Tech Company Financing Transactions
Luminar Funding Round
On 4/14/2017, Luminar raised $36 million in Seed funding from Canvas Venture Fund and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
4/14/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$36,000,000
Round
Seed
Investors
private investors (Peter Thiel)
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Luminar is a global automotive technology company ushering in a new era of vehicle safety and autonomy. For the past decade, Luminar has built an advanced hardware and software platform to enable its more than 50 industry partners, including the majority of global automotive OEMs.
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Austin Russell
Chief Financial Officer
William Zerella
Chief Technical Officer
Jason Eichenholz
Vice President
Vijay Albuquerque
Vice President
Christoph Schroeder
Vice President
Jason Wojack
VP - Bus. Development
Scott Faris
VP - Bus. Development
Brent Schwarz
VP - Finance
Michael Jung
VP - General Counsel
Anthony Cooke
VP - Human Resources
Tami Rosen
VP - Manufacturing
Alejandro Mainou
VP - Marketing
Nicole Phelan
VP - R & D
Joesph LaChapelle
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