
The VETTDD 50 · UK startups · 2026
Xianxin Guo
CEO and Co-Founder, Lumai · lumai.ai ↗
AI data centers are running into limits on power. Lumai’s chief executive says doing the math with light rather than electrons can cut inference energy use by up to 90%
- Lumai Iris optical inference servers launched
- Apr 2026
- energy saving Lumai claims against conventional architectures
- 90%
- raised in April 2025, led by Constructor Capital
- $10m+