Funding round
Lumilens Series C
Lumilens, which works in photonic interconnect solutions design in San Jose, raised $700M in a Series C round announced on 6 Aug 2026, led by Atreides Management, Seligman Ventures and Spark Capital, at a $5.51B post-money valuation. 19 firms took part.
$700M
Amount raised
$5.51B
Post-money valuation
$4.81B pre-money
19
Investors
3 leads
13%
Stake sold
new money over the post-money
Valuation
What this round says about the price
This round priced Lumilens at $5.51B after the new money. The $700M bought investors about 13% of the company. It is Lumilens' first venture round on record, 2 years after it was founded in 2024. No later venture round is on record for Lumilens.
Lumilens' funding rounds
This is the only venture round on record for Lumilens.
- Series C this round 6 Aug 2026, led by Atreides Management, Seligman Ventures and Spark Capital $700M$5.51B post-money
Investors
Who put money in
Atreides Management, Seligman Ventures and Spark Capital led the round with 16 other firms.
Lead investors
- Atreides Management backs 53 venture-backed companies new investor
- Seligman Ventures new investor
- Spark Capital backs 234 venture-backed companies new investor
Also in the round
- Bain Capital Ventures backs 220 venture-backed companies new investor
- Meritech Capital backs 84 venture-backed companies new investor
- Addition new investor
- backs 4 venture-backed companies new investor
- Alkeon backs 51 venture-backed companies new investor
- HarbourVest backs 37 venture-backed companies new investor
- J.P. Morgan Private Capital new investor
- backs 122 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 44 venture-backed companies new investor
- Qualcomm Ventures backs 140 venture-backed companies new investor
- Peak XV new investor
- Redpoint Ventures backs 194 venture-backed companies new investor
- Seifdune new investor
- EDBI backs 67 venture-backed companies new investor
- Lingotto new investor
- backs 43 venture-backed companies new investor
Use of proceeds
What the money is for
According to the announcement, the money goes to hiring, product development, geographic expansion, sales and marketing, scaling operations and working capital.
- Hiring
- Product development
- Geographic expansion
- Sales and marketing
- Scaling operations
- Working capital
Comparable rounds
How it compares
16 Series C rounds in Electronical Components Manufacturing within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $84M, and this round was 8.3 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Series C rounds in Electronical Components Manufacturing:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares Electronical Components Manufacturing | 27 Jul 2026 | $470M | not disclosed | Paradigm and Caffeinated |
| Electronical Components Manufacturing | 29 Jul 2026 | $145M | $1.00B | Seligman Ventures |
| Electronical Components Manufacturing | 8 Oct 2026 | $110M | not disclosed | Matter Venture Partners and Tyche Partners |
| Electronical Components Manufacturing | 18 Jun 2026 | $80M | not disclosed | MediaTek |
| Electronical Components Manufacturing | 16 Apr 2026 | $80M | not disclosed | Sutter Hill Ventures |
| Electronical Components Manufacturing | 28 Apr 2026 | $50M | not disclosed | Keysight Technologies, Inc. and National Reconstruction Fund Corporation |
| Electronical Components Manufacturing | 1 Apr 2026 | $46M | not disclosed | not named |
| Electronical Components Manufacturing | 7 Apr 2026 | $44M | not disclosed | not named |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 5 sources.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Lumilens raise in its Series C round?
Lumilens raised $700M in its Series C round, announced in Aug 2026.
Who led Lumilens' Series C round?
Atreides Management, Seligman Ventures and Spark Capital led it, with Bain Capital Ventures, Meritech Capital, Addition, AICONIC VENTURES and Alkeon and 11 more.
What was Lumilens' valuation at the Series C round?
$5.51B post-money ($4.81B pre-money).
How does it compare with other Series C rounds in Electronical Components Manufacturing?
16 Series C rounds in Electronical Components Manufacturing within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $84M, and this round was 8.3 times the median.