Lumena Inc.

Lumena Inc. is a Golden, Colorado-based for-profit manufacturer and small disadvantaged business that specializes in developing and delivering cognitive performance and mindset training technologies to the U.S. federal government, primarily through the Department of the Air Force. The company's flagship product, the MindGym platform, is an immersive software solution designed as a sensory deprivation cube containing a user kiosk with computer desktop technology that enables military personnel to engage in psychological skills training, stress mitigation, and cognitive performance enhancement. Lumena has established itself as a key technology provider across multiple Air Force commands by successfully transitioning innovations from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program ecosystems into commercialized Phase III offerings that support military personnel readiness and psychological resilience.

Lumena Inc. has secured over $8 million in prime federal contract awards since 2022, demonstrating substantial capacity as a cognitive training solution provider to the Department of Defense. The company's contract work encompasses software licensing, hardware delivery, on-site training, customer success management, annual license renewals, and extended support services for the MindGym platform across numerous Air Force commands including Air Combat Command, Air Mobility Command, Pacific Air Forces, Air Forces Europe and Africa, Global Strike Command, Air Education and Training Command, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Air National Guard, as well as non-Air Force entities including the Washington National Guard and the Washington-based entity funded through the District Washington contracting office. Lumena's contract awards include both set-aside designations (total small business set-asides) and unrestricted competitions, with individual contract values ranging from approximately $17,000 to $1.78 million, reflecting the diversity of program scales and customer requirements. Notably, the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Lumena a $1.78 million Phase II Follow-On SBIR contract in June 2024 to support the Tactical Cognitive Fitness Initiative, focused on scaling and enhancing MindGym adoption across the Air Force enterprise. Additionally, Lumena has performed work at multiple installations including Travis Air Force Base, Hill Air Force Base, Little Rock Air Force Base, Hurlburt Field, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, while also providing services through its facilities in Lewisville, Texas and Denver, Colorado, and has recently been engaged as a subcontractor to HII Mission Technologies Corp for MindGym membership and leadership training delivery.