Josh Wolfe, the co-founder of venture-capital firm Lux Capital, is not your typical venture capitalist. He is acutely aware of failure and is not afraid to talk about it. His biggest concern is the failure of humanity to adapt to the changes it faces today, and he’s putting his money where his mouth is.
Lux invests in companies most have never heard of, companies at the cutting edge of science that other venture capital outlets are likely to be afraid to touch. According to interviews with the fund manager, some of these businesses were set up based on ideas born in Wolfe’s head.
At this year’s Invest for Kids Conference, Wolfe tried to “bring the future” to the audience by highlighting some...
