Based in Bristol (UK), we are on a mission to inspire people to live more fulfilling lives through accessible consciousness altering experiences. From interviewing people at Burning Man about what freedom means to them, to months of EEG brain scans developing and optimising our method of inducing altered-states using only light and sound, our journey has been anything but ordinary. Take a look at the timeline below for an overview of how we got to where we are today.
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Mar 2021
The Lumenate App Launches
The Lumenate App officially opens to the public via the App Store and Google Play.
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Feb 2021
Rosamund Pike Joins the Team
After getting involved in early beta testing and experiencing the huge potential impact of the app as a tool to explore one’s own mind, Rosamund Pike has invested in the company, and has joined the team as a Creative Director going forward.
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Dec 2020
Beckley Waves Investment
Beckley Waves, a new initiative focused on supporting the psychedelic ecosystem, which was co-founded by Amanda Feilding of the Beckley Foundation joins as our first investor.
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Aug 2020
Developing The Lumenate App
Jay & Tom take on the challenge of developing the app themselves learning everything from music production to app coding as they went.
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Apr 2020
A New Direction
Jay & Tom go back to the drawing board and identify an opportunity to replicate the Lumenate experience using a mobile phone.
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COVID-19 Hits
After running just one event a UK-wide lockdown in response to COVID-19 forces the cancellation of the remaining group sessions.
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Group Sessions Launch
The team launch their first public group light experiences in Bristol, UK with a month of sold out events.
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Group Prototype
Development begins on the prototype light and sound system for the Lumenate group experience.
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Neuro Research
The team buy an EEG brain scanner and begin months of scientific research to design and optimise a method of effortlessly guiding people into a state where subconscious exploration is possible.
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The Birth of Lumenate
Lumenate Ltd is officially incorporated with the vision of ‘making impactful subconscious exploration experiences more accessible than ever before’.
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Focus on the Subconscious
Jay & Tom reconvene and after further rounds of customer research focus on the idea of inspiring change in people’s lives through subconscious exploration.
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Our Own Explorations
Embodying their mission, Jay sets off to walk the length of New Zealand while Tom drives from Canada to Chile in a campervan, both interviewing people they meet about what freedom and fulfilment means to them.
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Goodbye Corporate World
The pair quit Jaguar Land Rover on a mission to understand how they can help people to live freer and more fulfilling lives.
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Designing the Future
Jay & Tom get hired by Jaguar Land Rover and work on far future concept vehicles together.
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Founders Meet
Co-founders Jay & Tom meet studying Engineering at the University of Liverpool, UK.