Who invested in Lumanu

2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Advertising & AdtechMartechMedia

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.0Mraised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

Latest round: VentureNov 2023
Biggest round: $1.0MSeed · Apr 2018
Investors: 9

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201820192020202120222023

$1.0MSeed?Venture

First round: Seed, $1.0M
Biggest round: $1.0M
Between rounds: 5.6 years

LumanuAdtech/martech1 / 9Their pitch deckLumanu's pitch deck, 9 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

Nov 2023
VentureAmount undisclosed4 new1 returning
Source recorded
Apr 2018
Seed$1.0M5 new
- 500 Global
- BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation
- Northwestern Mutual/ gener8tor
- Peter Sachse
- Right Side
Reported by FinSMEs

Founders and team

From Lumanu's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

Jen WinstonHead of Social at Lyft
Hieu TranExecutive Officer, Directori
Kevin KatariExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediPaul JohnsonPeter Sachse

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Seed2018Venture2023

500 Global

Alumni Ventures

Gaingels

Right Side Capital Management

Gener8tor

BrightStar Wisconsin FoundationNorthwestern Mutual/ gener8torPeter SachseRight Side

Everyone who backed them

500 GlobalAngel2rounds

Alumni VenturesVC firm1round

GaingelsPrivate equity1round

Right Side Capital ManagementVC firm1round

Gener8torVC firm1round

BrightStar Wisconsin FoundationGovernment1round

Northwestern Mutual/ gener8torno record of our own yet1round

Peter Sachseno record of our own yet1round

Right Sideno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Lumanu as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Capital MidwestVC firmPer its own site

1945 CapitalFamily officePer its own site

Ossian CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Sachse Family FundFamily officePer its own site

Quick answers about Lumanu

Who invested in Lumanu?

Lumanu's investors include 500 Global, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Right Side Capital Management and Gener8tor, and 4 more on record.

How much has Lumanu raised?

Lumanu has raised $1.0M across 2 rounds since 2018. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Lumanu last raise?

Lumanu's most recent round was a Venture in Nov 2023.

What was Lumanu's biggest round?

Lumanu's largest round on record is $1.0M (Seed), in Apr 2018.

Who backed Lumanu first?

Lumanu's first round on record, in Apr 2018, was backed by 500 Global, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation and Northwestern Mutual/ gener8tor and 2 others.