About
Luca Menozzi is co-founder and CTO of Lumius. He holds a PhD from Duke University in ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging.
Founder at LumiusYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Luca went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Lumius's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Luca can intro founders to Lumius's investors below.
Lumius's investors · 1
Co-founders at Lumius
TV
Tri VuFounder
Experience
- Lumius (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Duke University Pratt School of EngineeringGraduate Researcher2021 — 2026
- ARATechnical Intern for CORE3D Project2020Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- ARATechnical Intern for CORE3D Project2019Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)MatlabMathematicaSolidWorksArduino IDE
Languages English · Italian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luca Menozzi?
- Luca Menozzi is co-founder and CTO of Lumius. He holds a PhD from Duke University in ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging.
- Where does Luca Menozzi work?
- Luca Menozzi is Founder of Lumius.
- What companies did Luca Menozzi found?
- Luca Menozzi founded Lumius.
- Where did Luca Menozzi go to school?
- Luca Menozzi studied at Y Combinator; Duke University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering); Duke University (Master of Science - MS, Biomedical/Medical Engineering).
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