Luminary

formerly LUMINARY MEDIA

Luminary Web

New York, United States · Founded 2018 · $100.0M raised

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
11–50
Founded
2018
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$100.0M
Last Round
Series COct 2019
Rounds
5

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About

Luminary is a subscription podcast service whose original shows are available only on Luminary. The company promotes a new season of programming spanning music, conversation and debate, describing it as a new genre of audio like nothing you've ever heard. Listeners can start a free trial before subscribing, and Luminary markets its slate as award-winning content across culture-focused original series.

Summary

Luminary is an Audio company based in New York, United States, founded in 2018. It has raised $100.0M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a Series C round in Oct 2019. Investors include New Enterprise Associates.

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Funding History

Series CSeries COct 2019

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Funding: Venture Round through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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