Luma AI
Luma AI provides a platform that transforms text descriptions into high-resolution 3D models using generative AI technology. This enables users to visualize and create complex designs quickly, addressing the challenge of translating abstract ideas into tangible digital assets.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Content & Publishing
- Creator / Creative Economy
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$1.1BRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 5 rounds
+9$900M · Series C
Announced Nov 2025
Disclosed cumulative: $1.1B
Founders
Product
Problem
Creating high-quality 3D models from text descriptions is a complex and time-consuming process, often requiring specialized skills and software. Translating abstract ideas into tangible digital assets presents a significant challenge for designers, artists, and content creators.
Solution
Luma AI offers a platform, "Dream Machine", that leverages generative AI to transform text prompts into high-resolution images and videos. Users can rapidly visualize and iterate on complex designs by simply describing their desired output. The platform's AI model, Photon, generates detailed and creatively composed visuals, enabling users to explore endless ideas and create unique content. The platform supports visual references, allowing users to guide the AI with specific images and styles.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes designers, artists, marketers, and content creators who need to quickly generate high-quality visual content from textual descriptions.
Features
- Text-to-image and text-to-video generation using the Photon AI model
- Visual referencing: ability to incorporate user-provided images to influence the generated output
- Natural language understanding for interpreting user prompts
- Brainstorming feature for generating creative ideas and prompt variations
- Tools for video editing, including start/end frame control and looping
- Consistent character generation from a single image across different settings
- Style modification: ability to alter the style of images and videos through text descriptions
- High-resolution outputs with flexible aspect ratios