dotLumen
Cluj-Napoca · Founded 2020 · $15.7M raised
- Headquarters
- Cluj-Napoca
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2020
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- dotlumen.com
- Total Funding
- $15.7M
- Last Round
- $5.5M Venture RoundJan 2025
- Rounds
- 2
About
.lumen (dotLumen) is a Romanian deeptech startup, headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, building AI-powered glasses that replicate the core functions of a guide dog to help the world's 338 million visually impaired people navigate independently. Its device features the world's first autonomous-driving-style pedestrian navigation AI, built by a team of over 50 researchers, engineers, and designers, and has been recognized with a Red Dot Award (Best of the Best) and backing from the European Innovation Council, Intel, Nvidia, and Microsoft for Startups.
Summary
dotLumen is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Cluj-Napoca, founded in 2020. It has raised $15.7M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $5.5M Venture Round round in Jan 2025. Investors include European Innovation Council Fund, Catalyst Romania and Venture to Future Fund.
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Jan 2025
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