Private Advisory & Strategic Consulting
Strategic Intelligence for
Private Capital
We work with European venture funds and family offices on the operational side of investing — from deal sourcing through to portfolio support.
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Services
What We Do
Practical advisory across the investment lifecycle, built around how venture funds actually operate.
Deal Flow & Sourcing
Identifying and qualifying investment opportunities through structured market mapping and relationship networks.
ResearchThe Exit IllusionDeal Analytics
Financial modelling, market assessment, and risk analysis delivered as an input to your investment team's internal decisions. We do not provide investment advice or recommendations on specific securities.
ResearchThe AI CoefficientDue Diligence
Thorough evaluation across commercial, technical, financial, and organisational dimensions.
ResearchThe Sovereignty ParadoxFundraising Support
Strategic guidance through the fundraising lifecycle—from positioning and materials to investor relations.
ResearchThe Exit IllusionPortfolio Advisory
Advising on post-investment performance monitoring, process improvement, and growth planning for portfolio companies.
ResearchThe Optionality PremiumTransaction Coordination
Managing workstreams, timelines, and document flow from term sheet through closing, in support of your internal team's execution. We do not negotiate, arrange, or execute transactions on behalf of any party.
Who We Serve
Built for
institutional capital
Lux Lucis works with investors and fund managers who want an experienced operator inside the process, not a deck of recommendations. Our services are directed at professional clients and eligible counterparties within the meaning of MiFID II, and are not available to retail investors.
- Venture Capital Funds
- Deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support across the fund lifecycle — from emerging managers to established platforms.
- Private Equity Firms
- Transaction support and operational due diligence for mid-market deals.
- Family Offices
- The diligence and process discipline of an institutional investment team, for direct and co-investment activity.
- Corporate Venture Capital
- Investment operations and a structured pipeline for corporates investing strategically.
- Syndicates & Angel Groups
- Structuring and diligence support for collective investments.
Board Representation
Non-Executive &
Resident Directorships
Lux Lucis offers board representation through its founder, Can Ergelmiş — an operator turned investor, resident in Luxembourg.
For a portfolio company, that’s an independent voice in the boardroom. For a fund, a Luxembourg-resident director where local substance is required.
Appointments to the boards of vehicles authorised or supervised by the CSSF are subject to applicable regulatory approvals, fit-and-proper assessment, and case-by-case eligibility.
The Founder
Can
Ergelmiş
An operator turned investor, with two decades building and backing companies in ecommerce, travel, healthtech, and fintech.
- Now
- Investment & Strategy Director at Oleka Capital, a growth fund backing Series A and B companies across Türkiye, South-East Europe, the GCC, and Central Asia. He leads investments and works closely with founders afterwards, sitting alongside their boards as an observer.
- Before
- Six years at Amazon — he launched its marketplaces in Türkiye, Sweden, and Belgium, and led Marketing and Prime expansion across 16 European markets. Before that he co-founded Hepsipay, the payments arm of Hepsiburada, taking it through its e-money and payment licences; co-founded Doktortakvimi and led its sale to DocPlanner; and served as Chief Strategy Officer of a Goldman Sachs–backed travel group.
- Education
- MBA, London Business School
BSc Computer Engineering, Koç University
Insights
Research & Perspectives
Original analysis on the structural shifts reshaping portfolio construction, asset allocation, and risk management for institutional investors.
Our flagship series, The New Investment Calculus, spans seven parts on the breakdown of traditional diversification, the exit-engine freeze, sovereignty and AI dependence, China's deflation contagion, the AI coefficient framework, the optionality premium, and the survival calculus.
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info@luxlucisconsulting.comLocation
57 Avenue de la Gare
L-1611 Luxembourg