Lucend (formerly Coolgradient), a New York–based data center optimization startup, has raised $3.3 million in a Seed round.
Investors
The round was led by Remarkable Ventures Climate (RVC), with participation from Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund, New Climate Ventures, Avesta, Stepchange, and existing investor 4impact capital.
Remarkable Ventures Climate (RVC) is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on decarbonizing the global economy through enterprise-grade technology. Based in New York, RVC leads Seed and Series A rounds in sectors such as energy transition, climate fintech, and sustainable supply chains.
Lucend Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to support its U.S. expansion, including scaling operations, sales, and customer support, while continuing to deploy its Transparent AI platform across enterprise data centers to increase efficiency and reliability without requiring additional hardware.
About Lucend
Lucend is a technology company that provides an AI-powered platform to optimize data center operations. It delivers transparent AI solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. Its platform connects to existing infrastructure to analyze billions of data points daily, providing prescriptive recommendations while maintaining human oversight. Lucend has deployed its solution across data centers in Europe, Asia, and North America. The platform optimizes energy and water usage, as well as operational efficiency across complex infrastructures, helping clients such as Digital Realty, Global Switch, and T5 reduce costs and environmental impact.
Funding Details
Company: Lucend
Raised: $3.3M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: January 2026
Lead Investor: Remarkable Ventures Climate
Additional Investors: Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund, New Climate Ventures, Avesta, Stepchange, 4impact capital
Company Website: https://www.getlucend.com/
Software Category: AI Data Center Optimization / Enterprise Infrastructure
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260126009445/en/