LumenXR ships LumaPad: a mixed-reality design surface for spatial UX teams and bags $45M

Design · 4 min read

LumaPad combines a physical backplane with projected AR layers and haptic fabric to let designers rapidly test spatial arrangements, affordances, and micro-interactions. It supports co-located collaboration, live recording, and exports to common 3D engines, promising a faster loop between concept and experience validation.

LumenXR’s new $45 million Series B, led by Meridian Bridge with follow-on from product design-focused investors, will fund production tooling, cloud collaboration features, and an enterprise pilot program for automotive and retail partners. The company also announced SDKs that let interaction designers push prototypes directly into device previews.

Design teams in early access reported that LumaPad shortened validation cycles by helping stakeholders physically experience spatial UIs before software development started. LumenXR’s founder emphasized that mixed-reality hardware should be treated like a craft tool for designers rather than just an engineering evaluation device.