Luminoah Wins Startup of the Year at MedTech Malta
Charlottesville, VA – November 17, 2025 – Luminoah Inc., a medical technology company transforming chronic disease care through personalized enteral nutrition delivery, announced that it has been named the MedTech Startup of the Year at MedTech World Malta. The award was presented during the MedTech Malta 2025 conference, an international gathering that brings together more […]
The Story Behind Luminoah’s Name
When Noah rang the bell at UVA Children’s Hospital, marking the end of his treatment, there was a painting of a rocket ship on the wall. During the long days of chemo, we often talked about space — a topic that fascinated him. In March 2020, while thinking about a name for the company, those […]
Luminoah Wins MedTech Innovator Best Video Award and Early-Stage Grand Prize Funding
Charlottesville, VA – October 8, 2025 – Luminoah, a MedTech company developing the first and only closed-loop personalized nutrition platform, today announced it has won MedTech Innovator’s (MTI) 2025 Best Video Award and received $25,000 in non-dilutive funding as one of the top five finalists in the Early-Stage Grand Prize competition. This recognition marks the […]
Luminoah Wins Startup World Cup Virginia, Named “Most Innovative Company in Virginia”
Charlottesville, VA – August 22, 2025 – Luminoah Inc., a medical technology company transforming chronic disease care through personalized enteral nutrition delivery, was selected as the winner of the Startup World Cup Virginia Regional Finals. Out of ten leading startups from across Virginia, Luminoah earned the top spot and will advance to the Grand Finale in San Francisco in […]
Luminoah Selected for Prestigious MedTech Innovator 2025 Accelerator Cohort
Charlottesville, VA – June 5, 2025 – Luminoah, a medical device company transforming chronic disease care through personalized enteral nutrition delivery, announced today that it has been selected to join the MedTech Innovator 2025 Accelerator Cohort. Luminoah is one of only 65 companies—representing the top 4% of nearly 1,500 global applicants—chosen for this year’s program. MedTech […]
Luminoah Wins Startup of the Year
Luminoah was named Startup of the Year at the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) 25th Annual Gala. “We are grateful for this recognition and proud to grow our company in Charlottesville,” said Luminoah’s Founder and CEO Neal Piper. “Our mission is to build a brighter future for people requiring tube feeding. This award is dedicated […]
From Silicon Valley to Healthcare Innovation: My Journey from Pinterest and Reddit to Transforming Medical Tech at Luminoah
Hello friendly traveler! My name is Marty Weiner. I was a founding engineer at Pinterest, the first CTO Reddit, and now a “retired” mad scientist who loves to build anything and everything, especially if it helps make the world a better place… or at least funnier. One of the ways I could help make the […]
Luminoah’s Receives $463,000 Grant from Virginia Catalyst
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – January 11, 2024 – Luminoah Inc., a medical technology company dedicated to improving the standard of care for patients requiring enteral nutrition, has been awarded a $463,000 grant from Virginia Catalyst. This funding propels Luminoah’s innovative enteral feeding system one step closer to commercialization, poised to grant millions of users the freedom to […]
Luminoah and The Adventures of Team Super Tubie Collaborate to Empower Tube-Fed Kids
Luminoah, a company that develops innovative products and resources for tube-fed children, recently collaborated with Kristin Meyer, the author of the book “The Adventures of Team Super Tubie,” to bring joy and empowerment to tube-fed children attending the Oley Foundation conference. Neal Piper, founder and CEO of Luminoah, shared his personal experience reading The Adventures […]
Luminoah raises $6M to revolutionize tube feeding
CHARLOTTESVILLE – June 15, 2023 – Luminoah Inc., a medical technology company dedicated to improving the standard of care for patients requiring enteral nutrition, has closed a $6 million Series A funding round led by Fry’s Path Capital, with participation from Sands Capital, CAV Angels, Virginia Venture Partners, and 757 Angels. The funding will be used to complete the development of […]