Lume
AcquiredYC W23New York City, US · Founded 2022 · 5 employees · 5 known investors
Lume built software to automate customer data integration for engineering teams, using AI to discover schemas, map data, validate quality, and generate code automatically. The company has closed operations.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
Lume was founded in 2022 by Robert Ross, Nicolas Machado, and Nebyou Zewde.
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Robert Rossin𝕏Co-Founder & CEORobert Ross is a co-founder of Lume and holds a degree in computer science from Stanford University.30 Under 30 2024
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Nicolas Machadoin𝕏Co-Founder2023–2025He studied AI at Stanford and is based in Brazil.30 Under 30 2024
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Nebyou ZewdeinCo-Founder/CTONebyou Zewde is a Stanford computer science graduate with a focus on artificial intelligence who co-founded Lume.30 Under 30 2024
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Lumehealth30 shared keywordsLume develops a wearable sweat sensor that monitors hormonal changes and health metrics throughout the day. The device is designed for individuals seeking continuous health insights beyond traditional periodic checkups.
Lumi AI Venture Investments26 shared keywordsLumi AI is an agentic analytics platform that connects to enterprise data sources such as ERPs and databases, automatically builds a semantic layer, and surfaces revenue and cost-saving opportunities through conversational and autonomous analytics workflows. It serves enterprise data and business teams, with customers in retail and grocery.
Events26 shared keywordsLuma provides a platform for creating event pages, sending invitations, and selling tickets for events.
Luminai14 shared keywordsLuminai builds an AI-native operating system that unifies fragmented healthcare operational work streams to automate administrative and operational tasks across health systems. The platform addresses the rising cost of healthcare administration by automating interconnected work processes that previously required point solutions and large workforces.
Lumeo13 shared keywordsLumeo is a no-code video analytics platform that lets integrators, enterprises, and developers build and deploy custom computer-vision applications using drag-and-drop tools, ready-made AI models, and dashboards. It serves use cases across industries such as security, logistics, transportation, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing, working with existing cameras and VMS systems on edge or cloud.
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Album-selling app Lume launches: ‘We just think the current system is incomplete' - Music Allymusically.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Lume do?
- Lume built software to automate customer data integration for engineering teams, using AI to discover schemas, map data, validate quality, and generate code automatically. The company has closed operations.
- Who founded Lume?
- Lume was founded by Robert Ross, Nicolas Machado, Nebyou Zewde in 2022.
- Who are Lume's investors?
- Lume's investors include Y Combinator, Floodgate, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Soma Capital.
- Where is Lume headquartered?
- Lume is headquartered in New York City, US.