# Lumanu

> Lumanu is a fintech platform built for the creator economy that lets enterprise brands and agencies pay influencers, creators, freelancers and other vendors anywhere in the world. By acting as a single 'master vendor of record', Lumanu absorbs the administrative burden of onboarding, tax compliance (W-9s, 1099s), and global multi-currency payouts, so marketing teams move faster while finance teams keep control and compliance. The company has processed well over $1 billion in creator payments and onboarded hundreds of thousands of vendors.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Tony Tran (Co-Founder & CEO), Nhan Nguyen (Co-Founder & CTO), Paul Johnson (Co-Founder & Head of Marketing)
- **Team size:** ~25 employees
- **Products:** Master Vendor Platform, Vendor Onboarding, Global Payments, Tax Compliance, Financial Controls
- **Notable:** Processed over $1 billion (cumulatively reported $1.5B+) in creator and freelancer payments, Onboarded 400K+ vendors and automated 900K+ invoices, Raised $12M Series A led by Origin Ventures (2021)

## Products & services

- **Master Vendor Platform** — Lumanu acts as a single vendor of record, consolidating hundreds of creators and freelancers into one vendor relationship for finance and procurement teams.
- **Vendor Onboarding** — Fully managed onboarding that collects W-9s, verifies tax identities, and handles invoice processing automatically.
- **Global Payments** — Pay creators in 180+ countries and 132 currencies, often same-day, with no fees for standard payouts.
- **Tax Compliance** — Automated W-9/1099 collection and filing, removing tax liability and paperwork from brand finance teams.
- **Financial Controls** — Wallets, approvals, campaign-level spend visibility and reporting for marketing and finance.
- **Payments & Compliance API** — Programmatic creator and freelancer payouts with integrations into ERP/procurement systems like SAP, Oracle, Coupa, Ariba and ZIP.
- **Instant Pay / EarlyPay** — Add-on giving creators immediate access to earnings via available funds or Lumanu's credit line.

## Achievements

- Processed over $1 billion (cumulatively reported $1.5B+) in creator and freelancer payments
- Onboarded 400K+ vendors and automated 900K+ invoices
- Raised $12M Series A led by Origin Ventures (2021)
- SOC-2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified
- 4.6/5 rating on G2

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Published '2025 Influencer Compensation Insights', analyzing $420M across 255K creator payouts.
- **2022-07** — Expanded international creator support and announced agency partnerships.
- **2022-06** — Launched 'Lumanu for Business' payments solution.
- **2021-07** — Closed $12M Series A led by Origin Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://lumanu.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/lumanu
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LumanuApp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumanu/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/lumanuapp

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Last updated: 2026-06-07