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Luminous Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries AGrowthVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
100%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MRounds led2 of 4Sole investor1 rounds
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Luminous Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.3M

What they do

Luminous Ventures is a leading venture capital firm focusing on supporting top startups in early and growth stages.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries AGrowth
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Shanghai, China
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    AmbiSeed · US · Google News search$26MLed
  3. Oct
    Mistlabs Ltd.Pre-seed · US · Silicon Angle$26MLed
  4. Apr
    ShengShu TechnologyCN · Ventureburn$293MWith 5 others
  5. 2019

    1 round

  6. Jul
    OptellumSeed · GB · Tech.eu$1.3MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Recently backed

The latest companies Luminous Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Luminous Ventures

What does Luminous Ventures invest in?

Luminous Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Luminous Ventures?

4 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Luminous Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ambi (Seed, Oct 2026), Mistlabs Ltd. (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and ShengShu Technology (Undisclosed round, Apr 2026).

How big are Luminous Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

Is Luminous Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Luminous Ventures?

Luminous Ventures is a VC firm based in Shanghai, China.

When was Luminous Ventures founded?

Luminous Ventures was founded in 2011.

Where does this information on Luminous Ventures come from?

From 5 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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