# Luminate Accelerator

Investor in Rochester, New York

## About Luminate Accelerator

Luminate is the world’s largest business accelerator for startups with optics, photonics, imaging, and laser-enabled technologies. Need help advancing your investment readiness and product commercialization? Want to compete for $1M+ in funding?

Luminate brings founders from around the world into the OPI+L capital and pairs them with a $100,000 immediate investment, industry pioneers, renowned facilities, and qualified investors to speed innovation and time to market. Most come for the money. All leave with a sound business.

FUNDING $100K at program acceptance and the ability to compete for part of $2M in follow-on funding

MATCHMAKING with the global OPI+L network of experts, suppliers, and manufacturers

WORKSHOPS with an OPI+L focus to help scale your business

INTRODUCTIONS TO INVESTORS including over 30 pitch opportunities

MENTORSHIP that’s matched to both business and deep tech integration needs

LAB FACILITIES and space to collaborate in Rochester, NY, the optics capital of the world

## People

- **Sujatha Ramanujan**, Managing Director

## Key Facts

- **Location:** Rochester, New York
- **Investor Type:** Accelerator
- **Founded:** 2017

## Investment Industries

- Technology/Web/App
- Other

## How to Contact

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