### Lumachain named a Rising Star in Forbes Cloud 100

Lumachain has just been named as a Rising Star on Forbes Magazine’s Cloud 100 list for 2022. This is AMAZING news: it’s one of the most prestigious lists in the tech world. There are only 20 companies on this year’s list, and the represent the very best in the world of Cloud-based early stage and Series A tech companies.

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### Series A Fundraise Success

Lumachain has just announced it has raised US$19.5 million in Series A funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from existing investor Main Sequence. This represents an exciting new phase – allowing Lumachain to accelerate the roll out of its world-first computer vision-based artificial intelligence platform at meat and food processing plants across the [...]

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### Jamila Gordon named as one of the BBC’s ‘100 Women’ for 2021

The BBC’s annual list celebrates women who play their part to reinvent our society, our culture and our world. In 2021 included inspirational leaders like Melinda French Gates and Malala Yousafzai, as well as our own Jamilla Gordon. The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for [...]

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### TEDWomen 2020 Jamila Gordon on How AI can help shatter barriers to equality

Jamila Gordon believes in the power of human connection — and artificial intelligence — to help people who might otherwise be left behind. Telling the story of her own path from refugee to global tech executive, she shows how AI is helping refugees, migrants and those from disadvantaged backgrounds find jobs and develop the skills [...]

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### Jamila Gordon wins Innovator of the Year at the Women in AI Awards 2021 Australia – New Zealand

Artifcial Intelligence is changing our world and will address many of the challenges – and opportunities – humanity faces. But for this to happen, we need women to be right at the forefront of the field. I hope the Women In AI Awards inspires women and girls everywhere to pursue careers in AI! Jamila Gordon, [...]

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### Jamila Gordon receives 2020 NSW Pearcey Award for the Tech Entrepreneur of the Year

Jamila Gordon was named NSW Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2020 Pearcey Awards, Australia’s most prestigious tech honors. Former winners include the Founders of unicorns including Atlassian, Canva and Afterpay. In a widely attended Pearcey virtual event, Jamila Gordon received the 2020 NSW Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Jamila is the CEO [...]

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### Satya Nadella features Lumachain in his Sydney keynote address

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discussing partnership with Lumachain in his Sydney keynote address Satya visited LumaChain in Australia and presented there talking about LumaChain’s value LumaChain is working with a global perspective and Microsoft is delivering real value to the company and its partners IWEC Past Awardee and IWEC Global Ambassador, Jamila Gordon, CEO LumaChain [...]

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### Microsoft talks AI, IoT and Blockchain with Lumachain in Australian first trial

Jamila Gordon with Steven Worrall, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia AI, IoT and blockchain trace meat from paddock-to-plate at nation’s largest food processing company, JBS, in Australian-first trial. Sydney based start-up Lumachain has a ground breaking trial underway with JBS Australia, the nation’s largest food processing company, marketer and exporter, using Microsoft technologies, including Azure [...]

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### Mission Food for Life speaks with Lumachain founder Jamila Gordon

Lumachain CEO “Jamila Gordon” talk during Food Agility – Mission For For Life

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### Business Insider: Former Qantas executive raises $3.5 million for anti-slavery blockchain startup — inspired by her forced labour as a child in Somalia

Aleks Vickovich writes for the Business Insider Australian SaaS company Lumachain has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by the CSIRO-linked venture capital investor Main Sequence. Lumachain’s founder Jamila Gordon previously held senior roles at Qantas and IBM after immigrating from her native Somalia in east Africa. The company is helping businesses in [...]

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