Lumai
Founded 2022 · 26 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
Lumai develops optical compute hardware and inference servers for datacenter applications. Iris Nova is their platform designed for fast token processing at low power consumption for large language model inference.
Founders & leadership
Lumai was founded in 2022 by James Spall and Xianxin Guo.
Investors · 8
PhotonVenturesHilversum · $1.1M – $2.7M
Qubits VenturesPasadena
Journey Venturesreported · 2 sources
LIFTTreported · 2 sourcesTorino
Also in the syndicate · 4
Constructor CapitalleadIP GroupState Farm VenturesTIS Inc.
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$10M disclosed across 1 round · 2025
- $10MraisedApr 2025 · 2 sources
Constructor Capital (lead), IP Group, Journey Ventures, LIFTT, PhotonVentures, Qubits Ventures, State Farm Ventures, TIS Inc.
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
In the news
Frequently asked questions
- What does Lumai do?
- Lumai develops optical compute hardware and inference servers for datacenter applications. Iris Nova is their platform designed for fast token processing at low power consumption for large language model inference.
- Who founded Lumai?
- Lumai was founded by James Spall, Xianxin Guo in 2022.
- Who are Lumai's investors?
- Lumai's investors include PhotonVentures, Qubits Ventures, Journey Ventures, LIFTT.
- How much funding has Lumai raised?
- Lumai has disclosed $10M raised across 1 round.