News Summary

• Programmable optics startup Lumotive has added a few more strategic backers to its recent Series B round.
• Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface solid-state chips are made up of nano-scale pixels that can be controlled electronically to bend and manipulate light.
• These chips have a variety of use cases, from autonomous vehicles sensing their surroundings, to optical switching in places like data centers.
• The startup has raised more than $100 million in venture capital to date.
• The fresh cash will help it expand sales and marketing, and put more money towards research and development.