New Luna Ventures

The firm forms single-asset syndications for each opportunity, typically from seed to Series B, rather than raising a blind-pool fund. Vehicles are administered through AngelList, and New Luna charges no ongoing management fee. This lets each investor family office or corporate venture arm decide whether to participate on a per-deal basis.

Schefsky spent 17 years as a family-office fiduciary before launching the firm in 2006, according to the New Luna website. He also teaches and writes on sustainable impact metrics, bringing an operator-and-allocator lens to early-stage diligence.

The firm's self-stated thesis covers agtech, precision farming, food tech, cellular agriculture, renewables, water technology, communications, SaaS, AI, robotics, and advanced materials. Portfolio companies span syn-bio colorants, cell-based dairy, plant-based seafood, cultivated meat, and low-head hydropower.

One disclosed exit is Strikedeck, a customer-success platform that was sold to Medallia in May 2019. New Luna placed a senior advisor on Strikedeck's board and provided early business-development introductions during the angel-to-seed phase.

Neither. The firm operates exclusively through deal-by-deal syndicates, with no commingled blind-pool fund. This gives its investors — family offices and corporate venture groups — the ability to opt into individual rounds rather than committing multi-year capital to a pooled vehicle.