# Emily Haight

Emily Haight is Partner, Capital Formation at Lux Capital, a venture capital firm, where she works on raising capital from institutional investors rather than making investments. She joined the firm in 2025 after a career in investor relations and fundraising at hedge funds including [Coatue Management](https://www.edgepedia.org/coatue-management), Arrowgrass Capital, and Och-Ziff Capital.<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup>

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| **Firm and role** | Lux Capital, Partner, Capital Formation (joined 2025)<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup> |
| **Function** | Fundraising and investor relations, not an investing role; Lux's roster distinguishes her from investing partners such as Andrew Wang, Partner, Space & Satellite Investments<sup>[2](https://www.luxcapital.com/people)</sup> |
| **Prior firms** | Coatue Management (from 2018), Arrowgrass Capital (from 2014), Och-Ziff Capital, UBS, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (2008–2011), Bloomberg LP<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup> |
| **Education** | BA in American History, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup> |
| **Background** | Grew up in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup> |
| **Notable context** | Lux announced Lux Ventures IX, a $1.5 billion fund and its largest to date, in January 2026, during her tenure<sup>[3](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lux-capital_activity-7414712060602941441-njag)</sup> |
| **Boards and investments** | None sourced; no board seats or investments are attributed to her in any available source |

## Early life and education

Haight grew up in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated with a BA in American History from Washington & [Lee University](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-university) in [Lexington, Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/lexington-virginia), according to her profile on the firm's website.<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup>

## Career

She began at Bloomberg LP, then worked in client-facing roles at UBS and [Bank of America](https://www.edgepedia.org/bank-of-america)/Merrill Lynch from 2008 to 2011.<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup> She moved into investor relations at Och-Ziff Capital, and joined the investor relations team at Arrowgrass Capital in 2014, where she spent four years.<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup>

In 2018 she joined the Investor Relations Team at Coatue Management, where the firm's profile states she was responsible for fundraising across both new and existing institutional relationships.<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup> She joined Lux Capital as Partner, Capital Formation in 2025.<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup>

## Capital formation at Lux

Lux Capital runs a dedicated in-house fundraising function. Its team roster lists Haight alongside [Adam Kalish](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-kalish) as Partners, Capital Formation, a role category separate from the firm's investing partners.<sup>[2](https://www.luxcapital.com/people)</sup> The role is distinct from an investing partner, who deploys the fund's capital into companies and typically holds board seats; Lux's roster makes the separation explicit, listing Andrew Wang as Partner, Space & Satellite Investments in a different role category.<sup>[2](https://www.luxcapital.com/people)</sup>

In January 2026 Lux announced Lux Ventures IX, a $1.5 billion fund the firm described as its largest to date, focused on aerospace, biotech, defense, industrials, and transportation. In the same announcement the firm stated that forty-four people at Lux now manage $7 billion.<sup>[3](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lux-capital_activity-7414712060602941441-njag)</sup> The announcement fell within Haight's tenure, which began in 2025.<sup>[1](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lux-capital_activity-7414712060602941441-njag)</sup>

## Recent developments

The verifiable change in Lux's fundraising record is the size of its newest vehicle. Lux Ventures IX, at $1.5 billion, is the firm's largest fund to date and was announced in January 2026, targeting aerospace, biotech, defense, industrials, and transportation.<sup>[3](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lux-capital_activity-7414712060602941441-njag)</sup> Haight's 2025 arrival also coincided with an expanded capital-formation bench: the roster lists at least two partners in the function.<sup>[2](https://www.luxcapital.com/people)</sup>

## References

1. [Lux Capital — Emily Haight](https://www.luxcapital.com/people/emily-haight)
2. [Lux Capital — People (team roster)](https://www.luxcapital.com/people)
3. [Lux Capital announcement of Lux Ventures IX ($1.5B)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lux-capital_activity-7414712060602941441-njag)

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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Economics and business › Founders, operators, and investors › Venture and growth investors › United States venture since 1985*

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