Luminate Accelerator

Luminate cohort 5 company Scout Space has been tapped by the Pentagon’s DARPA to join its BRIDGES Consortium. 🌌

Belated congratulations to our Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, who recently accepted a 2024 Woman of Distinction Award from NYS Assemblymember Jennifer Lunsford!

Oculi, a member of Luminate Accelerator’s cohort 6, landed a spot on Invest NY’s list of Top Startups to Watch in Upstate New York. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gGuDniPE

Luminate partner Silicon Catalyst forms Silicon Catalyst Ventures to invest in early-stage #semiconductor-based innovations. 👏 https://lnkd.in/gcpJMv6y

Luminate cohort 7 company VoxelSensors is enabling #AR applications, along with consumer electronics, smartphones, and #wearables, to be more intuitive and responsive. Keep an eye on this team that's unlocking a new frontier of exciting experiences.

Luminate portfolio companies collide! Congratulations to SunDensity Inc. on the acquisition of QD Solar Inc. for the formation of SunDensity Canada. "Seeing two of our graduates joining forces to push the boundaries of solar technology exemplifies the innovative spirit and leadership that Luminate aims to foster," said Luminate's Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan of the partnership. "We look forward to the significant advancements and industry impact that will emerge from this collaboration." https://lnkd.in/gUyGPhUk

Spots for the select cohort of The GrowthX Revenue Accelerator at Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship are filling fast! If you're a Western New York B2B tech company, don't miss out on the opportunity to 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀! 🎟️ No cost. No equity. 📅 Apply ASAP: we're interviewing and accepting candidates on a rolling basis (don't wait until the June 28th deadline to apply). 🚀 Program launches July 8. 🖥️ Learn more and apply: https://hubs.ly/Q02CB-Q50 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲. cc: Chloe Capital, Impellent Ventures, Cupule Ventures, LLC, StartFast Ventures, Rand Capital Group, Armory Square Ventures, Moon Capital, Endeavor Western New York, Invest Buffalo Niagara, Launch NY, Empire State Development, Buffalo Bridge, 43North, GENIUS NY, NextCorps, Luminate Accelerator, BootSector

Happy Pride Month!🌈 Check out SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics’s article featuring one of our own, Damon Diehl, Luminate Accelerator’s Director of Technology Integration, speaking about his experience as an LGBTQ+ scientist in optics and photonics. https://lnkd.in/gpqtGJmq

Congratulations to all the GENIUS NY semi-finalists! Among this year's competitors is Luminate cohort 4 company, One Silicon Chip Photonics, which has been racking up coverage for its work advancing autonomous vehicles and drones. https://lnkd.in/eyATTtx8

Cluster connections! Luminate's special events and marketing consultant, Sandy Sloane, and Bell Collaborative's Lisa Belodoff recently hit the road to support Luminate introductions to the Florida Photonics Cluster (FPC). They had a great time at the cluster's meeting at Pangolin Laser Systems, Inc., taking in informative tours and hearing the founders' story of growth firsthand — including descriptions of Super Bowls and Beyoncé encounters. If you've been to a festival or large concert, you've likely seen a Pangolin laser system in action! #optics #photonics #imaging #lasers