![Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital) - Investing at the Cutting Edge [ETL Looks Back]](https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/95/01/6c/52/95016c52-d507-4851-98fa-1cac0bcde537/4d9c52bde3788a63ec8cf3dec417c396b87e26695d903023768899a403a10759439495959eb776685cda34ae69f31d92bceaad45b4c3523963d272ed3aa8065c.jpeg "Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital) - Investing at the Cutting Edge [ETL Looks Back]")
Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital) - Investing at the Cutting Edge [ETL Looks Back]
Update: 2025-01-22
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For the winter 2025 installment of ETL Looks Back, we asked the team at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program to recommend some of their favorite ETL episodes from the past. Our first pick comes from Ravi Belani and features Josh Wolfe, co-founder of Lux Capital, which funds scientists and entrepreneurs who pursue counter-conventional solutions to the most vexing problems of our time. Wolfe believes ambitious projects, like creating matter from light, are essential for a brighter future. Also a founding investor with Bill Gates in Kymeta, Wolfe discusses the principles guiding his entrepreneurship and investments, sharing insights from his experiences with various innovative companies.
The episode first aired on June 7, 2023
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