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Barbara Oliveira

Founder

Founder at Luminate

Ireland

FoundedLuminate · YC

About

Barbara Oliveira is a biomedical engineer and co-founder of Luminate Medical, a medical device company based in Galway, Ireland focused on cancer and chemotherapy patient support. She has led clinical trials for medical devices.

Founder at LuminateYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Barbara went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Luminate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Barbara can intro founders to Luminate's investors below.

Luminate's investors · 7

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026Artis VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $25M checks · since 2026FaberLisbon · $2.7M checks · since 2026Lachy Groomsince 2026MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksSciFoundersSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Luminate

AHAaron Hannon
Aaron HannonFounder
PMProf. Martin O'Halloran
Prof. Martin O'HalloranCo-founder

Experience

  1. Luminate MedicalCo-Founder & Chief Clinical Officercurrent2023 — presentGalway, County Galway, Ireland
  2. Luminate MedicalCo-Founder & CTO2020 — 2023Galway, County Galway, Ireland
  3. University of GalwayResearch Fellow2019 — 2021Galway, Ireland
  4. HRB Clinical Research Facility GalwayClinical Research Engineer2018 — 2019County Galway, Ireland
  5. Youth Academy, NUI GalwayTeacher2015 — 2018County Galway, Ireland
  6. University of GalwayPHD Researcher2013 — 2018County Galway, Ireland
  7. COST Action TD1301 MiMedParticipant at COST Action TD1301 MiMed2013 — 2017Ireland
  8. Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia BiomédicaResearcher2013Lisboa e Região, Portugal
  9. Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia BiomédicaM.Eng. Student2012Lisboa e Região, Portugal
  10. Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia BiomédicaResearch Grant Holder2011Lisboa e Região, Portugal
  11. Instituto Nacional de Estatística -- Statistics PortugalCensus Interviewer2011Lisboa e Região, Portugal

Skills & more

Digital Signal Processing6Biomedical Engineering24Positron Emission Tomography14Medical Imaging14Image Processing12C7Matlab25Linux4Entrepreneurship10LabVIEW1Simulations3Research7
+4 morePhysicsLaTeXScienceProgramming

Languages Dutch · English · Portuguese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Barbara Oliveira?
Barbara Oliveira is a biomedical engineer and co-founder of Luminate Medical, a medical device company based in Galway, Ireland focused on cancer and chemotherapy patient support. She has led clinical trials for medical devices.
Where does Barbara Oliveira work?
Barbara Oliveira is Founder of Luminate.
What companies did Barbara Oliveira found?
Barbara Oliveira founded Luminate.
Where did Barbara Oliveira go to school?
Barbara Oliveira studied at University of Galway (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronic Engineering); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Biomedical Engineering); Academia Militar (Leadership Course).

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Shared employers

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