Josh Wolfe backs startups that make tech straight out of our favorite science fiction movies, from Star Wars surgical robots to metal detectors that evoke Total Recall. But there’s one startup he’s especially proud of because it "seemed the craziest at the time." The company is inspired by X-Men.
"We had this crazy idea a few years ago, and we talked to a lot of people," said Wolfe, Lux Capital cofounder and managing partner. "Usually when we have these ideas, some people will say one of two things: 'That's absolutely brilliant, I'm in' or 'That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard.' Both are extremely validating for us. We decided to start a company where none existed, to go out and find outlier people with outlier traits in the outlier world."
