Lumotive is expanding internationally and adding executive leadership as it scales commercial adoption of its Light Control Metasurfaces (LCM) platform across robotics, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure markets.
The Redmond, Washington-based company said it grew its workforce by 50% in 2025 and opened new sites in Muscat, Oman, and Taiwan. Lumotive said the Oman operation will serve as a customer-facing Center of Excellence with engineering and program management resources. And the Taiwan office is intended to broaden manufacturing operations and expand sales and field application engineering capabilities closer to key Asia-based partners.
The expansion follows the close of an oversubscribed $59 million Series B round earlier this year. Lumotive said it has since moved into active commercial engagements with industry partners to bring products built on its LCM platform to market.
Alongside the geographic buildout, Lumotive announced two senior appointments. Tristan Joo has joined as Executive Vice President of Global Business, bringing commercialization and optical semiconductor experience from roles at ams OSRAM, Ofilm, and Polight. Dr. Hassan Moussa has joined as Vice President of Customer Engineering and General Manager of Lumotive Oman, following work leading Valeo’s LiDAR program and a career spanning automotive sensing and Tier 1 system integration.
Lumotive is positioning its LCM approach as a solid-state alternative to mechanical beam steering in 3D sensing, aiming to enable smaller and more reliable sensors for indoor and outdoor applications. The company tied its growth plans to increasing demand for high-performance perception in areas such as warehouse robotics, innovative infrastructure, robotaxis, and autonomous heavy equipment used in agritech and construction.
The company also cited recent commercial momentum through distribution and ecosystem expansion. Lumotive said it has grown its distributor network through Restar in Japan, Uniquest in South Korea, EDOM in Taiwan, and Macnica Cytech in China, and expanded its partner ecosystem with Sony, ADAPS, SolidVUE, Lattice Semiconductors, ams OSRAM, and Seoul Robotics. It also said it has scaled and diversified its manufacturing ecosystem through CMOS and advanced packaging partners to support high-volume supply.
In December, Lumotive said the Global Semiconductor Alliance recognized it as the GSA 2025 Start Up to Watch. The company added that it will showcase products and technologies at CES in Las Vegas from January 6 to 9 and at Photonics West in San Francisco from January 22 to 26.
KEY QUOTES:
“These milestones mark a pivotal moment for Lumotive as we move from innovation to large-scale commercialization. Expanding globally and strengthening our leadership enables us to deliver programmable-optics technology at scale – powering the next generation of intelligent machines.”
Dr. Sam Heidari, CEO of Lumotive
“The need for advanced 3D sensing spans every geography and industry, and Lumotive’s LCM platform is enabling customers to move from prototype to production. Our new offices and partnerships give Lumotive the reach, capital, and scalability to lead this next phase of global adoption – from robotics and automation to automotive and smart infrastructure.”
Tristan Joo, Executive Vice President of Global Business at Lumotive
“LCMs are redefining how 3D sensors are built. By extending range and resolution for iTOF systems and simplifying dTOF sensor architectures, Lumotive makes high-precision perception more accessible and scalable. Our software-defined ROI control allows AI systems to self-optimize their vision — shifting 3D sensing from niche LiDAR systems to a broader ecosystem where anyone can build it, just like cameras.”
Hassan Moussa, VP of Customer Engineering
