# Lumius

> Lumius is a Durham, North Carolina medical device company building a fast, affordable, real-time 3D ultrasound system - a '3D camera for the body.' Founded by three Duke PhDs, it replaces the flat 2D slices clinicians must mentally stitch into anatomy with a live volumetric view and AI that flags vessels, nerves, and muscle. The company starts with vascular access and central line placement, where roughly half of first attempts by newer clinicians fail, and plans to expand into clot detection, nerve blocks, tumor diagnosis, and biopsy guidance.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** Durham, North Carolina, United States
- **Founders:** Tri Vu (Co-founder & CEO), Luca Menozzi (Co-founder & CTO), Chenhang Li (Co-founder & COO/CFO)
- **Team size:** 6
- **Products:** Lumius 3D ultrasound system, AI guidance layer
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Spring 2026 (P26) batch, Founding team completed PhD/graduate research in ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging at Duke University, Named among notable bio/healthtech startups in the YC P26 batch

## Products & services

- **Lumius 3D ultrasound system** — A portable, affordable ultrasound device that renders a live 3D view of internal anatomy over a large volume, with AI that automatically detects and labels blood vessels, nerves, muscle, and other structures and offers context-aware guidance.
- **AI guidance layer** — Software that interprets the live 3D volume, highlights relevant structures for a given procedure, and explains findings and next steps so less-experienced clinicians can act with confidence.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Spring 2026 (P26) batch
- Founding team completed PhD/graduate research in ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging at Duke University
- Named among notable bio/healthtech startups in the YC P26 batch

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Joined Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch and launched publicly as 'The 3D Camera for the Body.'
- **2026-03** — Reported an early seed raise around $130K tied to the YC batch.

## Links

- Website: https://lumius-imaging.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumius-imaging
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/bWlJD4_Bx4k

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Last updated: 2026-07-30