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Lumotive

Corporate marketsensingCurated record
lumotive.com

Makes Light Control Metasurface (LCM) programmable optical semiconductors — solid-state 2D photonic beam-steering chips (LM10) plus development kits and reference designs for lidar and 3D sensing in robots, industrial automation and autonomous systems. Sensor OEM Hokuyo ships the YLM-10LX 3D lidar built on Lumotive's LCM and joined the Series B. Spun from Intellectual Ventures/Duke metamaterials research by CTO Gleb Akselrod; 160+ patents. Prior sensor-component exclusion voided by the 2026-07-13 component ruling.

HeadquartersRedmond, US
Founded2018
Corporate funding$45M
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
Open roles9
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeComponent supplier
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries B ($45M, Feb 2025; Gates Frontier, MetaVC, Swisscom Ventures, Hokuyo)
FoundersGleb Akselrod (Founder & CTO)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe, Asia
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
LinkedInNot listed
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordGates FrontierMetaVC PartnersSwisscom VenturesHokuyoEast BridgeTSVC
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles9

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Engineer, FirmwareASIC Engineering · Milpitas, CaliforniaSenior Member of Technical Staff, Firmware Engineer (SoC/RTOS)ASIC Engineering · Milpitas, CaliforniaHardware Engineering TechnicianHardware Engineering · Redmond, WashingtonMember of Technical Staff, Hardware Reliability EngineerHardware Engineering · Redmond, WashingtonTalent Acquisition/Human Resources SpecialistHuman Resources · Milpitas, CaliforniaPrincipal Member of Technical Staff, LCM Advanced Packaging & Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineering · Taipei, TaiwanVice President, OperationsOperations & Semiconductor Manufacturing · Milpitas, CaliforniaMember of Technical Staff, R&D EngineerProduct R&D Engineering · Redmond, Washington
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-02-19Closed oversubscribed $45M Series B (Swisscom Ventures, Hokuyo, East Bridge et al.) to expand sales of programmable optical semiconductorsPR Newswire
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Source ledger

3 unique public sources

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Lumotive Raises $45 Million to Expand Sales of Programmable Optical SemiconductorsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Lumotive sees first industrial design win with Hokuyo 3D lidareeNews Europe · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Lumotive and Gpixel Demonstrate Innovative Lidar Reference DesignGlobeNewswire · retrieved 2026-07-05