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Luminate

North America, New York, United States, Rochester

Description

Luminate is a startup accelerator for optics, photonics, and imaging enabled companies.

Investor Profile

Luminate has made 76 investments, with 8 in the past 12 months and 50% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (34%)
  • Non Equity Assistance (21%)
  • Pre Seed (21%)
  • Grant (11%)
  • Series A (5%)
  • Convertible Note (3%)
  • Series B (3%)
  • Undisclosed (1%)
  • Series Unknown (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (55%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Belgium (5%)
  • Denmark (4%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Spain (3%)
  • Singapore (3%)
  • The Netherlands (3%)
  • Saudi Arabia (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Health Care
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical Device
  • Information Technology
  • Software
  • Semiconductor
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Hardware
  • Biotechnology
  • Sensor
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Luminate frequently co-invest with?

Vaekstfonden
Europe, Hovedstaden, Denmark, Hellerup
Co-Investments: 2
Launch NY
North America, New York, United States, Buffalo
Co-Investments: 2
imec.xpand
Europe, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, Leuven
Co-Investments: 2
Co-Investments: 2
SOSV
North America, New Jersey, United States, Princeton
Co-Investments: 3
Qbic Fund
North America, Wisconsin, United States, Belgium
Co-Investments: 2
State Farm Ventures
North America, Illinois, United States, Bloomington
Co-Investments: 3
PSV
Europe, Hovedstaden, Denmark, Lyngby
Co-Investments: 2
I Squared Capital
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Co-Investments: 2
Rockstart
Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Luminate often collaborate with?

TS
Europe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Freiburg
Shared Deals: 1
SK
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 1
RS
Europe, Catalonia, Spain, Barcelona
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Luminate?

amPICQ Private Limited

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), photonic hardware product

SeedMar 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $100,000
Swave Photonics

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Swave Photonics is a fabless semiconductor firm that designs and manufactures holographic chips based on diffractive photonics technology.

Augmented RealityManufacturingMetaverseSemiconductor
Series AJan 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $27,733,581
VoxelSensors

Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium

VoxelSensors, Your World, Our Canvas

Semiconductor
GrantSep 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $200,000
SaferStreet Solutions

Rochester, New York, United States

SaferStreet Solutions provides the most effective solutions to reducing distracted driving and increasing seat belt use.

Information ServicesInformation Technology
GrantSep 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000
iLoF

London, England, United Kingdom

iLoF is a digital health company pioneering a breakthrough AI-platform to accelerate the future of personalized medicine.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMachine LearningMedical DevicePrecision Medicine
GrantSep 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $500,000
Nicslab

Palo Alto, California, United States

Nicslab offers chip-scale and OEM/ODM solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyProduct Design
GrantSep 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,000,000
AI Optics

New York, New York, United States

AI Optics is a digital health platform that focuses on building products that prevent vision-loss.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareMedical Device
GrantSep 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $200,000
Photosynthetic

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Photosynthetic believe in bringing humanity forward through innovation and making our products versatile yet reliable, ready for scale.

Manufacturing
GrantSep 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $100,000
SaferStreet Solutions

Rochester, New York, United States

SaferStreet Solutions provides the most effective solutions to reducing distracted driving and increasing seat belt use.

Information ServicesInformation Technology
Pre SeedMar 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $100,000
Photosynthetic

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Photosynthetic believe in bringing humanity forward through innovation and making our products versatile yet reliable, ready for scale.

Manufacturing
SeedMar 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $100,000