---
title: "Luminal"
description: "An AI inference compiler that compiles and optimizes AI models for GPUs and ASICs"
canonical: "https://presspool.ai/companies/luminal-com"
last-updated: "2026-11-14"
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# Luminal

An AI inference compiler that compiles and optimizes AI models for GPUs and ASICs [luminal.com](https://luminal.com)

Company record · Updated November 14, 2026 · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/luminal-com

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $25 million, Series A, led by Standard Capital, announced November 12, 2026.

- **$25 million Series A**, announced November 12, 2026. Led by [Standard Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/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](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09). Sources: [Tech Funding News](https://techfundingnews.com/luminal-25m-series-a-ai-inference-compiler-cloud), [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/11/12/luminal-raises-25m-series-a-to-cut-ai-inference-costs-beyond-nvidia-gpus).

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.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for November 8–14, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09): [Lumbra](https://presspool.ai/companies/lumbra-ai) ($25 million Series A, November 10, 2026), [Hatz AI](https://presspool.ai/companies/hatz-ai) ($24 million Series A, November 12, 2026), [Nebuly](https://presspool.ai/companies/nebuly-com) ($21 million Series A, November 12, 2026), [SE3](https://presspool.ai/companies/se3-ai) ($30 million Series A, November 12, 2026), [XpertDox](https://presspool.ai/companies/xpertdox-com) ($20 million Series A, November 11, 2026), [WhiteMatter](https://presspool.ai/companies/whitematter-io) ($20 million Series A, November 10, 2026).
- [Standard Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/standard-capital), which led this round, also led [Reflex](https://presspool.ai/companies/reflex-dev) ($14 million Series A, October 29, 2026), [HUD](https://presspool.ai/companies/hud-ai) ($16M Series A, June 30, 2026) and [Momentic](https://presspool.ai/companies/momentic-ai) ($15M Series A, November 24, 2025).
- [Felicis](https://presspool.ai/investors/felicis), named as an investor in this round, led [LMArena](https://presspool.ai/companies/arena-ai) ($150M Series A, January 6, 2026), [DeepJudge](https://presspool.ai/companies/deepjudge-ai) ($41.2M Series A, November 4, 2025) and [Mercor](https://presspool.ai/companies/mercor-com) ($350M Series C, October 27, 2025). It is also named as an investor in [Mercor](https://presspool.ai/companies/mercor-com) ($750 million Series D, November 10, 2026), [Phonic](https://presspool.ai/companies/phonic-ai) ($27.5 million Series A, October 29, 2026) and [Arda Industries](https://presspool.ai/companies/arda-ai) ($160 million Series A, October 20, 2026).

## Sources

- [Tech Funding News](https://techfundingnews.com/luminal-25m-series-a-ai-inference-compiler-cloud)
- [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/11/12/luminal-raises-25m-series-a-to-cut-ai-inference-costs-beyond-nvidia-gpus)

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