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Lumeria

YC S26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 3 employees · 8 known investors

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Lumeria makes the Lumoscope, a multi-spectrum skin imaging scanner that clips onto a phone and uses RGB, UV, and polarized light to track skin conditions such as fine lines, tone, texture, pigment, and vascularity. Paired with an AI assistant called Lumi, it offers consumers personalized skincare routines, ingredient analysis, and progress tracking for at-home skin monitoring (not medical diagnosis).

Also known as Lumeria Labs, Inc.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Lumeria was founded in 2026 by Maryanne Alhallak and Anthea Guo.

MAMaryanne Alhallak
Maryanne AlhallakFounder & CEOMaryanne Alhallak is the founder and CEO of Lumeria, which builds the Lumoscope, a phone-attached multi-spectrum skin imaging scanner paired with an AI assistant for at-home skin tracking. She previously founded a biotech startup, holds a BS in Bioengineering and a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley, has worked on strategy at Flex, Pfizer, and PBS, and has done wetlab and computational biology research.
AGAnthea Guo
Anthea GuoCo-founder · Chief Technology OfficerAnthea Guo is the founder of Lumeria, which develops a phone-mounted multi-spectrum skin imaging scanner and an AI assistant for at-home skincare tracking. She previously worked as a product manager and team lead at Google on the DeepVariant project with a Berkeley collaboration, built HPC pipelines at Boehringer Ingelheim, developed a phone-based pulse capture pipeline at Streamind, and co-founded Computational Biology at Berkeley.

Investors · 8

Agrolimen Venturesreported

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Lyra Capital Pty LtdreportedSydney

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OurCrowdreportedJerusalem

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PioneerreportedToronto, Ontario

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Spot VCreportedNewark

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Type CapitalreportedNew York

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Vest Capital Partnersreported

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The YC application· Summer 2026 batch

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What does Lumeria do?
Lumeria makes the Lumoscope, a multi-spectrum skin imaging scanner that clips onto a phone and uses RGB, UV, and polarized light to track skin conditions such as fine lines, tone, texture, pigment, and vascularity. Paired with an AI assistant called Lumi, it offers consumers personalized skincare routines, ingredient analysis, and progress tracking for at-home skin monitoring (not medical diagnosis).
Who founded Lumeria?
Lumeria was founded by Maryanne Alhallak, Anthea Guo in 2026.
Who are Lumeria's investors?
Lumeria's investors include Y Combinator, Agrolimen Ventures, Lyra Capital Pty Ltd, OurCrowd, Pioneer, Spot VC, Type Capital, Vest Capital Partners.
Where is Lumeria headquartered?
Lumeria is headquartered in San Francisco, US.