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Who invested in Luminous?
Luminous's investors include Pelion Venture Partners, Serena and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
20242025
$2.1MSeed$3.2MGrant
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in Luminous
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$5.3Mraised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources
$2.1MSeed$3.2MGrant
- Latest round
- Grant, $3.2MJul 2025
- Step-upi
- 1.5×
- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $2.1M May 2023
- Biggest round
- $3.2M Grant · Jul 2025
- Between rounds
- 2.2 years from the last two
The rounds
- Jul 2025
- May 2023
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.
Everyone who backed them
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Investment firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Luminous 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 Luminous
How much has Luminous raised?
Luminous has raised $5.3M across 2 rounds since 2023.
When did Luminous last raise?
Luminous's most recent round was a Grant of $3.2M in Jul 2025.
What was Luminous's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $3.2M in Jul 2025, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Luminous first?
Luminous's first round on record, in May 2023, was backed by Pelion Venture Partners and Serena.
What stage is Luminous at?
Luminous's latest named round is a Grant, in Jul 2025.
Where is Luminous based?
Luminous is based in the United States.
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