Where is Luminar Technologies based?

Luminar Technologies is based in Orlando, Florida, USA.

When was Luminar Technologies founded?

Luminar Technologies was founded in 2012.

What does Luminar Technologies make?

Luminar Technologies has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Luminar Technologies builds physical robots.

Company

Luminar Technologies

Lidar maker (Iris) for automotive; entered bankruptcy in 2025 with assets acquired by MicroVision.

Based in Orlando, Florida, USA · Founded 2012

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HQ: Orlando, Florida, USA
Founded: 2012
Type: hardware
ID: fdc8609e-6e0d-468c-9b45-b82fe9b8d846

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Current leadership (4)

Austin Russell Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Jason M. Eichenholz executiveSEC-verified
Joseph G. LaChapelle executiveSEC-verified
Alex Michael Sincore executiveSEC-verified

Founders (1)

Austin Russellsolefounded 2012-01-01

Media (1)

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PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of Luminar

Luminar Technologies' reveal of its Halo LiDAR, the successor to its Iris sensor targeting the automotive market. The form-factor (~1 inch thin), weight (~1 kg), power (~10 W), and performance comparisons with other LiDAR systems are Luminar's stated specifications. Luminar has been under financial restructuring; the product roadmap is forward-looking.

Funding rounds (5)

Convertible Notes2021-12-14
$600M
SPAC2020-12-02
$184M(reported)
Series X2020-08-01
$184M(reported)
Series B2019-07-01
$100M(reported)
Investors: Octave Ventures, Corning Incorporated (strategic investment arm), The Westly Group, Cornes and Company Ltd.
Series A2017-04-01
$36M(reported)
Investors: Peter Thiel, Volvo Cars Tech Fund

Patent estate (6)

US10557939B2usptograntedgranted 2020-02-11assignee
US 12,481,031usptograntedgranted 2025-11-25assignee
US 12,481,034usptograntedgranted 2025-11-25assignee
US 12,529,771usptograntedgranted 2026-01-20assignee
US 11,933,895usptograntedgranted 2024-03-19assignee
US 11,940,565usptograntedgranted 2024-03-26assignee

Sources (2)

Luminar Technologies · https://www.luminartech.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminar_Technologies

Common questions

What is Luminar Technologies?: Lidar maker (Iris) for automotive; entered bankruptcy in 2025 with assets acquired by MicroVision.
Where is Luminar Technologies based?: Luminar Technologies is based in Orlando, Florida, USA.
When was Luminar Technologies founded?: Luminar Technologies was founded in 2012.
What does Luminar Technologies make?: Luminar Technologies has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Luminar Technologies builds physical robots.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

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Verified

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Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

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