Syncere
Syncere is a Palo Alto company building LUME, a floor lamp that doubles as a home robot. It raised an $11 million pre-seed.
- Industry
- robotics
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
- Website
- https://syncere.com
- Founded
- 2025
About
Syncere builds robots for the home. Its first product, LUME, is a floor lamp that can move through the home and handle chores such as folding laundry, tidying and making the bed. The Business Wire release says LUME starts at $2,699 and gains new capabilities through software updates. The release calls the company Palo Alto-based, and the a16z speedrun company page says it was founded in 2025, so this page stores Palo Alto and 2025. The company site is https://syncere.com.
The release and Axios published the round on November 3, 2026, so the round date is 2026-11-03. The company post, the release, Axios, The Next Web and the issue agree on an $11 million pre-seed. $11,000,000 is stored. The release says the funds will go to LUME deliveries, manufacturing capacity and new commercial applications.
a16z speedrun led. Draper Associates, Physical World, Sequel and SeaX Ventures participated. The issue writes a16z Speedrun, and the round links to the existing a16z speedrun page. The founders, Aaron Tan and Angus Fung, do not have pages.
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed 2026 | 2026-11-03 | $11M | a16z speedrun |
Investors
- a16z speedrun lead
- Draper Associates participant
- Physical World participant
- Sequel participant
- SeaX Ventures participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://syncere.com/newsroom/funding
Type: official company website. Accessed 2026-11-04.
SYNCERE newsroom post, November 2026. Says SYNCERE raised $11 million in pre-seed funding led by a16z Speedrun, with participation from Draper Associates, Physical World, SeaX Ventures, Sequel, and others. Describes LUME, a floor lamp that doubles as a home robot. - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261103881782/en/SYNCERE-Raises-%2411M-Pre-Seed-to-Bring-Home-Robotics-to-the-Mass-Market
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-11-04.
SYNCERE release on Business Wire, datelined Palo Alto, Calif., November 3, 2026. Says $11 million in pre-seed funding led by a16z Speedrun, with participation from Draper Associates, Physical World, Sequel, SeaX Ventures and other investors. Names the founders as Dr. Aaron Tan and Dr. Angus Fung. Says LUME starts at $2,699. - https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/11/03/syncere-lume-a16z-pre-seed
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-04.
Axios Pro, Katie Fehrenbacher, November 3, 2026. Says Syncere raised an $11 million pre-seed round to scale manufacturing, per CEO Aaron Tan. - https://thenextweb.com/news/syncere-lume-robot-lamp-11m-a16z
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-04.
The Next Web. Says Palo Alto startup Syncere raised $11 million in pre-seed funding led by a16z Speedrun, with Draper Associates, Physical World, Sequel and SeaX Ventures. - https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies/syncere
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-11-04.
a16z speedrun company page for Syncere. Says founded 2025, located in Palo Alto, California. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-11-04/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-11-04.
Raise Track Update for 2026-11-04, Section 1. Amount line $11M (Pre-Seed). Says led by a16z Speedrun with participation from Draper Associates, Physical World, Sequel, SeaX Ventures, and other investors.