Lumai secures over $10 million in funding to enhance its optical processing technology. The investment round was led by Constructor Capital with participation from multiple investors.
Amount Raised
$10 Million
Round Type
Venture
OxfordManufacturingHardwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingImage RecognitionInvestors
Description
UK AI optical processing startup Lumai has secured more than $10 million in investment. The funding will be used to advance Lumai's innovative optical computing technology, which aims to significantly improve AI performance while reducing power consumption.
Quick answer
Lumai raised $10 Million in a funding round, dated April 2, 2025. Investors: Tis Inc., Constructor Capital, PhotonVentures, IP Group, Journey Ventures, Liftt, Qubits Ventures and State Farm Ventures. Lumai is based in Oxford, England, United Kingdom.
- How much did Lumai raise?
- Lumai raised $10 Million in a funding round on April 2, 2025.
- Who invested in Lumai?
- Tis Inc., Constructor Capital, PhotonVentures, IP Group, Journey Ventures, Liftt, Qubits Ventures and State Farm Ventures are named as investors in this round.
- What does Lumai do?
- Lumai is a UK AI optical processing startup that is addressing the limitations of AI compute through innovative optical processing technology.
- Where is Lumai based and how big is it?
- Lumai is based in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Fundz records about 4 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Lumai?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Lumai. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Hardware and Natural Language Processing around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Lumai that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Cursor raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on April 21, 2025.
- nEye raised $58M (Series B) on April 11, 2025.
- Celestial AI raised $250M (Funding Round) on March 11, 2025.
- Accrete raised $1.1M (Seed) on March 10, 2025.
- CarbonSix raised $4M (Seed) on May 15, 2025.
- Luzia raised $14M (Funding Round) on May 7, 2025.
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