Joined: September 2025
VENTURE PARTNER
Luke Pedersen
Background
Luke K. Pedersen is a Partner at Blu Venture Investors. He draws on nearly 30 years of experience as an intellectual property lawyer at Baker Botts LLP, helping early-stage technology companies protect and commercialize their innovations. He has deep expertise in IP strategy, licensing, and technology-driven commercial agreements. He has advised clients across software, cybersecurity, med-tech, and telecommunications on safeguarding and leveraging core innovations while building the operational foundations for scale.
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Over his 28-year career at Baker Botts, Luke has held multiple leadership roles, including Firmwide Chair of the Technology Transactions Practice Group, Chair of the Intellectual Property Department in Washington, D.C., and membership in both the Emerging Company/Venture Capital and Private Equity practice groups. He has negotiated hundreds of complex licensing and technology-transfer agreements, developed and managed significant patent portfolios, led trade-secret and IP-litigation matters, and guided companies through IP and technology diligence for M&A and other sophisticated transactions. Luke works closely with founders on IP roadmap development, early customer and channel agreements, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market planning.
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Luke maintains an active legal practice while supporting founders building defensible, innovation-driven businesses. He holds a B.S. in Engineering and a J.D. from Rutgers University.
What do you look for in a start-up company?
​Founders solving real problems with differentiated technology who can translate technical differentiation into commercial advantage. I’m particularly drawn to teams that treat intellectual property as a strategic asset and are building solutions with clear pathways to scale.
What advice would you give startups?
Prioritize intellectual property early, but do it strategically—focus on the protections that matter most and invest in them efficiently during the lean years.