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Lucend
seed · 🇺🇸 New York, United States · Founded 2023 · 11-50 employees
AI-powered platform that optimizes data center operations for energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. Lucend is a deeptech, climate and enterprise software startup based in New York, United States, founded 2023, at seed stage, with $3.3M raised to date.
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Total raised
$3.3M
Stage
seed
Business model
SaaS
Key differentiator
Lucend's Transparent AI uses human-in-the-loop verification on existing sensor data for verifiable, no-risk recommendations, unlike black-box solutions requiring new hardware.
Target customer
data center operators
Sectors
Funding rounds
seed
26 January 2026
Led by Remarkable Ventures Climate
With Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund, New Climate Ventures, Avesta, Stepchange and 4impact capital
Key investors
Remarkable Ventures, Mitsubishi Electric, Golden Egg Check
Notable achievements
- Raised $3.3M in funding (January 2026)
- Deployed in major data centers in Melbourne, Singapore, Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Chicago
- Investment from Mitsubishi Electric's ME Innovation Fund
Frequently asked questions
- What does Lucend do?
- AI-powered platform that optimizes data center operations for energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
- Where is Lucend based?
- Lucend is based in New York, United States, founded in 2023.
- How much has Lucend raised?
- Lucend has raised $3.3M in tracked funding and is currently at the seed stage.
- Who has invested in Lucend?
- Investors in Lucend include Remarkable Ventures, Mitsubishi Electric and Golden Egg Check.