Sarah Lucas

Managing General Partner

2020 - Current

Lucas Venture Group is a boutique, early-stage venture firm based in Silicon Valley, founded by second-generation venture capitalist Donald A. Lucas. Under the leadership of Managing General Partner Sarah Lucas and General Partner Jack Lucas, LVG invests in a diverse range of industries including AI & ML, SaaS, space, fintech, social purpose, CPG, and biotech. With a wealth of experience spanning over six decades in the venture space, LVG has built a wide-ranging network that offers entrepreneurs exceptional access to financial and intellectual capital. LVG takes a comprehensive approach to support the growth and success of its portfolio companies, providing not only financial backing but also strategic guidance and operational expertise. Recent exit highlights include Berkeley Lights, Palantir, and Truebill.

Partner

2015 - 2020

Advisor

2021

Celesta Capital is a leading deep tech venture capital firm that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs and disruptive technologies. Through the firm’s unique mix of intellectual capital and network of relationships, Celesta empowers founding teams and drives continuous and measurable progress for its portfolio companies. Celesta Capital is led by Lip-Bu Tan, Michael Marks, Nicholas Brathwaite, and Sriram Viswanathan—industry veterans with proven track records. Together with a multi-dimensional and experienced investments and operations team, the firm supports the change-makers of tomorrow.

Co-Founder Beyond Type 1

2015

Founded in 2015 by VC Juliet de Baubigny, musician Nick Jonas, philanthropist Sarah Lucas + celebrity chef Sam Talbot, Beyond Type 1 is focused on improving daily life and outcomes for those living with Type 1 diabetes. Leveraging the power social media, design and technology, Beyond Type 1 is a powerhouse global organization, tackling big issues - such as awareness + misdiagnosis - with simple, effective scalable systems, and shaking up the landscape in an effort to ensure access to treatments, information and technologies for living today while always investing in the long-term goal - a cure.

CEO + Co-Founder

2015 - 2018

Founding Investor + Board Member

2021

BoldHue is a technology company with a beauty deliverable: a perfect match foundation on demand within minutes. Founded by in 2020 by two-time entrepreneur Rachel Wilson and Nasa-consulting aerospace expert and color theorist Karin Layton, the countertop device uses the company's proprietary algorithm computes and dispenses foundation in under 60 seconds. Karin have engineered the most elegant solution the beauty industry has ever seen, setting a new standard for innovation and excellence. This company brings the WOW!

Board Member

2022

Katch Media is a data analytics company that specializes in providing insights and solutions for the media industry. Their advanced technology and analytical tools help clients optimize their marketing campaigns, audience engagement, and overall media performance.

Investor

2021

Prellis Biologics is a San Francisco-based biotech company that focuses on 3D printing of human tissues and cells for drug discovery and regenerative medicine applications. Using their proprietary technology, they aim to revolutionize the field of tissue engineering and accelerate the development of new therapies.

Investor

2021

Moolah Kicks is a women's basketball shoe company that is dedicated to designing high-quality and stylish footwear specifically for female athletes. Their mission is to empower women on and off the court by providing them with shoes that fit their unique needs and preferences.

Board Member

2022

Allermi is a women-led consumer health startup on a mission to revolutionize allergy care. They’ve built the world’s first and only multi-ingredient and custom allergy solution to address all symptoms in one simple nasal spray. Patients also receive ongoing care by our allergy care team from top universities including Stanford, Harvard, and Cornell through our custom-built app - offering a truly comprehensive treatment plan.

Board Member

2021

Rizzle is a short series social networking platform that allows digital creators to create and share episodic content. Rizzle’s AI-based creation experiences + new media formats make it easy for millions of creators to make quality content daily and brings creation, distribution, and monetization in one place. Rizzle provides creation experiences and new media formats/creation tools that require minimal time and effort by millions of users, consistently releasing products that are best in class.

Investor

2019

Pallet is social purpose company on a mission to build equal opportunity access to housing and employment. For the more than half a million people facing homelessness across the United States, our durable, portable, and affordable shelters are a stepping stone out of personal crisis and into a life of stability — because a home changes everything. The Pallet Shelter provides safety and stability in a compact, rapidly assembled personal shelter. It is adaptable to many different scenarios: disaster relief, temporary or homeless housing, emergency response and military operations. Quick to deploy, robust and reusable - it can be set up in as little as 20 minutes and breaks down to only 12 inches tall.