Lumos
Lumos sells software that automates access management across apps, used by hundreds of companies including Pinterest and Roku. The company raised $65M in a Series B round in May 2024 and employs 162 people.
The growth story
Lumos grew from 23 to 162 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $65M along the way, most recently a Series B in May 2024.
About
Lumos provides a platform that discovers and manages user access permissions across multiple applications. It is designed for large organizations that need to control app access at scale, particularly those with complex IT environments.
The company has raised $65M in venture funding, most recently in a Series B round in May 2024. Its customer base includes Fortune 500 companies and emerging businesses, processing millions of access requests globally.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Lumos's largest function, accounting for 37 employees. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting a relatively young workforce.
The Lumos org chart
Andrej Safundzic (Co-Founder, CEO, Alchemist) leads 55 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 44 (+5% YoY), Sales 20 (-23% YoY), Information Technology 19 (0% YoY), Operations 11 (+57% YoY), Customer Success and Support 7 (-22% YoY), Business Development 7 (+75% YoY).
Talent flow
Lumos hires heavily from security software companies, with Veza, Microsoft, Clio, SailPoint, and Meta being top sources. Alumni frequently move to other security startups, with A Security, Harvey, and Ent being common destinations.
Most common previous employers of Lumos staff: Veza (6), Microsoft (4), Clio (4), SailPoint (4), Meta (4), Fullstory (3). Former Lumos employees most often moved to A Security (3), Harvey (2), Ent (2), OpenAI (2), incident.io (2), Basis (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Lumos mafia
Lumos alumni have founded 7 companies, including Cometa (125 staff) and nsave (63 staff). Other ventures include Avora, eLLMo AI, and smaller world.
7Mateo Creamer, was Founding Product Manager until 2020Abdallah AbuHashem, was Frontend Engineer Intern until 2021Armando Murga, was Head of AI Engineering until 2025kai X., was Senior Software Engineer until 2024Andrew Chen Wang, was Software Engineer until 2024
Mayra Avila, was Brand Designer until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 50% direct, 27% search, 15% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Lumos: Leadership (52), Python (Programming Language) (48), SQL (42), JavaScript (39), Public Speaking (38), Java (35), Microsoft Office (35), Customer Service (34).
Where the team actually sits
Lumos people are concentrated in California, United States (20), New York, United States (9), San Francisco Bay Area (9), United States (8).
Search footprint
Lumos attracts about 7,179 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $150K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,809 ranking keywords and lost 2,153 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Lumos has 162 employees as of September 2026.
Lumos has raised $65M in total, most recently a Series B round in May 2024.
Lumos was founded in 2020 by Andrej Safundzic, Leo Mehr.
Andrej Safundzic (Co-Founder, CEO, Alchemist) sits at the top of Lumos's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Lumos staff are Veza (6 people), Microsoft (4 people), Clio (4 people).
Former Lumos employees most often move to A Security (3), Harvey (2), Ent (2).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at Lumos, including Cometa, nsave, Avora.
Lumos attracts about 7,179 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $150K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Lumos staff are Leadership, Python (Programming Language), SQL, JavaScript, Public Speaking.
Lumos staff are concentrated in California, United States (20), New York, United States (9), San Francisco Bay Area (9).
Lumos has about 44 people in Engineering, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Lumos has about 20 people in Sales, down 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 118 current and 118 former Lumos profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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