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
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
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.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Austin Russell
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Chief Financial Officer
William Zerella
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Chief Technical Officer
Jason Eichenholz
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Vice President
Vijay Albuquerque
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Vice President
Christoph Schroeder
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Vice President
Jason Wojack
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VP - Bus. Development
Scott Faris
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VP - Bus. Development
Brent Schwarz
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VP - Finance
Michael Jung
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VP - General Counsel
Anthony Cooke
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VP - Human Resources
Tami Rosen
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VP - Manufacturing
Alejandro Mainou
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VP - Marketing
Nicole Phelan
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VP - R & D
Joesph LaChapelle
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