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Alisa Rae

Founder

CEO at Lucent

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedLucent · YC

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About

Alisa Rae founded and exited an Australian EdTech company, was an early employee at MagicBrief (later acquired by Canva), and previously worked as an engineer at Atlassian.

CEO at LucentYC W26

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YC

Alisa went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Lucent's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Co-founders at Lucent

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Alex KoumpasFounder
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Dimitrios PanagiotopoulosFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alisa Rae?
Alisa Rae founded and exited an Australian EdTech company, was an early employee at MagicBrief (later acquired by Canva), and previously worked as an engineer at Atlassian.
Where does Alisa Rae work?
Alisa Rae is CEO of Lucent.
What companies did Alisa Rae found?
Alisa Rae founded Lucent.

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