# Luma Launch

> Luma Launch is a VC fund in Santa Monica backing Software and SaaS. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/luma-launch/
- Website: https://www.luma.inc

Luma Launch is an early-stage fund with an Accelerator Program aimed at surfacing the most notable startups and entrepreneurial minds.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 14% |
| SaaS | 3 | 8% |
| Events | 3 | 8% |
| FinTech | 3 | 8% |
| Internet | 3 | 8% |

68 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 24 | 67% |
| Series A | 5 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 27 | 75% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matt Lydecker | Lead Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-lydecker |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gemist | Gemist is the first-ever D2C custom jewelry company focused on the way millennials engage jewelry. We have made it easy to custom design jewelry through our branding, technology and namely our unique home “Try-and-Buy” experience. | $3M | Seed | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| WithOthers | WithOthers is a music impact events platform that connects artists and fans. WithOthers was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| Wize | Wize is an online education platform that offers University students across Canada instant access to the highest quality exam prep courses on the market. This cutting-edge platform offers students the tools and resources they need to prepare for their exams in less time, with less stress, at a lower cost than traditional resources.Bysupercharging the learning experience, Wize helps students to take their understanding of their course material to new heights. Taught by expert instructors and tailored to a specific class at a specific university, Wize provides students with the flexibility to learn at their own pace at any time and from anywhere. Whether a student falls behind, wants to get ahead or just needs more time with difficult concepts, with Wize - it’s just one click away. | $3M |  | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| Wize | Wize is an online education platform that offers University students across Canada instant access to the highest quality exam prep courses on the market. This cutting-edge platform offers students the tools and resources they need to prepare for their exams in less time, with less stress, at a lower cost than traditional resources.Bysupercharging the learning experience, Wize helps students to take their understanding of their course material to new heights. Taught by expert instructors and tailored to a specific class at a specific university, Wize provides students with the flexibility to learn at their own pace at any time and from anywhere. Whether a student falls behind, wants to get ahead or just needs more time with difficult concepts, with Wize - it’s just one click away. | $3M | Seed | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| Trust & Will | Trust & Will is an online service providing legal forms and information that makes creating estate planning easy, fast, and secure. It is not a law firm and is not a substitute for a lawyer’s advice about complex estate planning. The company is backed by some venture capital firms including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, Western TechnologyInvestments, Luma Launch, Halogen Ventures, and Techstars, as well as angel investors.Trust & Will was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | $15M | Series B | Nov 17, 2020 |  |
| Zero Grocery | Zero Grocery provides a convenient zero-waste grocery delivery service. Zero Grocery's mission is to remove single-use plastics from the food system so customers will receive groceries in reusable containers. | $3M | Seed | Sep 23, 2020 |  |
| Gemist | Gemist is the first-ever D2C custom jewelry company focused on the way millennials engage jewelry. We have made it easy to custom design jewelry through our branding, technology and namely our unique home “Try-and-Buy” experience. | $800K | Pre-Seed | Jun 15, 2020 |  |
| Team Kitchens | Home Team Kitchens creates and delivers exceptional restaurant and merchandise experiences for brands seeking to extend their fan engagement and revenue streams beyond brick and mortar locations. The company pioneers a completely different ‘Restaurant 3.0’ business model--Delivery-First Xperience™--anticipating new requirements due to marketevolution. Founded by veterans of the restaurant, food service, food delivery, enterprise technology and digital media sectors, Home Team Kitchens offers consumers high quality, value-priced meals and goods creatively packaged and delivered to their homes. www.teamkitchens.com | $4M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2020 |  |
| Revl | Video Souvineers as a Service. Founded by Eric Sanchez, Nelson Vazquez, and Bruce Pla in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $8.8M | Series A | Feb 25, 2020 |  |
| Xclaim | XCLAIM is building the first-ever marketplace for e-trading the debt of bankrupt companies. More than $2 trillion of this type of debt has traded over the last decade, all on paper. They connect distressed debt investors with the vendors, supplies, landlords, and any other party with unpaid receivables due from a bankrupt company. By increasing theefficiency of trading, XCLAIM is creating liquidity in an illiquid market.It was founded in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, California. | $4M | Seed | Jan 07, 2020 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amplify.LA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-la) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [PLG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plg-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Outlander Fund I Archimedes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arena-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Crosscut Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosscut-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Halogen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halogen-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Luma Launch invest in?

Luma Launch invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Events startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Luma Launch?

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### Who are the partners at Luma Launch?

The team at Luma Launch includes Matt Lydecker (Lead Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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