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Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive
TechCrunch - July 22, 2025
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Lumotive Raises $45M For Chip Scale Light Management Chip
Forbes - March 5, 2025
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Lumotive Bucks AI Trend by Raising $45 Million for Optical Chips
The Wall Street Journal - February 19, 2025
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Lumotive Unveils MD41 Development Kit: Elevating 3D Sensing with Enhanced Flexibility and Efficiency
Yahoo! Finance - November 20, 2024
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2024 Innovators Awards: Meet the honorees
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Mar 31, 2026     Forbes
Moving Laser Beams in Data Centers – At The Speed Of Light

Mar 26, 2026     PIC Magazine
Lumotive on its world-first 2D photonic beamforming chip

Mar 20, 2026     Electronic Product Design & Test
Programmable 2D Photonic Beamforming Device

Mar 20, 2026     Pulse 2.0
Semiconductor Company Unveils First 2D Photonic Beamforming Chip For AI And Optical Systems

Mar 19, 2026     IEEE Spectrum
Startups Bring Optical Metamaterials to AI Data Centers

Jan 29, 2026     Laser Focus World
The Programmable Optics Revolution

Jan 28, 2026     Vision System Design
Unlocking the Next Generation of LiDAR with Programmable Optics

Dec 9, 2025     The Robot Report
Programmable optics pioneer Lumotive opens new centers in Oman and Taiwan

Dec 9, 2025     GeekWire
Lumotive opens offices in Oman and Taiwan to boost commercialization of its optical 3D sensor chips

Nov 14, 2025     Electronic Product Design & Test
Top Start-up of 2025 – Lumotive

Oct 20, 2025     Invest Vancouver
Company Case Study: Lumotive

Sept 2, 2025     ElectroOptics
“We can’t avoid using light, so we have to master it,” says Lumotive CEO on chip-based light control system

Aug 22, 2025     Forbes
Lumotive Adds Amazon And ITHCA Group To Series B Raise

July 25, 2025     Puget Sound Business Journal
Gates-backed startup secures additional $14 million from Amazon, Oman fund

July 22, 2025     Financial Times
Amazon and ITHCA Invest in Lumotive

July 22, 2025     TechCrunch
Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive

May 22, 2025     Engineering.com
NAMUGA debuts Stella-2 solid-state lidar powered by Lumotive

May 15, 2025     Morning Star
Lumotive Powers E-Photonics’ Launch of Software-Defined LiDAR Solutions for ITS Applications at ITS Spain

May 6, 2025     Mustcat Daily
ITHCA invests in US chip firm to boost Oman’s tech ambitions

Feb 20, 2025     Optics.org
Lumotive eyes new frontiers after $45M series B investment

Feb 20, 2025     Photonics Spectra
Lumotive raises $45 Million

Feb 20, 2025     Pulse 2.0
Lumotive: $45 Million (Series B) Raised For Programmable Optical Semiconductor Products

Feb 20, 2025     EE News Europe
Lumotive raises $45m for AI, international push

Feb 19, 2025     Puget Sound Business Journal
Redmond chip startup lands $45 million to expand growth in new markets

Feb 19, 2025     GeekWire
Bill Gates-backed semiconductor startup Lumotive raises $45M

Feb 19, 2025     The Wall Street Journal
Lumotive Bucks AI Trend by Raising $45 Million for Optical Chips

Nov 20, 2024     Yahoo! Finance
Lumotive Unveils MD41 Development Kit: Elevating 3D Sensing with Enhanced Flexibility and Efficiency

Nov 19, 2024     Global Semiconductor Alliance
The 2024 GSA Award Nominees Revealed

Sept 30, 2024     Communicated Components Magazine
Newest Breakthrough in AGV/AMR 3D Sensing: Lumotive LCM Sets New Standard (Chinese)

Sept 19, 2024    Maeil Business Newspaper
Namuga Forms Alliance with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sensor Company

Sept 18, 2024    Robotics Tomorrow
Lumotive Unveils Groundbreaking Open Development Platform (ODP): Moves to Democratize the Future of 3D Sensing

Sept 17, 2024    Electronics Specifier
Cron AI and Lumotive unveil AI-powered solid-state LiDAR

Sept 13, 2024     EE News Europe
Open Development Platform for 3D Metasurface Sensor

Aug 4, 2024     Laser Focus World
2024 Innovators Awards: Meet the honorees

May 29, 2024     Electronics360
3D lidar sensor with true solid-state beam steering

May 28, 2024     All About Circuits
Solid-State Beam Steering Comes to 3D LiDAR

May 2, 2024     Electronics 360
Production begins on first optical beamforming chip

May 1, 2024     Metro Vancouver
Invest Vancouver Welcomes US High-Tech 3D Sensor Company

Apr 24, 2024     Robotics 24/7
Lumotive, EDOM partner to market optical computer chips in Taiwan

Apr 17, 2024     EE Times Asia
Lumotive Taps EDOM to Accelerate Solid-State Lidar Adoption in Taiwan

Jan 15, 2024     EE Times
Can Metamaterials Revolutionize Optical Computing?

Jan 12, 2024     Photonics Spectra
Photonics Tech Shines at CES 2024

Jan 11, 2024     GoPhotonics
Lumotive’s Digital Beam Steering Takes Center Stage at CES 2024

Jan 5, 2024     GeekWire
CES 2024: Here are the Washington state companies taking tech innovation to Las Vegas

Nov 28, 2023     Fast Company
Lumotive named as one of Fast Company’s Next Big Things In Tech 2023

Nov 16, 2023     Consumer Technology Association
Lumotive LM10 Chip is a CES Innovation Awards 2024 Honoree

June 1, 2023     Robotics 24/7
Lumotive and Hokuyo Partner to Build 3D Lidar Sensing Into Industrial Automation

Apr 12, 2023     Wall Street Journal
Lighter, Cheaper, Faster—MetaVC Looks for Metamaterials Startups

Apr 13, 2023     EE News, Europe
$62m fund for metamaterial startups

Jan 07, 2023     Imaging and Machine Vision Europe
New lidar solutions presented at CES 2023

Jan 04, 2023    Puget Sound Business Journal
Lidar company Lumotive raises $13M in round led by Samsung

Jan 03, 2023    Geekwire
CES 2023: A list of Washington state companies showing off
their latest tech gadgets and services

Aug 30, 2022    ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Lumotive Secures Funding for LCM Beam Steering Chips

Jun 18, 2022    EE Times Weekend Edition
Sam Heidari: ‘Focus on the Journey, Not Just the Destination’

Jun 01, 2022    Unscrewed Systems Technology Magazine
 
Feb 15, 2022    Driving Vision News
 
Jan 31, 2022    Forbes
 

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Lumotive Launches the World’s First Commercially- Available Optical Beam Steering Semiconductor

Lumotive Launches the World’s First Commercially- Available Optical Beam Steering Semiconductor

Seattle, WA // August 31, 2023 // Optical semiconductor pioneer Lumotive announced today the launch of LM10, the first full production offering of its groundbreaking Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) technology – the world’s first digital beam steering solution. Lumotive’s digital beam steering overcomes the limitations of traditional lidar sensors with its superior cost, size and reliability compared to mechanical systems. […]
Namuga Selects Lumotive to Build Next-Gen 3D Sensing Solutions

Namuga Selects Lumotive to Build Next-Gen 3D Sensing Solutions

REDMOND, Wash. -- July 27, 2023 -- Optical semiconductor pioneer Lumotive announced today that it has entered a commercial agreement with camera module specialist Namuga, which will leverage Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) chipsets to develop solid-state lidar module solutions for a range of 3D sensing applications in the industrial, consumer and automotive markets. Publicly-traded in South Korea, Namuga specializes in […]
Lumotive Partners with Hokuyo to Revolutionize 3D Lidar Sensing for Industrial Automation

Lumotive Partners with Hokuyo to Revolutionize 3D Lidar Sensing for Industrial Automation

REDMOND, Wash. and OSAKA, Japan -- June 1, 2023 -- Lumotive, a company specializing in Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips for advanced 3D optical sensors, and Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd., a worldwide producer of sensor and automation technology, have revealed a multi-year production contract. This partnership will expedite the deployment of essential sensor technology in robotics and autonomous systems applications. […]
Lumotive and Gpixel Demonstrate Innovative Lidar Reference Design to Enable Faster Adoption of Next-Generation 3D Sensors

Lumotive and Gpixel Demonstrate Innovative Lidar Reference Design to Enable Faster Adoption of Next-Generation 3D Sensors

San Francisco – January 31, 2023 – Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enabling the next generation of 3D sensors, and Gpixel, a leading provider of high-end CMOS image sensor solutions, will demonstrate an early version of Lumotive’s M30 Reference Design today and tomorrow at the SPIE Photonics West Conference being held at Moscone Center […]
Lumotive and Lumentum Introduce Innovative Reference Design to Enable Faster Adoption of Next-Generation 3D LiDAR Solutions

Lumotive and Lumentum Introduce Innovative Reference Design to Enable Faster Adoption of Next-Generation 3D LiDAR Solutions

[Seattle, WA and San Jose, CA] – January 30, 2023 – Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enabling the next generation of 3D sensors, and Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum”), a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products, today jointly announced the availability of the M30 Reference Design, a […]
Lumotive and AXIBO Partner to Bring Solid-state 3D Lidar Sensing to Photography and Cinematography Automation

Lumotive and AXIBO Partner to Bring Solid-state 3D Lidar Sensing to Photography and Cinematography Automation

Seattle, WA and Las Vegas, NV – January 4, 2023 – Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enabling the next generation of 3D sensors, and AXIBO, a cinema robotics company and the developer of autonomous camera motion control systems, today unveiled AXIBO’s Precision eJib™ — a unique, designed-for-cinema, 6-axis robotic arm with 3D sensing capabilities […]
Lumotive Adds New Investments from USAA and Uniquest to a Strategic Funding Round Led by Samsung Ventures

Lumotive Adds New Investments from USAA and Uniquest to a Strategic Funding Round Led by Samsung Ventures

Seattle, WA – January 3, 2023 – Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enabling the next generation of 3D sensors, today announced that it has secured additional funding from new investors USAA and Uniquest in a $13M round of strategic funding led by Samsung Ventures, bringing the total amount raised to date to more than $56 million. Lumotive will […]
Lumotive and Gpixel Jointly Unveil M30 Lidar Sensor Reference Design Platform for High-Volume Mobility and Industrial Applications

Lumotive and Gpixel Jointly Unveil M30 Lidar Sensor Reference Design Platform for High-Volume Mobility and Industrial Applications

[Seattle, WA and Stuttgart] – October 3, 2022 – Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enabling the next generation of lidar sensors, and Gpixel, a leading provider of high-end CMOS image sensor solutions, today announced the availability of the M30 Reference Design Platform to speed the adoption of next generation 3D lidar sensors […]
Lumotive Closes Strategic Funding Round Led by Samsung Ventures

Lumotive Closes Strategic Funding Round Led by Samsung Ventures

Seattle, WA – August 24, 2022 – Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enabling the next generation of lidar, today announced that it has secured a round of strategic funding led by Samsung Ventures. The investment included contributions from new, strategic investors such as Himax Technologies Inc., as well as Bill Gates, Quan Funds and MetaVC Partners. Lumotive […]
Lumotive Expands Lidar Technology Access Program to Include its Patented Light Control Metasurface™ (LCM) Beam Steering Chips and Reference Designs

Lumotive Expands Lidar Technology Access Program to Include its Patented Light Control Metasurface™ (LCM) Beam Steering Chips and Reference Designs

Seattle, WA – May 10, 2022 – Lumotive, a leading developer of scalable, all-semiconductor lidar technologies, today announced that its patented Light Control Metasurface™ (LCM) beam steering chips and associated reference designs are now available to a select number of qualified partners via the company’s Technology Access Program (TAP). Used to develop solid-state, software-defined, and cost effective lidar […]
Lumotive Enhances Leadership Team, Expands its Headquarters at a Larger Facility

Lumotive Enhances Leadership Team, Expands its Headquarters at a Larger Facility

Redmond, WA – May 6, 2022 – Lumotive, a leading developer of scalable, all-semiconductor lidar technologies, today announced that it has added two technology industry veterans to its leadership team. Renowned engineering leader Kevin Camera, Ph.D. is Lumotive’s newly appointed Head of Software and Embedded Systems, and technology business leader Rakinder Grover joins the company as Vice President of Strategy and […]
Lumotive and ZKW Group Jointly Demonstrate Vehicle Headlight with Integrated Functional Lidar at CES 2022

Lumotive and ZKW Group Jointly Demonstrate Vehicle Headlight with Integrated Functional Lidar at CES 2022

LAS VEGAS (CES) – January 6, 2022 – Lumotive, a leading developer of solid-state lidar systems, and the ZKW Group, a specialist for innovative premium lighting systems and electronics, today unveiled a functional demonstration of Lumotive’s lidar technology integrated with a ZKW vehicle headlight. Conducted at the Lumotive booth #6776 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the demonstration couples Lumotive’s award-winning […]
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