About
Bilal Zuberi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Red Glass Ventures, a Menlo Park-based early-stage venture capital firm he launched in 2025 to invest from formation through Series A in technically ambitious startups at the intersection of AI and the physical world—spanning infrastructure, autonomy, robotics, manufacturing, automotive, construction, defense, national security, health, and energy. Previously a General Partner at Lux Capital for over a decade (until late 2024), where he led investments in transformative companies like Applied Intuition (autonomous vehicle simulation), Desktop Metal (metal 3D printing), Evolv Technology (physical security), Saildrone (autonomous ocean drones), Ironclad (contract management), Nozomi Networks (industrial cybersecurity), and OpenSpace (construction tech), Zuberi built a track record backing paradigm-shifting deep tech amid Lux's $5B+ AUM growth. Before Lux, he was a principal at General Catalyst, co-founded advanced materials startup GEO2 Technologies, consulted at Boston Consulting Group, and earned a PhD in physical chemistry from MIT (under Nobel laureate Mario Molina) with published research and 30+ patents; a passionate advocate for ethical innovation and student entrepreneurship, he continues shaping the future of frontier technologies through thoughtful writing and board roles.