LU

Luminate

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Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Meet the Team

JJ

Jijo John

Director of Music Operations

JR

Jamend Riley

Vice President of Operations

JP

Julian Pan

Senior Vice President, Data

KW

Kelley Williams

Manager, Head of JEDI

BW

Bailey Wildman

Director of Research

BB

Brett Banducci

Director of Research

AD

Amy Dymond

Vice President of Finance

MD

Michael Drexler

Sales Director

HM

Hannah Moradi

Director of Marketing

LS

Lindsay Strach

Director of Research

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

CU

Custom Surgical GmbH

Ophthalmology / medical devices and software; optics-enabled digital surgery.·Early‑stage growth·Luminate NY accelerator investment fund

Custom Surgical develops hardware–software systems that let ophthalmologists digitize any surgical microscope using a smartphone, adding AR/AI tools for recording, analysis, and training in eye surgery.

KI

Kilo Medical Solutions

Finalist company in the Luminate NY accelerator.

HA

Haqean

Finalist company in the Luminate NY accelerator.

EX

ExPrimary

Finalist company in the Luminate NY accelerator.

AK

AkknaTek

Finalist company in the Luminate NY accelerator.

SU

SunDensity

Finalist company in the Luminate NY accelerator.

TH

Think Outside (Sknow)

Finalist company in the Luminate NY accelerator.

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