Aeluma designs and manufactures high-performance compound semiconductor photodetectors and photodetector arrays by pioneering a heterogeneous integration technique that produces these devices on large-diameter silicon substrates, enabling cost-effective mass production compared to traditional approaches. The company targets sensing, imaging, and communication applications across mobile, consumer electronics, defense, aerospace, automotive, and quantum computing markets, positioning itself as a lower-cost alternative to incumbent high-performance compound semiconductors while offering superior performance to silicon-based sensors. Aeluma generates revenue through customer development engagements, engineering samples, small-volume chip deliveries, and research contracts with prospective customers, system integrators, and semiconductor firms, while leveraging government funding from agencies including NASA, DARPA, the Department of Energy, and the U.S. Navy to advance its technology and manufacturing capabilities.