Stephen Turban
Co-founder & Director, Lumiere Education
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What Harvard Didn't Know: I Was Already Building an 8-Figure Startup | Stephen Turban, Lumiere EducationAbout Lumiere Education
Lumiere Education is an online education company that pairs high school students one-on-one with PhD mentors to complete independent research projects. Founded in 2020 by Stephen Turban and Dhruva Bhat, it also runs Veritas AI, Ladder Internships and the Young Founders Lab, and has offices in Wilmington, Delaware, and Canterbury, England. In January 2026 Lumiere Education Group acquired Immerse Education, a UK provider of residential summer programs, with both brands keeping their names.
- Sector
- Research mentorship for high school students
- Business model
- B2C online education (research mentorship)
- Founders
- Stephen Turban, Dhruva Bhat
- Offices
- Wilmington (US), Canterbury (UK)
Sources: lumiere-education.com, einpresswire.com
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- Founded by Stephen Turban and Dhruva Bhateinpresswire.com
- Acquired UK-based Immerse Educationeinpresswire.com
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