Lumus is an Israeli-based company headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel that creates optical waveguides for head-mounted displays. Founded in 2000, Lumus has developed technology for see-through wearable displays, via its patented Light-guide Optical Element (LOE) platform to market producers of smart glasses and augmented reality eyewear.
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Lumus Ltd. is an augmented reality hardware company headquartered in Israel, founded in 2000. It has raised at least $60M across the 2 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round, Series C, raised $45M in December 2016. Xcout tracks 4 named people at Lumus Ltd., including Ari Grobman (Lumus CEO).
At least $60M raised across the 2 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | $45M | 5 named | |
| — | $15M | — |
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