Many Luminate portfolio companies have taken home SPIE Prism Awards in the past — including this year’s quantum winner, Qunnect. We’re looking forward to seeing which innovations receive recognition next. Applications due 9/13: https://lnkd.in/gmvQu6VN
Luminate Accelerator
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Rochester, New York 2,282 followers
We're the world's largest optics, photonics & imaging accelerator. Run by NextCorps, funded by Empire State Development.
About us
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. Luminate is a program of NextCorps.
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http://www.luminate.org
External link for Luminate Accelerator
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Rochester, New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Optics, Photonics, Imaging, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Commercialization, Community, and Startup Accelerator
Locations
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Primary
260 E Main St
Rochester, New York 14604, US
Employees at Luminate Accelerator
Updates
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Oculi, a leader in deep-tech, fabless semiconductor innovation and Luminate’s most recent $1M winner investment recipient, has moved its headquarters to Rochester, NY. Now part of the bustling tech hub at Sibley Square, Oculi is creating new jobs and driving economic development in the Finger Lakes Region. "Rochester's incredible talent and resources are perfect for our growth," says Dr. Charbel Rizk, CEO of Oculi. https://lnkd.in/dHDBTyvB
Oculi help economic growth at Rochester | Oculi
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Circle Optics, Inc., a member of Luminate cohort 2, recently hosted two high school students through the City of Rochester’s “The Summer of Opportunity Program (SOOP)”. Providing in-person experiences can help inspire the next generation. https://lnkd.in/gTqbK3HH
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Luminate cohort 5 company Scout Space has been tapped by the Pentagon’s DARPA to join its BRIDGES Consortium. 🌌
🚀 Big News! We are pleased to announce our selection to join Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s BRIDGES Consortium! 🌌 As part of this Consortium, we are committed to advancing autonomous in-space threat response for space superiority. Our mission is to enhance space security and provide cutting-edge solutions that ensure resilient and adaptive frameworks for maintaining dominance in the space domain. Read full statement: https://lnkd.in/gs-2j7Sk Check out the story covered on Breaking Defense by Theresa Hitchens: https://lnkd.in/gNRbBaC6 #SpaceSecurity #SpaceDomainAwareness #DARPA #BRIDGESConsortium #ScoutSpace #SpaceSuperiority #SDA #SSA #STM #SituationalAwareness #Space #Startup #SpaceSustainability #SpaceDebris #SpaceSafety #SatelliteAutonomy
Scout Space Selected to Join DARPA’s BRIDGES Consortium for Space Superiority
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Belated congratulations to our Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, who recently accepted a 2024 Woman of Distinction Award from NYS Assemblymember Jennifer Lunsford!
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Oculi, a member of Luminate Accelerator’s cohort 6, landed a spot on Invest NY’s list of Top Startups to Watch in Upstate New York. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gGuDniPE
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Luminate partner Silicon Catalyst forms Silicon Catalyst Ventures to invest in early-stage #semiconductor-based innovations. 👏 https://lnkd.in/gcpJMv6y
SCV looks for early stage IC investments
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Luminate cohort 7 company VoxelSensors is enabling #AR applications, along with consumer electronics, smartphones, and #wearables, to be more intuitive and responsive. Keep an eye on this team that's unlocking a new frontier of exciting experiences.
We are proud to introduce our latest innovation - PERCEPT, aimed to bring a new level of empathic abilities to XR and mobile devices. VoxelSensors’ PERCEPT software abstraction layer integrates advanced gaze tracking and spatial awareness for wearable and mobile devices. Utilizing our proprietary Single Photon Active Event Sensor (SPAES) technology, PERCEPT enhances devices with an ability to understand user attention and intent, enabling intuitive interactions with AI assistants. At AWE 2024 in Long Beach, VoxelSensors and OQmented announced the integration of VoxelSensors’ PERCEPT with OQmented's UltraLITE XR™ Engine platform. More information at: https://lnkd.in/eQKmvsAQ and https://lnkd.in/e6sdUgsH OQmented Carl Korobkin Andre - Avner Miodezky Johannes Peeters Ward van der Tempel Boris Greenberg Christian Mourad #SpatialComputing #EmpathicComputing #VoxelSensors #OQmented #lbs #AR #VR #XR #augmentedreality #aweusa #awe2024 #technews #eyetracking #gazetracking
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Luminate portfolio companies collide! Congratulations to SunDensity Inc. on the acquisition of QD Solar Inc. for the formation of SunDensity Canada. "Seeing two of our graduates joining forces to push the boundaries of solar technology exemplifies the innovative spirit and leadership that Luminate aims to foster," said Luminate's Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan of the partnership. "We look forward to the significant advancements and industry impact that will emerge from this collaboration." https://lnkd.in/gUyGPhUk
SUNDENSITY OPENS SUNDENSITY CANADA TO EXPAND ITS GLOBAL SOLAR SOLUTIONS
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Luminate Accelerator reposted this
Spots for the select cohort of The GrowthX Revenue Accelerator at Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship are filling fast! If you're a Western New York B2B tech company, don't miss out on the opportunity to 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀! 🎟️ No cost. No equity. 📅 Apply ASAP: we're interviewing and accepting candidates on a rolling basis (don't wait until the June 28th deadline to apply). 🚀 Program launches July 8. 🖥️ Learn more and apply: https://hubs.ly/Q02CB-Q50 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲. cc: Chloe Capital, Impellent Ventures, Cupule Ventures, LLC, StartFast Ventures, Rand Capital Group, Armory Square Ventures, Moon Capital, Endeavor Western New York, Invest Buffalo Niagara, Launch NY, Empire State Development, Buffalo Bridge, 43North, GENIUS NY, NextCorps, Luminate Accelerator, BootSector
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