Lumos Capital Group — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$5.0M Checks)
Lumos Capital Group is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, United States investing in EdTech. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 15 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 15 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- AUM
- $286M
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- EdTech
- HQ
- New York, United States
Last verified: 2026-09-30
Seed, Series A
$1.0M – $5.0M
$286M
15+ companies
3 partners
About Lumos Capital Group
Lumos Capital Group is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York, United States. The firm invests in growth-stage technology companies in the human-capital development sector, with a focus on the future of learning and work. Its investment thesis centers on education and learning, workforce development, and knowledge and talent.
Lumos Capital Group invests at the seed and series A stages. The firm typically writes checks between $1.0M and $5.0M. It has $286M in assets under management. Lumos Capital Group does not invest in traditional media. Warm introductions are preferred when approaching the firm.
Investment Thesis
Lumos invests in growth-stage technology companies in the human-capital development sector, particularly education and learning, workforce development, and knowledge and talent. Its stated focus is the future of learning and work.
How Lumos Capital Group invests
Lumos Capital Group is a vc firm based in New York, United States. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on EdTech. It does not invest in Traditional Media.
Lumos Capital Group typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $286M in assets under management.
Lumos Capital Group has backed 15 companies in our records, including Handspring Health, TutorMe, Core Education Services PBC.
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Investment Track Record
Lumos Capital Group has recorded investments in 15 portfolio companies. These include Activate Learning, Booknook, Core Education Services PBC, Disprz, Ellevation, Handspring Health, Instructure, Ironhack, Learning.com, OnlineMedEd, Openclassrooms, Podium Education, Thrive Career Wellness, Transfr, and TutorMe. Recorded investments span the sectors of EdTech, Future of Work, and Mental Health.
Notable investments include Handspring Health in Mental Health and TutorMe in EdTech. The firm maintains current investments in Activate Learning and Thrive Career Wellness.
Portfolio Companies (15)
Other
Handspring Health
TutorMe
Core Education Services PBC
Instructure
Ellevation
Ironhack
Openclassrooms
OnlineMedEd
Transfr
Booknook
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Victor Hu, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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