We believe the world is
better connected
Lumia Interactive Ltd. was founded in San Francisco in 2021 with a single conviction: technology should help people form deeper, more meaningful relationships — regardless of where they are.
Technology that serves humanity
Social media has trained us to optimize for engagement over connection. At Lumia, we reject that model. Our platform is designed around one metric: are the friendships formed here lasting and meaningful?
We are building infrastructure for human connection — privacy-respecting, culturally sensitive, and powered by AI that amplifies authenticity rather than undermining it.
Founded
2021
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Team Size
180+ employees
Offices
SF · London · Tokyo · Singapore
Company Milestones
2021
Company founded in San Francisco
2022
Graduated Y Combinator W22 batch
2022
Launched on iOS, 500K users in 30 days
2023
Closed $14M Series A led by Coatue
2023
Expanded to Android, hit 5M global users
2024
Closed $84M Series B led by Sequoia & a16z
2024
Launched AI translation for 95 languages
2025
Surpassed 12M monthly active users
World-class team
Our leadership brings decades of experience from the world's most respected consumer technology companies.
Jordan Chen
Co-Founder & CEO
Former engineering lead at Stripe. Stanford CS graduate. Passionate about building technology that brings humans closer together.
Sophia Eriksson
Co-Founder & CTO
Previously principal engineer at Airbnb's trust & safety platform. PhD in Machine Learning from MIT. Architected Lumia's core AI engine.
Marcus Adeyemi
VP of Product
Former product director at Duolingo. Obsessed with consumer product design and international user growth. Based in London.
Yuna Park
VP of Design
Award-winning interaction designer. Previously led design at Figma and Notion. Brings the visual language that defines Lumia's world-class UX.
Raj Patel
VP of Engineering
Infrastructure veteran from Google Cloud and Netflix. Responsible for Lumia's 99.97% uptime across 28 global data centers.
Amélie Fontaine
VP of Trust & Safety
Former head of safety policy at Meta Europe. Champions proactive moderation and user welfare initiatives across all markets.
We're hiring globally
Join a team that's redefining how humans connect. We offer remote-first work, competitive equity, and a mission you can believe in.
View Open PositionsBacked by the best
Lumia has raised $98M+ from the world's leading technology investors, giving us the runway to execute on our long-term vision.
Sequoia Capital
Series B Lead
Andreessen Horowitz
Series B Co-Lead
Y Combinator
Seed (W2022)
Coatue Management
Series A
SoftBank Vision Fund
Growth Round
Founders Fund
Series A