Luminate is a 6-month intensive accelerator program located in Rochester, NY, the imaging capital of the world.
In addition to program sponsors Sony, Thor Labs, IMAX and many others, Luminate brings in outside experts, industry leaders and our world class advisory board to help scale your startup.
Why apply to Luminate?
COACHING & MENTORING
Receive advice, coaching, and mentoring from industry leaders and the Luminate staff.
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
$100,000
investment upon acceptance with an additional
$2,000,000
available to the best companies per cohort.
INDUSTRY NETWORKING
Access to our extensive network of domain experts, corporate sponsors, and investors.
The world’s largest optics, photonics, and imaging accelerator accepts teams worldwide. Our portfolio companies span the globe.
Meet The Advisory Board
Our board is actively involved with our portfolio companies. You can view the whole team here.
Milton Chang, PhD
Managing Partner, Incubic Management
Michael Leihr
CEO, AIM Photonics
Don Golini
Founder, QED Technologies
Jay Kumler
President, Jenoptik Optical Systems
Stu Elby, PhD
SVP, Product Development MSG Ventures
Stephen D. Fantone, PhD
Founder and President, Optikos Corporation
Duncan Moore, PhD
Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, University of Rochester
Dr. Ryne P. Raffaelle
Vice President for Research and Associate Provost at R.I.T
Darius Sankey, PhD
CEO, 3Discovered
James S. Senall
President, NextCorps
Milton Chang, PhD
Managing Partner, Incubic Management
Michael Leihr
CEO, AIM Photonics
Don Golini
Founder, QED Technologies
Jay Kumler
President, Jenoptik Optical Systems
Stu Elby, PhD
SVP, Product Development MSG Ventures
Stephen D. Fantone, PhD
Founder and President, Optikos Corporation
Duncan Moore, PhD
Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, University of Rochester
Dr. Ryne P. Raffaelle
Vice President for Research and Associate Provost at R.I.T
Darius Sankey, PhD
CEO, 3Discovered
James S. Senall
President, NextCorps
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