About
Maryanne 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.
Founder at LumeriaYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Maryanne went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Lumeria's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Maryanne can intro founders to Lumeria's investors below.
Lumeria's investors · 1
Co-founders at Lumeria
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Anthea GuoFounder
Experience
- LumeriaFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- InstagramContent Creator | @maryannealhallakcurrent2025 — present
- Blueprints for PangaeaFounder & Senior Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Blueprints for PangaeaChapter Founder & President2025 — 2026
- Entrepreneurs@BerkeleyStartup Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- Entrepreneurs@BerkeleyVice President of Development2024 — 2025
- Entrepreneurs@BerkeleyBatch VIII Winner2024
- UC Berkeley Residential LifeGold Resident Assistant2024 — 2026Berkeley, California, United States
- iGEMWetlab Researcher & Project Lead Intern2024 — 2026Berkeley, California, United States
- iGEMIntern Director2024Berkeley, California, United States
- iGEMpP6 Training Researcher2024Berkeley, California, United States
- FlexGrowth & Strategy Project Manager2025
- ThinkNeuro, LLCMedical Research Associate2025
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)Surgical and Clinical Observor2024 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
- deMETERFounder & CEO2023 — 2025
- UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET)Innovator in Residence2025
- PBSBrand Strategy Consultant2025San Francisco, California, United States
- ASUC Student UnionEvents & Programs Associate2023 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
- PfizerData Analysis Consultant2024 — 2025
- Dr. Shami HospitalSurgical First Assistant2024Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
- AirMyneBusiness Development Consultant2024
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center200+ Hours Medical Shadowing2022
- XlibrisPublished Author2016 — 2020
Skills & more
Conflict ResolutionWritingLeadershipPublic SpeakingSynthetic BiologyCrisis Management1Curriculum Development1PartnershipsEvent PlanningAdministrationSurgical AssistingEmergency Medicine
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MarketingMedicineCarbon CaptureInternational DevelopmentClinical ResearchData AnalysisConsultingBrand StrategyMarket ResearchVenture CapitalGene TherapyPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Languages English · Levantine Arabic · Mandarin
- R Programming Academy — ThinkNeuro, LLC
- Mental Health First Aid — Mental Health First Aid International
- SCET Student Innovation Fellow — UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET)
- Financial Literacy — DECA Inc.
- Social Media Marketing — Hootsuite Academy
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maryanne Alhallak?
- Maryanne 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.
- Where does Maryanne Alhallak work?
- Maryanne Alhallak is Founder of Lumeria.
- What companies did Maryanne Alhallak found?
- Maryanne Alhallak founded Lumeria.
- Where did Maryanne Alhallak go to school?
- Maryanne Alhallak studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, Economics); Y Combinator (S26); Pierce College (Dual Enrollment).
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