Luca
The Modern Pricing Engine for Retail
Y CombinatorWinter 2023InactiveB2BRetailMachine LearningSaaSRetail
What they do
Problem
Retailers underuse pricing strategy by relying on spreadsheets and simplistic cost-plus approaches, leading to missed revenue and profit opportunities and inefficient workflows.
Solution
An AI-powered pricing engine and co-pilot that identifies profit/revenue headroom and recommends price adjustments for retail operators.
Who it's for
Retail pricing teams and retail operators at consumer goods retailers.
Founders
Tanvi Surti
Founder
CEO and Co-Founder at Luca. Before Luca, I spent a decade building product teams at Uber and Microsoft. At Uber, I led the pricing team that created ~$1B in margin improvements on our ridesharing business.
Yonah Mann
Founder
Co-founder and CPO of Luca. Previously led pricing teams at Uber Eats.
Company timeline
- Founded2022
- YC batchWinter 2023
- StatusInactive
- Team size6 people
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
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