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Webinar: How to Accelerate Your Optics, Photonics, and Imaging Startup with Luminate

Solving problems in augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, machine vision, biophotonics, and other fields requires unique skills. So does successfully launching a business. Luminate can help you do both. As the only international startup accelerator focused solely on next-generation optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI), Luminate is bringing visionary entrepreneurs from around the globe together with OPI […]

Light Tomorrow with Today 2019

The Big Tent at Jazz Fest 420 E. Main St., Rochester, NY, United States

On June 27th, 2019, Luminate's second cohort will participate in an exciting Demo Day event in the Big Tent of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival! All 10 finalist companies will be pitching their optics, photonics, and imaging startups, and one team will be awarded $1 million in follow-on funding from the Empire State Development's […]

Free

Luminate NY’s 2019 Lightning Awards

The Strong National Museum of Play 1 Manhattan Square Dr, Rochester, NY, United States

Watch 20 optics, photonics, and imaging startups make their pitch for a spot in Luminate's next cohort! Each of the 10 startups selected will receive a $100K investment, and a chance to compete for up to $2M at Demo Day in June 2020. If you joined us under the Big Tent at Light Tomorrow With […]

The Modular Pitch Deck: Customized Pitches that Engage Investors

Virtual

A compelling business pitch requires a set of slides that support your claims and the questions that an investor will have. The problem is that every investor has a different idea of what those slides ought to be! Trying to make a pitch deck that works for all investors results in a "lowest common denominator" […]

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Luminate Finals 2021

Virtual

Watch as 10 startups from around the world introduce emerging optics-, photonics-, and imaging-enabled technologies destined to bring new capabilities to a wide range of industries. See them make the pitch for up to $2 million in follow-on funding from the Empire State Development’s Finger Lakes Forward initiative. Hear a lively panel discussion on diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship […]

[INFO SESSION] Accelerate Your Startup at Luminate

Virtual

Luminate has everything you need to launch and scale your business. Seed funding. World-class advisors. Structured curriculum and industry connections. Luminate offers comprehensive support to move your optics, photonics, or imaging-enabled technology into market faster. If you’re a startup from early-stage to Series A funding with an OPI-enabled application, Luminate can help strengthen your business […]

Free

[INFO SESSION] How Luminate Advanced My Startup: A Panel with Accelerator Graduates

Virtual

Luminate is looking for its next cohort. Why should your startup apply? Applications are now open for cohort 5 of the Luminate accelerator. Startups that are accepted will receive an initial investment of up to $100,000 and begin a six-month program that culminates in a chance to compete for up to $2 million in follow-on […]

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[INFO SESSION] Applying to Luminate: Tips from the Director of Operations

Virtual

Thinking about applying to Luminate? Luminate is looking for its fifth cohort of startups developing optics-, photonics-, or imaging-enabled technology. Not sure if you’re a fit? Questions about the process? Register for this webinar with Luminate Director of Operations, Andy Simon, who will: Give a brief overview of the accelerator program and why to apply. […]

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Luminate Finals 2022

Rochester Riverside Convention Center 123 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY, United States

Get a glimpse at innovations accelerating the future at Luminate Finals 2022! Startups from around the world will introduce their technologies and pitch for up to $2 million in follow-on funding. Vote for your favorite startup to help them take home the Audience Choice Award and $10,000 cash. REGISTER Luminate Finals 2022 is a hybrid event open […]

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