Perspectives

What we think. What they build.

Words from the partners, the founders, and the orbit around LUMO Labs.

From the founding partners

Andy

Andy

Founding Partner

"We didn't start LUMO Labs because we wanted to run a fund. We started it because we kept seeing brilliant founders solving real problems get turned away from a system that wasn't built for them. Pre-seed is a leap of faith, and we're the ones who take that leap together."

The decade ahead will be defined not by the technology we build, but by the intention behind it. Every portfolio company we back carries a piece of that conviction. When health systems become more humane, when education finally reaches the unreached, when cities breathe easier, those aren't just startup outcomes. They're proof that conscious tech with conscience works.

Sven

Sven

Founding Partner

"The best founders I've ever met didn't have a perfect pitch. They had an obsession. A problem they couldn't walk away from. That's what we invest in, not decks, but conviction."

Europe has an incredible concentration of deeptech talent, and yet we consistently underfund the earliest stages. That's the gap LUMO was built to close. From Eindhoven, a city that has always bet on engineering and resilience, we're backing the next generation of founders who are building things that genuinely matter. Not just exits. Impact.

From the portfolio

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LUMO didn't just write a cheque. They showed up. At the hard moments, at the pivots, at the 2am questions about whether any of this was working. That's rare in venture.
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Lea V.

CEO & Co-founder, Healthplus.ai

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We were building infrastructure for a regulatory landscape that barely existed yet. LUMO understood why that was a feature, not a bug. Their network opened doors we didn't even know were there.
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Martijn D.

Founder, AirHub

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What sets LUMO apart is that they think about impact the same way we think about product, rigorously, honestly, and with a long time horizon. They don't confuse activity for progress.
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Amara K.

Co-founder & CPO, CityLegends

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We raised from LUMO before we had a single paying user. They backed the insight and the team. Eighteen months later we've touched 40,000 learners. That's what pre-seed conviction looks like.
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Thomas B.

CEO, EduPath

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