Lumotive
Facts
- HQ
- Redmond, Wash.
- Sectors
- Semiconductor, Optical sensors, 3D sensing, Hardware
- Stage
- Series B
- Founders
- Gleb Akselrod, Ph.D.
Former Impinj CEO Bill Colleran named CEO of Seattle AI startup Adronite after $5M Series A
Veteran tech executive Bill Colleran has been named CEO of Seattle AI coding startup Adronite, succeeding co-founder Edward Rothschild who becomes CTO; the 15-person company raised a $5 million Series A and builds tools to help developers and AI understand whole codebases. Colleran brings 35+ years of semiconductor and enterprise technology experience, including leading Impinj and selling Innovent Systems to Broadcom for about $500 million.
Adronite Names Dr. William Colleran CEO to Advance AI Coding with Codistry and ACE Technology
Adronite appointed Dr. William Colleran as CEO to drive growth while founder Edward Rothschild becomes CTO focusing on AI coding innovation with their Codistry and ACE technologies. The company aims to help developers manage complex software systems by providing AI agents with deep codebase context to improve code quality and efficiency.
Lumotive Opens Oman and Taiwan Offices to Commercialize $59M-Funded Miniaturized 3D Sensor Chips
Lumotive, after raising $59 million in venture capital, has opened offices in Oman and Taiwan to advance commercialization of its miniaturized 3D sensor chips. The company, specializing in lidar technology for robotics and other applications, has also expanded its management team with senior industry leaders.
Lumotive Secures Additional $14M in Series B Funding from Amazon and Oman's ITHCA Group
Lumotive, a semiconductor startup specializing in optical chips for 3D sensors, raised an additional $14 million for its Series B round from Amazon's Industrial Innovation Fund and Oman's ITHCA Group. Previously, it had secured $45 million in February, with investors including Bill Gates' Gates Frontier and MetaVC.
Sam Heidari - CEO of Lumotive
Dr. Sam Heidari is the CEO of Lumotive, a groundbreaking semiconductor manufacturer based in Redmond, WA. Sam holds a PhD in electrical engineering from USC and previously served as CEO of Quantenna, where he led the company through a public offering and $1 billion acquisition by ON Semiconductor. At Lumotive, Sam is leading a team that's building award-winning programmable optical semiconductors that improve perception, increase computing power, and enable reliable high-speed communication in various industries. The Light Control Metasurface™ (LCM) is a patented, software-defined photonic beamforming solid-state technology. As the first of its kind, it meets essential needs in various…
2025 GeekWire Awards Finalists: Lassen Peak, Lumotive, Microsoft, Starfish Space, and TerraPower Compete for Innovation of the Year
The 2025 GeekWire Awards Innovation of the Year finalists include Lassen Peak, Lumotive, Microsoft, Starfish Space, and TerraPower, featuring advancements in nuclear power, quantum computing, weapon detection, and sensor technology. These innovations highlight emerging technologies that could significantly impact future living and work.
Seattle Radar Startup Kapta Space Raises $5M Seed Round Led by MetaVC, Secures $1.8M DoD Grant
Kapta Space, a Seattle-based radar technology startup co-founded by Adam Bily and Milton Perque, raised $5 million in a seed round led by MetaVC Partners. The company develops low-cost, electronically-steered radar sensors for defense and commercial space missions and has secured a $1.8 million Department of Defense grant.
Bill Gates-Backed Lumotive Raises $45M Series B to Advance Optical Semiconductor 3D Sensor Technology
Lumotive, a Bill Gates-backed semiconductor startup specializing in Light Control Metasurface chips for 3D sensing, raised $45 million in a Series B round to advance AI data center, aerospace, and defense applications. The startup aims to provide a faster, cheaper alternative to traditional LiDAR systems and has raised over $90 million to date.
Samsung Ventures Leads $13 Million Investment in Lumotive to Expand Production of 3D Sensor Chips for Autonomous Vehicles
Seattle-based startup Lumotive secured $13 million in funding led by Samsung Ventures to expand production of its Light Control Metasurface chips used in 3D sensors for autonomous vehicles and robots. The investment increases Lumotive's total funding to over $56 million and supports both current chip deployment and future product development.
Washington State Tech Companies Including Amazon, HaptX, and Elektrobit Showcase Innovations at CES 2023 in Las Vegas
CES 2023 is returning to Las Vegas with about 100,000 expected attendees, featuring a range of Washington state companies from startups to giants like Amazon showcasing innovations in tech fields such as AR/VR, IoT, automotive software, and more. GeekWire highlights key exhibitors including Amazon, Ant Reality, Bluetooth SIG, Elektrobit, HaptX, and Heybike among others.
MetaVC Partners raises debut fund to back metamaterials startups with investments from Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold
MetaVC Partners, a San Francisco venture fund founded by physicists Chris Alliegro and Conrad Burke, is raising its first fund to back early-stage metamaterials startups, with investors including Bill Gates and Intellectual Ventures founder Nathan Myhrvold.
UW Spinout AnswerDash Acquired by CloudEngage; AI Q&A Tool Joins Personalization Platform
Seattle startup AnswerDash, founded from University of Washington research by Jake Wobbrock, Amy Ko and Parmit Chilana, has been acquired by Spokane-based CloudEngage after nearly eight years. The AI-powered contextual Q&A tool will join CloudEngage’s web personalization and live chat offerings to help clients reduce support costs and improve customer experience.
