Lucidya
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Customer experience management (CXM) |
Founded | August 18, 2016 |
Founders | Abdullah Asiri, Hatem Kameli, Mohamed Milyani, Zuhair Khayyat |
Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Number of locations | 2 |
Area served | GCC region (11 countries) |
Key people | Abdullah Asiri (CEO) |
Website | lucidya.com |
Lucidya is a unified customer experience management (CXM) platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide real-time insights and interactions for organizations.[1] Founded on August 18, 2016, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the company focuses on serving enterprises, governments, and SMEs in the Arab world.
History
[edit]Lucidya was founded in 2016 by Abdullah Asiri, Hatem Kameli, Mohamed Milyani, and Zuhair Khayyat.[2][3][4] In 2017, the company launched its first AI-powered product for Twitter listening. This was followed by the introduction of a social listening platform in 2018.[5]
In 2019, Lucidya was listed among the Arab startups shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the World Economic Forum.[6] That same year, it became the first venture capital-backed AI company in the MENA region.[7][8]
Lucidya secured $1.1 million in seed funding in January 2019 from investors such as VentureSouq, SEEDRA Ventures, and the Saudi Venture Capital Company.[9][10] In January 2022, the company raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Rua Growth Fund, with participation from M.A.L Ventures and AlRashed Group.[11][12][13]
In 2021, the company introduced the Lucidya CXM platform. The following year, Lucidya launched two new products: Profiles, an AI-powered customer data platform, and Survey, a feedback analysis tool.[14]
In 2023, Lucidya unveiled Luci, an AI-powered virtual analyst designed to provide insights and recommendations based on customer interactions.[15][16]
In 2024, the company introduced OmniServe, a platform for managing brand interactions. Lucidya also became the first private Saudi AI company to adopt a four-day workweek.[17][18]
Overview
[edit]Lucidya offers a unified CXM platform that integrates various tools for managing customer experiences. The platform uses artificial intelligence to provide real-time insights and engagement for organizations.[19][20] Lucidya serves enterprises, governments, and SMEs in 11 countries in the Arab world, primarily focusing on customers in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region.[21]
Features include Arabic language analysis (the platform provides sentiment analysis with 92% accuracy across 15 Arabic dialects); real-time engagement (tools for identifying, reaching, and engaging customers in real-time); AI-driven insights (deep analytics for optimizing customer experiences and reducing operational costs); privacy compliance (adhering to global and regional data privacy regulations, including GDPR, SOC2, and Saudi Arabia’s PDPL).[22][23]
Operations
[edit]Lucidya’s headquarters are in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an additional office in Jeddah.[24][25] The company employs over 150 people.[26] The company adopted a four-day workweek.[27][28][29] Abdullah Asiri is founder and CEO of the company and Zuhair Khayyat is co-founder and CTO.[30][31]
Lucidya secured $1.1 million in seed funding in January 2019 from investors such as VentureSouq, SEEDRA Ventures, and the Saudi Venture Capital Company.[32][33] In January 2022, the company raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Rua Growth Fund, with participation from M.A.L Ventures and AlRashed Group.[34][35][36]
Lucidya has earned several accolades, including the Great Place to Work Certification (2023),[37] LinkedIn’s #1 Saudi Startup (2023),[38] G2 High Performer (2021, 2022, 2023),[39] G2 Leader (2023),[40] Capterra’s Best Ease of Use (2021), and Crozdesk Quality Choice, Trusted Vendor, and Happiest Users (2023).[41]
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