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 October and compete for a $1 million investment prize.
The Startup World Cup Virginia competition is presented by Innovate Hampton Roads and Innovate 757 in collaboration with Pegasus Tech Ventures, the global organizer of the Startup World Cup. This regional event is part of an international series spanning more than 100 locations worldwide, highlighting and accelerating the most promising startups across diverse industries.
“We are honored to be recognized as Virginia’s most innovative startup by the Startup World Cup Virgina,” said Neal Piper, Founder and CEO of Luminoah. “This selection reinforces our commitment to revolutionizing enteral nutrition with smarter, connected solutions that empower patients, caregivers, and clinicians.”
Founded in 2020, Luminoah was inspired by Piper’s personal journey caring for his son during pediatric cancer treatment. Recognizing the limitations and hardships associated with traditional tube feeding methods, Luminoah developed a breakthrough platform that simplifies and modernizes enteral nutrition delivery. The company’s compact, intuitive, and data-driven technology is designed to enhance mobility, deliver real-time insights, and significantly improve quality of life for millions of patients dependent on enteral nutrition.
Luminoah’s participation in the Startup World Cup follows its recent selection to the MedTech Innovator 2025 Accelerator Cohort, further establishing the company as a leader in the next generation of enteral care.
For more information on Luminoah’s groundbreaking approach to enteral nutrition, visit www.luminoah.com.
ABOUT LUMINOAH
Luminoah Inc., is a MedTech company, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, dedicated to making enteral nutrition delivery simpler, smarter, and easier for everyone.
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Luminoah Press Contact
Kelsey Cox
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About Startup World Cup
Startup World Cup is a global series of conferences and competitions that bring together the top startups, investors, entrepreneurs and tech CEOs around the world. Starting with regional competitions in nearly 100+ countries across six continents, hundreds of selected top technology startups compete for the chance to move onto the Grand Finale event in San Francisco to win a $1 million investment grand prize. Startup World Cup is organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures in partnership with investors and local sponsors. For more information on the Startup World Cup, please visit https://www.startupworldcup.io. (www.pegasustechventures.com)