General InformationLuminous Computing is a photonic computing startup based in California with approximately 20-40 employees, founded in 2021 to commercialize optical processors for AI workloads.
Funding & FinancialsThe company raised a Series A funding round in 2023, with total funding in the $10-20M range from investors including Khosla Ventures and other deep-tech focused VCs.
Leadership & TeamFounded by experts in photonics and optical engineering; specific CEO details and executive team composition are not widely publicized but the founding team has backgrounds in photonic systems and semiconductor design.
Recent ActivityThe company has been scaling R&D efforts on its photonic chip architecture and demonstrating proof-of-concept prototypes for AI inference and training applications as of 2023-2024.