Luminal
An AI inference compiler that compiles and optimizes AI models for GPUs and ASICs luminal.com
Funding
- $25 million Series A, announced November 12, 2026. Led by Standard Capital. Seed investors Y Combinator, Felicis, SagaVC and Liquid 2 also invested. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for November 8–14, 2026. Sources: Tech Funding News, TNGlobal.
Of the 90 Series A rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Luminal's $25 million is the joint 37th largest; their median is $20.85 million.
Whether AI names Luminal
- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to November 14, 2026.
Related records
Closest rounds in the roster for November 8–14, 2026: Lumbra ($25 million Series A, November 10, 2026), Hatz AI ($24 million Series A, November 12, 2026), Nebuly ($21 million Series A, November 12, 2026), SE3 ($30 million Series A, November 12, 2026), XpertDox ($20 million Series A, November 11, 2026), WhiteMatter ($20 million Series A, November 10, 2026).
Standard Capital, which led this round, also led Reflex ($14 million Series A, October 29, 2026), HUD ($16M Series A, June 30, 2026) and Momentic ($15M Series A, November 24, 2025).
Felicis, named as an investor in this round, led LMArena ($150M Series A, January 6, 2026), DeepJudge ($41.2M Series A, November 4, 2025) and Mercor ($350M Series C, October 27, 2025). It is also named as an investor in Mercor ($750 million Series D, November 10, 2026), Phonic ($27.5 million Series A, October 29, 2026) and Arda Industries ($160 million Series A, October 20, 2026).