Luminar: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)
Luminar is an autonomous vehicle sensor and software company with the vision to make autonomy safe and ubiquitous by delivering the only lidar and associated software that meets the industry’s stringent performance, safety, and economic requirements. Luminar has rapidly gained over 50 industry partners, including 8 of the top 10 global automotive OEMs. In 2020, Luminar signed the industry’s first production deal for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars, while also recently striking deals with Daimler Truck AG and Intel’s Mobileye. Luminar has also received minority investments from the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, Daimler Truck AG, and Volvo Cars, a global leader in automotive safety, to accelerate the introduction of autonomous trucks and cars at highway speed. Founded in 2012, Luminar is a nearly 400-person team with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and Munich.
Luminar has raised $20.3M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Post-IPO Equity of $20.3M announced in Jan 2022.
That round is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Luminar Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Jan 2022.
Luminar Funding Rounds
Luminar Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
Luminar Funding Compared to Other Hardware Startups
Luminar's latest round of $20.3M is above the median round in Hardware. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Luminar Funding FAQs
What does Luminar do?
Luminar is an autonomous vehicle sensor and software company with the vision to make autonomy safe and ubiquitous by delivering the only lidar and associated software that meets the industry’s stringent performance, safety, and economic requirements. Luminar has rapidly gained over 50 industry partners, including 8 of the top 10 global automotive OEMs. In 2020, Luminar signed the industry’s first production deal for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars, while also recently striking deals with Daimler Truck AG and Intel’s Mobileye. Luminar has also received minority investments from the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, Daimler Truck AG, and Volvo Cars, a global leader in automotive safety, to accelerate the introduction of autonomous trucks and cars at highway speed. Founded in 2012, Luminar is a nearly 400-person team with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and Munich.
How much funding has Luminar raised?
Luminar has raised $20.3M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Post-IPO Equity of $20.3M announced in Jan 2022.
When did Luminar last raise funding?
Luminar's most recent funding round on record is a Post-IPO Equity of $20.3M, announced in Jan 2022.
Who is the CEO of Luminar?
Austin Russell is listed as CEO at Luminar.
Where is Luminar headquartered?
Luminar is based in Orlando, Florida, United States.
How many employees does Luminar have?
Luminar is in the 251-500 employee band.
How does Luminar's funding compare to other Hardware startups?
Luminar's latest round of $20.3M is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies on FundedIQ across 1,454 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Luminar Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Luminar is left off this page rather than filled in.
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