoTrust and WillSeries B$15M—

    Top Co-Investors

    XFactor Ventures2 shared
    Streamlined Ventures2 shared
    Imagination Capital2 shared
    Wavemaker Partners2 shared
    LAUNCH2 shared
    Watertower Ventures1 shared
    Birchmere Ventures1 shared
    Cherry Tree Investments1 shared
    Amplify Partners1 shared
    APEX Ventures1 shared
    Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
    Amplify.LA1 shared
    Greycroft1 shared
    Act One Ventures1 shared
    Western Digital1 shared
    Techstars1 shared
    Rosecliff1 shared
    Link Ventures1 shared
    Hack VC1 shared
    Halogen Ventures1 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026