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Who invested in Luminar?
Luminar's investors include 1517 Fund, Peter Thiel, The Westly Group, Canvas Ventures and G2VP, and 3 more on record.
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United States · Funded startup
Who invested in Luminar
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$485Mraised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 3 sources
$250MRound$35MRound$200MDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $200MMay 2025
- Biggest round
- $250MRound · Jul 2019
- Step-upi
- 5.7×
- Investors
- 8
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round, $250M Jul 2019
- Biggest round
- $250M Round · Jul 2019
- Between rounds
- 5.8 years from the last two
The rounds
- May 2025
- May 2025
- Jul 2019Round$250M7 new
- Peter Thiel
The Westly Group
1517 Fund
Canvas Ventures
G2VP- Moore Strategic Ventures LLC
- Nick Woodman
Reported by BusinesswireSEC filing: $87M sold, first sale Jun 2019
Founders and team
From Luminar's own website: 5 on the team.
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.
Round2019Round2025Debt20251517 FundPeter ThielThe Westly GroupCanvas VenturesG2VPYorkville Advisors GlobalMoore Strategic Ventures LLCNick Woodman
1517 FundPeter ThielThe Westly GroupCanvas VenturesG2VPYorkville Advisors GlobalMoore Strategic Ventures LLCNick WoodmanEveryone who backed them
Peter ThielAngel1round
Yorkville Advisors GlobalInvestment firm1round
Moore Strategic Ventures LLCno record of our own yet1round
Nick Woodmanno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 4 firms list Luminar 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.
Quick answers about Luminar
How much has Luminar raised?
Luminar has raised $485M across 3 rounds since 2019.
When did Luminar last raise?
Luminar's most recent round was a Debt of $200M in May 2025.
What was Luminar's biggest round?
Luminar's largest round on record is $250M (Undisclosed round), in Jul 2019.
Who backed Luminar first?
Luminar's first round on record, in Jul 2019, was backed by Peter Thiel, The Westly Group and 1517 Fund and 4 others.
What stage is Luminar at?
Luminar's latest named round is a Debt, in May 2025.
Where is Luminar based?
Luminar is based in the United States.
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