# Luminary funding: rounds and investors

> Luminary has raised $194M across 4 rounds since 2018. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, 8VC and Fin Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/luminary (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Luminary*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

Big Data & Analytics Internet

Raised 2 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$194M** raised across 4 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources

**$40M** Round **$60M** Round **$72M** Series B **$22M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $22M Sept 2026
- **Biggest round:** $72M Series B · Sept 2025
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The funding story

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

2018 2020 2022 2024 2026

**$40M** Round

**$60M** Round

**$72M** Series B

**$22M** Series A

- **First round:** Round, $40M
- **Biggest round:** $72M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Series A **$22M** *2 new* [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) Source recorded
- **Sept 2025** Series B **$72M** *1 new* [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) Source recorded
- **Mar 2019** Round **$60M** *1 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Reported by Axios
- **May 2018** Round **$40M** *1 new* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Reported by Wsj

## Founders and team

From Luminary's own website: 4 on the team.

- **David Barnard** President & CEO
- **David St. Geme** Head of Product
- **Ian Lyons** Head of Engineering
- **Jemima Law** Director of Operations

## 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.

**Round** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Series B** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2)

## Everyone who backed them

[New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **2** rounds

[8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **1** round

[Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) Private equity **1** round

[nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Luminary as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[LeFrak](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lefrak) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Luminary

### Who invested in Luminary?

Luminary's investors include New Enterprise Associates, 8VC, Fin Capital and nVentures.

### How much has Luminary raised?

Luminary has raised $194M across 4 rounds since 2018.

### When did Luminary last raise?

Luminary's most recent round was a Series A of $22M in Sept 2026.

### What was Luminary's biggest round?

Luminary's largest round on record is $72M (Series B), in Sept 2025.

### Who backed Luminary first?

Luminary's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by New Enterprise Associates.

### What stage is Luminary at?

Luminary's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Luminary based?

Luminary is based in the United States.

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