Lumos Capital Group
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Lumos Capital Group is an investment firm that invests in the industry of investment in human capital. The firm focused on the human capital development sector globally. Human capital is all of the knowledge, talent, skills, values, and judgment that they possess. They focus specifically on high growth private companies developing innovativetechnologies and platforms in education technology, knowledge services, and human capital development.Lumos Capital Group's mission is to be the leading partner for entrepreneurs building transformational companies that defining the future of human capital. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
- Fund size:
- $24M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Lumos Capital Group invests in
Stages Lumos Capital Group invests in
Countries Lumos Capital Group invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $329k–$329k
- Series B
- $20M–$35M
- Series C
- $30M–$80M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 4 (40%)
- EdTech 3 (30%)
- E-Learning 3 (30%)
- B2B 2 (20%)
- B2C 1 (10%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (30%)
- Series C 3 (30%)
- Seed 2 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (10%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 3 (30%)
- India 1 (10%)
- Spain 1 (10%)
- France 1 (10%)
- Lithuania 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Tieng
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
|
Managing Partner and Co-Founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Victor Hu
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
|
Managing Partner and Co-Founder | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSFR VR’s core technology is a dialogue system between the trainee and our virtual coach. This unique VR apprenticeship model lets trainees move at their own pace and provides strategic, specific feedback to help them learn from their mistakes and master the skills they need to successfully perform their job. | $40M / Series C / Sep 28, 2023 | ||
| It is well known that people are the biggest asset of any company. They create products that make this biggest asset relevant for the current fast-changing times and ready for daily challenges. While a lot of enterprise software are focused on efficiency and productivity of the workforce, they focus on effectiveness. Their products constantly pushthe frontiers of people’s skill levels, making them not just save time but also make them substantially better at what they do. | $30M / Series C / Aug 07, 2023 | ||
| Podium Education provides a digital skill program offering learning experiences focusing on tech skills development and intercultural competency.Podium partners with colleges and universities to deliver online programs that provide soft-skilled students with the in-demand hard skills that lead to great employment outcomes. The company was foundedin 2019 and is based in Austin, Texas. | $20M / Series B / Aug 30, 2022 | ||
| TRANSFR VR’s core technology is a dialogue system between the trainee and our virtual coach. This unique VR apprenticeship model lets trainees move at their own pace and provides strategic, specific feedback to help them learn from their mistakes and master the skills they need to successfully perform their job. | $35M / Series B / Jun 16, 2022 | ||
| Zenoo is a digital onboarding solution that manages all of the onboarding workflows, internal systems, and 3rd-party services. | $329K / Seed / Jun 28, 2021 | ||
| ZENOO is the healthiest Dog food subscription service. We use human grade ingredients and Freeze drying technology to deliver 100% nutritional value. Dog health has been deteriorating since 1970s. Since then, dog population experienced 900% increase in diabetes and 50% likelihood of developing cancer. Result - loss of a loved pet and huge vetbills. Pet care services are worth 190BN EUR globally and ±5.2% CAGR reaching 270BN EUR in 2025. TAM in the EU is ±14B EUR for premium dog food ±5% CAGR (cat owners audience is the same size). We are a D2C brand within EU at the moment and are developing B2B partnerships in APAC and EMEA regions. | $329K / Seed / Jun 28, 2021 | ||
| ZENOO is the healthiest Dog food subscription service. We use human grade ingredients and Freeze drying technology to deliver 100% nutritional value. Dog health has been deteriorating since 1970s. Since then, dog population experienced 900% increase in diabetes and 50% likelihood of developing cancer. Result - loss of a loved pet and huge vetbills. Pet care services are worth 190BN EUR globally and ±5.2% CAGR reaching 270BN EUR in 2025. TAM in the EU is ±14B EUR for premium dog food ±5% CAGR (cat owners audience is the same size). We are a D2C brand within EU at the moment and are developing B2B partnerships in APAC and EMEA regions. | $357.9K / Pre-Seed / Jun 28, 2021 | ||
| Established in 2013, OpenClassrooms has quickly grown to become one of Europe’s largest education-to-employment platforms with 355 000 students across 140 countries, thousands of full-time diploma students, and hundreds of corporate customers, such as Capgemini, PwC, AXA, Amazon Career Choice, Deliveroo, Randstad, Dentsu, BNP Paribas, SocieteGenerale and more. It is a higher education institution accredited by the French state, issuing its own Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s level Diplomas and registered with the Board of Education in Paris, France.OpenClassrooms operates a fully-online competency-based education model focused on vocational training in knowledge-economy fields - 600+ courses and 55 curricula in high-demand professions including coding, IT, product management, data management, marketing, communications, and UX design. The model blends top-quality online coursework with one-on-one mentorship, project-based learning, career coaching, and a job guarantee. | $80M / Series C / Apr 27, 2021 | ||
| OnlineMedEd is a clinical learning platform for a broad spectrum of healthcare learners to gain the knowledge needed for Board exams and clinical practice. In addition to being used by individual med students, the suite of products is institutionally used by over 50 universities nationally, and many more around the world. | $20M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 06, 2021 | ||
| Ironhack is a global school offering full time and part time courses in Web Development and UX/UI design. Ironhack was ranked as the #2 student-rated coding and design bootcamp in the world by national rating site Switch Up. Since 2013, with campuses in Miami, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Mexico City & Berlin, Ironhack has graduated over5,000+ students who are building their careers at global companies like Google, Visa, and Twitter.Ironhack was founded by Gonzalo Manrique and Ariel Quinones and is headquartered in Miami. | $20M / Series B / Jan 19, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Lumos Capital Group invest in?
Lumos Capital Group invests primarily in Education, EdTech and E-Learning startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Lumos Capital Group invest in?
Lumos Capital Group typically joins rounds of $329k–$329k at Seed, $20M–$35M at Series B and $30M–$80M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Lumos Capital Group's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Lumos Capital Group took part in.
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Who are the partners at Lumos Capital Group?
The team at Lumos Capital Group includes James Tieng (Managing Partner and Co-Founder) and Victor Hu (Managing Partner and Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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