YCW26· AILucent
AI that automatically improves products from user behavior
ActiveChecked 24h ago
Founders
- Alisa RaeFounder/CEO
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About Lucent
Lucent is an AI product manager that automatically improves products based on how users behave. We use AI to watch and understand user sessions and detect bugs and UX issues.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Lucent: questions
Which YC batch was Lucent in?
Lucent was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Lucent still active?
Y Combinator lists Lucent as active.
Who founded Lucent?
Lucent's founders, as listed on its YC page: Alisa Rae (Founder/CEO).
Where is Lucent based?
Lucent lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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