We are Luminous.
We’re bringing the artificial intelligence of the future to life, today. The supercomputer that we are developing will make miracles possible.
We are a group of mission-driven pragmatists. Where some might see an impossible task, we see a series of difficult, interconnected challenges that can be solved with a combination of focus, resources, and smart engineering. We’re here to build tomorrow’s technological miracles.
Our mission matters. We’re here to help engineer the future – with AI safety as a core pillar in everything that we do. We’re looking for all kinds of people. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of our people strategy. We’d like to meet you, just as you are. Our goal is and always will be to create an inclusive culture where employees of all backgrounds and qualifications feel like they belong.
Join us | [email protected]
Twitter: @LuminousAI
Medium: https://medium.com/@luminouscomputing
We’re bringing the artificial intelligence of the future to life, today. The supercomputer that we are developing will make miracles possible.
We are a group of mission-driven pragmatists. Where some might see an impossible task, we see a series of difficult, interconnected challenges that can be solved with a combination of focus, resources, and smart engineering. We’re here to build tomorrow’s technological miracles.
Our mission matters. We’re here to help engineer the future – with AI safety as a core pillar in everything that we do. We’re looking for all kinds of people. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of our people strategy. We’d like to meet you, just as you are. Our goal is and always will be to create an inclusive culture where employees of all backgrounds and qualifications feel like they belong.
Join us | [email protected]
Twitter: @LuminousAI
Medium: https://medium.com/@luminouscomputing
Location: United States, California, Mountain View
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 650-275-5950
Total raised: $105M
Founded date: 2018
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 03.03.2022 | Series A | $105M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
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| 17.06.2023 | How AI and advanced computing can pull us back from the brink of accelerated climate change | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Barely a week passes without another dramatic report about humanity and the planet reaching a clim... |
| 21.04.2023 | Is there a future in light-powered AI chips? | The growing compute power necessary to train sophisticated AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT might eventually run up against a wall with mainstream chip technologies. In a 2019 analysis, OpenAI found that from 1959 to 2012, the amount of p... |
| 04.03.2022 | Luminous Computing Raises $105M in Series A Funding | Luminous Computing, a Mountain View, CA-based company that builds sophisticated AI by leveraging supercomputers, raised $105M in a Series A funding. Backers included Gigafund, Bill Gates, 8090 Partners, Neo, Third Kind Venture Capital, Alum... |
| 03.03.2022 | Luminous Computing raises $105M to build a photonics-powered AI supercomputer Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community that i... | Startup Luminous Computing Inc., which is developing a new kind of supercomputer for running artificial intelligence models, today said that it has closed a $105 million funding round. The Series A round included the participation of more t... |
| 03.03.2022 | Luminous Computing, which is developing a light-based AI accelerator chip, raises $105M | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! According to some experts, the growth in the comp... |
| 03.03.2022 | Luminous Computing, which is developing a light-based AI accelerator chip, raises $105M | Join today's leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. According to some experts, the growth in the compute power necessary to develop future AI systems might run up against a wall with mainstream chip techno... |
| 03.03.2022 | Luminous Computing Raises $105M Series A | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Luminous Computing announced today that it raised $105 million in a Series A round. >> Click here for more funding data on Luminous Computing >> To export Luminous Computing funding data to PDF and Excel, ... |