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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 Legal. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $7.4M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
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
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Trust and Will | Series C | $25M | Jan 2025 |
 Trust & Will | Series B | — | Jan 2020 |
 Balloonr, Inc. | Seed | $2.1M | Dec 2019 |
 Balloon | Seed | $2.1M | Dec 2019 |
 Lensabl | Seed | $3.7M | Oct 2018 |
| WWavedash Games | Series A | $6M | May 2017 |
 Tapcart | Seed | $4M | — |
| Trust and Will | Series B | $15M | — |
| PPurple Squirrel | Seed | $2.7M | — |
| Trust & Will | Series A | $6M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Techstars4 shared
Link Ventures4 shared
Halogen Ventures4 shared
Western Digital3 shared
Rosecliff3 shared
Hack VC3 shared
AARP3 shared
Jackson Square Ventures3 shared
Fifth Third Capital3 shared
XFactor Ventures2 shared
Streamlined Ventures2 shared
Imagination Capital2 shared
Wavemaker Partners2 shared
LAUNCH2 shared
Greycroft2 shared
Western Technology Investment2 shared
Watertower Ventures1 shared
Birchmere Ventures1 shared
Cherry Tree Investments1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026