Lume (YC W23)

Sunday conversations about data mapping with ChatGPT, and Lume (YC W23) comes up in the wild. Not related, but Dylan Babbs is working on exactly this. Very interesting emerging space around ChatGPT "SEO".

I'm excited to share that Lume (YC W23) has raised a $4.2M Seed Round led by General Catalyst! Data is frequently how organizations, technologies, and so many other systems communicate. And just like with spoken languages, when data formats or schemas differ, there are huge challenges that need to be solved. Understanding, transforming, and reviewing data has for too long remained a manual task that ends up being repetitive and time consuming. At Lume, we're reimagining what it means to map data. Our AI-driven platform lets you effortlessly automate your data mapping, accomplishing in just minutes what used to take days of work. Whether it’s ingesting customer data, normalizing API payloads, or mapping complex taxonomies, Lume makes transforming data simple. I'm grateful to mark this milestone alongside some of the smartest people I know: Robert Ross, Nebyou Zewde, and Nicolas Machado. It's been amazing being part of this team and we're continuing to grow--if you're passionate about data, AI, and interesting technical challenges, come join us! We're proud to be partnering with some incredible investors: Puneet Kumar and Brad Flora from Y Combinator, Quentin Clark and Max Rimpel from General Catalyst, Vinod Khosla from Khosla Ventures, Mike Maples, Jr from Floodgate, Nikhita Jaaswal and Fouad Farhat at Soma Capital, Sabrina Hahn, Devvret Rishi, Sam Stone, Ana Clara Martins, Sigalit Perelson Scharfstein, John Bautista, and others! Read more about the announcement in the TechCrunch exclusive (in the comments). Thank you Rebecca Szkutak for the feature! 👇

🚀 Lume (YC W23) is growing fast, and we are hiring for a couple of exciting roles on our engineering team! 💻 If you like to work on technically challenging problems at the forefront of AI and Big Data, want to have immense impact, and collaborate with highly intelligent and ambitious people, Lume is the perfect fit for you. 💸 Know someone who fits the description? Send them our way - we offer a $10k referral bonus! Open Roles: Full-Stack Engineer: https://lnkd.in/eWR3rEEw Backend Engineer: https://lnkd.in/ekm5QEhu

Thrilled to share that Lume (YC W23) has raised a $4.2M Seed Round led by General Catalyst! This journey began with a question that nagged at me every time I faced it as an engineer: Why is data mapping still so painstakingly manual? In an era where technology evolves at lightning speed, the process of moving data between systems remained stuck in the past. It was a problem that not only I faced but one that has persisted for decades. So, we decided to tackle it head-on. At Lume, we're reimagining data integration. Our AI-driven platform transforms days of manual data mapping into mere minutes. Whether it's ingesting customer data, normalizing API responses, or mapping complex taxonomies, we're making seamless data translation a reality. I'm incredibly honored to be on this journey with some of the brightest minds I know: Nicolas Machado, Robert Ross, and Collin Montag. And we're just getting started... If you're an engineer looking to tackle difficult problems, please reach out! A huge thank you to our amazing partners who believe in our vision: Puneet Kumar and Brad Flora from Y Combinator, Quentin Clark and Max Rimpel from General Catalyst, Vinod Khosla from Khosla Ventures, Mike Maples, Jr. from Floodgate, Nikhita Jaaswal and Fouad Farhat at Soma Capital, Sabrina Hahn, Devvret Rishi, Sam Stone, Ana Clara Martins, Sigalit Perelson Scharfstein, John Bautista, and others! Read more about the announcement in the TechCrunch exclusive (in the comments). Thank you, Rebecca Szkutak for the feature! 👇

Lume (YC W23) has raised $4.2 million in Seed funding to automate data mapping with AI. Lume helps customers easily map, clean, and validate data at any step of their workflow. Customers ranging from enterprises to startups use Lume to accelerate data mapping from days to minutes, whether it’s ingesting customer data, mapping taxonomies, or normalizing API responses to internal schemas. Lume’s AI is purpose-built to tackle complex mappings from structured data such as JSON and relational databases, as well as flat data like CSVs. Its AI-powered platform generates reusable, auditable mapping logic for tasks like intricate field mapping, complex conditional business logic, and taxonomy mapping—allowing companies to map customer or internal data without extensive custom code and maintenance. This round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Floodgate, and angels from Predibase, Opendoor, Orrick, and more. Congrats on the round, Robert Ross, Nebyou Zewde, and Nicolas Machado! https://lnkd.in/gPtBSFAa

Excited to announce Lume (YC W23)'s $4.2M Seed Round led by General Catalyst! We started building Lume because of a deep problem we faced ourselves as engineers - the painstakingly manual work of data mapping. Due to the unique nature of every system, data mapping has largely remained a manual process, and Lume is solving this. Our customers, ranging from enterprises to startups, use Lume to accelerate data mapping from days to minutes, whether it’s ingesting customer data, mapping taxonomies, normalizing API responses to internal schemas, and much more. It's an honor to build this alongside the smartest people I've ever met, Robert Ross, Nebyou Zewde, and Collin Montag. And, we're proud to be partnering with the very best investors... Puneet Kumar and Brad Flora from Y Combinator. Quentin Clark and Max Rimpel from General Catalyst. Vinod Khosla from Khosla Ventures Mike Maples, Jr from Floodgate Nikhita Jaaswal and Fouad Farhat at Soma Capital Sabrina Hahn And all of our angels, including Devvret Rishi Sam Stone Ana Clara Martins Sigalit Perelson Scharfstein John Bautista and more! Read more about the announcement in the TechCrunch exclusive (in the comments). Thank you Rebecca Szkutak for the feature! 👇

User Permissioning & Roles is now live!

Sunday sync at the Lume (YC W23) office recently. A few thoughts on moving into a new office: - We spend 14 hours a day in the office. Might as well make it feel like a home. - Having your own private space is vital for your startup. It allows an isolated space to build company culture. - Find somewhere close to your team's home, especially if you're in-person. The core advantage of remote is replacing commute time with work / recharge time. If you can maximize that by living close to the office, do so. And, of course: - Exposed brick is a plus 🧱

Some air time for Lume - interested in seeing how AI can superspeed your data onboarding? Reach out to Robert or in our website, link in comments.

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