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About Luminate

Investor type

Incubator & Accelerator

First check

$100k to $1M

Themes

photonics
optics

Funding Stages

3. Early Revenue2. Prototype4. Scaling5. Growth

Countries of investment

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Who we are

Luminate is the New York State funded startup accelerator program for optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) enabled companies. Luminate seeks visionary entrepreneurs solving challenging problems including but not limited to: machine vision, inspection, biophotonics, security, surveillance, augmented & virtual reality, and autonomous vehicles. Subscribe to get updates on Luminate news, companies, events, and opportunities at [luminate.org/#subscribe](http://luminate.org/#subscribe). Luminate is a program of NextCorps.

Funding Requirements

We invest in optics, photonics, and imaging-enabled technology. We work with teams worldwide to help them grow their technology, business, supply chain and network. Based in Rochester, NY, the optics capital of the world, allows Luminate to leverage the local resources for worldwide growth.

Value add

A deep-tech accelerator offering $100K initial funding, specialized lab access, expert mentorship, industry workshops, and investor introductions to help optics, photonics, and imaging startups scale.

Locations

260 E. Main Street, 6th Floor, Rochester, NY 14618, United States HQ

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