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Austin Russell

Founder

Founder at Luminar Technologies

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedLuminar Technologies

Thiel Fellow 2013

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Austin Russell of Newport Beach, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2013, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Luminar.

Founder at Luminar Technologies

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Jason EichenholzExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Luminar TechnologiesFounder & CEOcurrent2012 — present

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Who is Austin Russell?
Austin Russell of Newport Beach, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2013, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Luminar.
Where does Austin Russell work?
Austin Russell is Founder of Luminar Technologies.
What companies did Austin Russell found?
Austin Russell founded Luminar Technologies.
Where did Austin Russell go to school?
Austin Russell studied at Stanford University (Applied Physics).

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