Luminance
Luminance sells AI software for analyzing and managing legal contracts, used by over 1,000 customers in 70+ countries. The Cambridge-based company has raised $138M and employs 444 people.
The growth story
Luminance grew from 121 to 444 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $138M along the way, most recently a Series C in February 2025.
About
Luminance provides AI tools for legal teams to analyze contracts, assess risks, and streamline negotiations. Its platform learns from past contracts to improve decision-making across the contract lifecycle.
The company has scaled to over 1,000 customers globally and raised $138M in funding, most recently in a Series C round in February 2025. Its Cambridge roots trace back to university research, and it now employs 444 people.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at Luminance, with 86 employees. The company is led by a team with strong ties to Cambridge University, where its AI technology originated.
The Luminance org chart
Eleanor Lightbody (Chief Executive Officer) leads 59 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 131 (+1% YoY), Engineering 77 (+4% YoY), Information Technology 55 (+90% YoY), Customer Success and Support 38 (+65% YoY), Business Development 32 (+14% YoY), Legal 23 (+44% YoY).
Talent flow
Luminance hires heavily from Darktrace, with 18 employees coming from the cybersecurity firm. Other top talent sources include Deloitte and Braze. Alumni often move to legal and tech firms like Thomson Reuters and HubSpot.
Most common previous employers of Luminance staff: Darktrace (18), Deloitte (6), Braze (5), Bright Network (5), AlphaSense (4), AlphaSights (4). Former Luminance employees most often moved to SecureFlag (5), Thomson Reuters (4), HubSpot (3), Salesforce (3), Bird & Bird (3), Sandstone (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Luminance mafia
Luminance alumni have founded 14 companies, including Envoy Global (434 staff) and The Barrister (248 staff). These startups span legal tech and other industries.
14Jason Brennan, was Chief Executive Officer until 2021Emily Foges, was Member Of The Board Of Advisors until 2021Beatriz de los Mozos, was Sales Manager and Senior Legal Expert until 2020Tarek Mokhtar, was Product Specialist until 2021Nelson Jones, was Sales until 2021Matus Maar, was Led Seed & Series A until 2024
Mattan Babajanian, was Account Executive until 2025
Henry Venmore-Rowland, was Director Of Operations And Business Development until 2018
Maverick James, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPM, AIGP, FIP, was Legal Product Expert until 2020
Hugh Baird, was Account Executive until 2023
Colm Doyle, was VP Implementations until 2025
Camron Shahidi, was Account Executive until 2023
Kate Gedge, was Senior Account Manager until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 53% direct, 34% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Luminance: Communication (168), Teamwork (153), Leadership (150), Customer Service (123), Microsoft Office (110), Problem Solving (107), Microsoft Excel (107), Project Management (95).
Where the team actually sits
Luminance people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (88), New York, United States (37), United Kingdom (34), London Area, United Kingdom (14). 6 offices on record.
Search footprint
Luminance attracts about 1,255 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $6K a month if bought through ads. It gained 61 ranking keywords and lost 85 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 1.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Luminance has 444 employees as of September 2026.
Luminance has raised $138M in total, most recently a Series C round in February 2025.
Eleanor Lightbody (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Luminance's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Luminance staff are Darktrace (18 people), Deloitte (6 people), Braze (5 people).
Former Luminance employees most often move to SecureFlag (5), Thomson Reuters (4), HubSpot (3).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at Luminance, including Envoy Global, The Barrister, Flabelus.
Luminance attracts about 1,255 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $6K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Luminance staff are Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Customer Service, Microsoft Office.
Luminance staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (88), New York, United States (37), United Kingdom (34).
Luminance has about 131 people in Sales, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Luminance has about 77 people in Engineering, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 242 current and 227 former Luminance profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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