LUX Ventures Viii, L.P.
1 additional placement agent, 2 additional LP reports and investments
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 2 LP reportspublic disclosures
2 public LP reports name this vehicle; the latest, California Public Employees' Retirement System as of Mar 31, 2026, shows $300M committed and net IRR 83.6%, 2.10x (the LP's own figures).
A named LP and its own performance figures are the strongest outside read on a fund.
FactPublic pension and endowment private-markets disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS, WSIB, NYSCRF, Texas TRS, UTIMCO ...)For LPs, fund-of-fundsLimited partners → - +81%reported GAV
Reported gross assets rose from $1.15B to $2.09B between the Form ADV filings of Mar 28, 2024 and Mar 31, 2026.
The fund's assets as the adviser swears them, never its size or dry powder.
Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2023basis: form d first sale
- Target
- unknownnot announced
- First close
- unknownnever inferred from a Form D
- Final close
- unknownonly from an announcement or an LP disclosure
- Announced size
- unknown
- Form D offering
- $1.1Bwhat may be sold, not what was raised; file 021-478982, sworn by the adviser or filed under this vehicle
- Form D sold
- $1.1Bas of the filing of Apr 14, 2023, 199 investors
- First sale
- Apr 3, 2023
- Reported GAV
- $2.1Bon the Form ADV filed Mar 31, 2026; the fund's assets, never its size or dry powder
- Owners (ADV)
- 211
- Reported on ADV
- Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026
Who can invest, and every Form D
Reading the Form D termsThe exemption is what the filer claimed on Form D: 3(c)(7) admits only qualified purchasers, 3(c)(1) caps the number of beneficial owners, Rule 506(c) lets the fund advertise if it verifies every investor is accredited, Rule 506(b) does not.A minimum of zero is the filer’s answer that it states none. An amount sold is never a close, and a later amendment can report less than an earlier one; each figure is printed as filed.- Who may invest
- Qualified purchasers only (Investment Company Act 3(c)(7))
- How it may be offered
- No general solicitation; accredited investors and at most 35 others (Rule 506(b))
- Minimum investment
- no minimum statedas of the filing of Apr 14, 2023
- Exemptions claimed
- Rule 506(b); Investment Company Act Section 3(c); Investment Company Act Section 3(c)(7)Form D
- Fund type (Form D)
- Venture Capital Fund
- Securities offered
- pooled
- Entity type
- Limited Partnership
| Filed | Form | Amount sold | Change | Investors | Offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | D | $1.1B | 199 | $1.1B | Form D |
Fundraising evidence
What counts as raisingA Form D offering is permission to sell, not a fund in market; an amount sold is never a close; an evergreen offering amended every year is not a raise.Lifecycle
Active deployment
Lifecycle
The fund's own reporting through time
| Filed | Form ADV fund type | Gross asset value | Owners | Min. investment | Adviser-owned | Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2024 | Venture Capital Fund | $1.2B | 211 | $50,000 | 2% | yes | |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Venture Capital Fund | $2.1B | 211 | $50,000 | 2% |
Principals and agents
- Peter Hebert Director
- Josh Wolfe Director
- Lux Venture Partners VIII, LLC Director
Service providers
- AuditorPwC · GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman IslandsForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- AdministratorTRIDENT FUND SERVICES, INC. · ATLANTA, Georgia, United StatesForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
- CustodianJPMorgan · NEW YORK, New York, United StatesForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov
Limited partners and their reported performance
Whose numbers these areEach row is the LP’s own number: its cash flows and its valuation policy as of its reporting date, not the fund’s. Net IRR is printed only when the LP prints one. The vintage is the LP’s definition (CalPERS: year of its first cash flow; WSIB: year of its initial investment).| LP | Vintage (LP’s) | Committed | Paid in | Distributed | Remaining value | Net IRR | Multiple | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Public Employees' Retirement System calpers.ca.gov | 2023 | $300M | $255M | $7.7M | $534M | 83.6% | 2.1x | Mar 31, 2026 |
| California Public Employees' Retirement System calpers.ca.gov | 2023 | $300M | $221M | $7.7M | $411M | 77.5% | 1.9x | Dec 31, 2025 |
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areA commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the date of the report that listed it. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value on its return, never a commitment.| Allocator | Type | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Public Employees' Retirement System | STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $300M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2026 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| Johnny Carson Foundation | FOUNDATION | $681,614 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Jun 30, 2025 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | FOUNDATION | $1.2M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Investments attributed to this vehicle
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2025CalPERS reports Lux Ventures VIII, L.P.: $300,000,000 committed, vintage 2023, net IRR 77.5%, 1.9xLP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
- Dec 31, 2025CalPERS reports Lux Ventures VIII, L.P.: $300,000,000 committed, vintage 2023, net IRR 77.5%, 1.9xLP commitment disclosed Fact Pension disclosure
- Mar 28, 2024LUX Ventures Viii, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by LUX Capital Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,150,262,436Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact Form ADV
- Apr 14, 2023Lux Ventures VIII, L.P. filed Form D: $1,141,725,500 sold of $1,141,725,500, Venture Capital FundForm D filed Fact Form D
Evidence
Every observation on this vehicle
- Entity type: Limited Partnership Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Form D fund type: Venture Capital Fund Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Form D industry group: Pooled Investment Fund Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Amendment: false Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Incorporated: withinFiveYears Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Jurisdiction: Delaware Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Amount sold (Form D): $1.1B Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Offering amount (Form D): $1.1B Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7 Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- First sale: 2023-04-03 Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Investors (Form D): 199 Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Minimum investment (Form D): 0 Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Securities offered: pooled Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Office address: Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
- Year of incorporation: 2023 Apr 14, 2023 Fact Form D
Connected records
Managed by
Limited partners
- California Public Employees' Retirement System
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Relationships across DFX
on 3 other DFX graphs · 25 capital paths
LUX Ventures Viii, L.P. is the same institution as 3 records in Allocators, RIA and Wealth and Family Offices.
DFX found 3 relationships across 3 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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LUX Ventures Viii, L.P. sits on 25 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 25 paths of capital through this record
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Record history
- LP commitment disclosed2025-12-31source on record
- LP commitment disclosed2025-12-31source on record
- Fund first reported on ADV2024-03-28source on record
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