Bilal Zuberi

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 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 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 backed 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. An advocate for ethical innovation and student entrepreneurship, he continues through writing and board roles.