# Peter Thompson

> Peter Thompson is the Cofounder and CEO of LucidLink, a San Francisco-based cloud-native file streaming platform that turns object storage into a native file system accessible from anywhere in real time. A Minnesota farm kid who spent 15 years navigating storage markets across Asia and the Americas at DataCore Software before returning to Stanford's GSB at age 48, Thompson teamed up with engineer George Dochev in 2016 to build what users still describe as 'magic.' LucidLink has since raised $120.6M in total funding including a $75M Series C led by Brighton Park Capital in 2023, grown ARR nearly 5x in two years, counts Warner Bros., Paramount, Adobe, and Shopify among its customers, and earned an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award from the Television Academy.

- **Role:** Cofounder and CEO at LucidLink
- **Organizations:** LucidLink, DataCore Software, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Scouting America Troop 29
- **From:** Minnesota, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Study Abroad - Japanese, History, Economics, Kansai Gaidai University, BA - International Management, Psychology, Japanese, Gustavus Adolphus College, MSx Program - Entrepreneurial Finance, Design Thinking, Leadership, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded LucidLink in 2016, raising $120.6M in total funding including a $75M Series C, Led LucidLink to nearly 5x ARR growth and 4x user growth in two years, Won an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award from the Television Academy for transforming television workflows

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Studied Japanese in Osaka; grew up in rural Minnesota
- **2000** — Joined a startup leveraging his tech and Japanese expertise after working in international commerce between the US and Japan
- **2000-2015** — Spent 15+ years at DataCore Software, rising to VP of Emerging and Developing Markets; served as President of DataCore Japan and Managing Director, APAC
- **c. 2014** — Enrolled in Stanford GSB MSx program at age 48
- **2016** — Co-founded LucidLink with George Dochev; became CEO
- **2021** — LucidLink raised Series A funding; gained customers in media and entertainment
- **2022** — Named in Intelligent CIO profile; LucidLink expands enterprise customer base
- **2023** — LucidLink raised $75M Series C led by Brighton Park Capital; total funding reached $115M+
- **2025** — LucidLink won Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award from the Television Academy

## Achievements

- Co-founded LucidLink in 2016, raising $120.6M in total funding including a $75M Series C
- Led LucidLink to nearly 5x ARR growth and 4x user growth in two years
- Won an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award from the Television Academy for transforming television workflows
- Built enterprise customer base including Warner Bros., Discovery, Paramount, Adobe, and Shopify
- Earned LucidLink four consecutive Product of the Year awards at NAB
- Co-led underwater photography and translation on a multi-year cave diving expedition in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, becoming one of only 3 people to explore previously unmapped underground sections
- Returned to Stanford GSB at age 48 for the MSx program and emerged to co-found a venture-backed company
- Built DataCore's APAC business including Japan operations as President and Representative Director

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — LucidLink accepted an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award at the Television Academy ceremony in California
- **2025-09** — LucidLink unveiled new capabilities at IBC 2025 in Amsterdam
- **2023-11** — LucidLink raised $75M Series C led by Brighton Park Capital, bringing total funding to $120.6M
- **2023-11** — Named largest funding round in Bulgaria in 2023 and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe

## Links

- Website: https://lucidlink.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/prthompson
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/peterrthompson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6rHWC0qDw

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