Luc Vincent
About Luc Vincent
Luc Vincent is Chief Research and Development Officer at Nexar, a role Crunchbase dates from September 2024. He previously worked at Hayden AI as Chief Product and Technology Officer. Hayden AI's announcement says he joined to lead automated bus lane enforcement and to drive its digital twin products. Crunchbase still lists Executive VP, Autonomous Driving at Lyft as his primary role, but that job is a past one. He is based in Jackson, Wyoming, and his X profile also lists Palo Alto, California.
Before Hayden AI he was VP of Engineering and Product Group Lead for AI at Meta, where he led one of the company's AI Innovation Centers building AI experiences for AR and VR products. A third-party profile dates that role from November 2021 to May 2023. At Lyft he was Executive VP of Autonomous Driving from February 2018 to July 2021. He founded and led the Lyft Level 5 self-driving division there.
He spent 12 years at Google. He founded Google Street View and led Google's Geo Imagery organization. Crunchbase counts 0 companies founded by him, so these were corporate roles rather than startups of his own.
Crunchbase lists 7 personal investments in 7 portfolio companies, 1 of them as lead investor. It records 2 exits, neither by IPO. The exits it names are Plato and Grokstyle. PitchBook profiles him as an individual angel investor and lists more deals than Crunchbase: 24 investments, 15 portfolio companies and 9 exits.
Dated entries on PitchBook include Rerun (seed, June 2022), C12 (seed, November 2022), Meshcapade (June 2023), Scenario (December 2023), Roadio (February 2024), PowerZ (May 2024), Altrove (June 2024), Konboi.ai (August 2024), Carbon GeoCapture (September 2024) and Paren (seed, October 2024). One earlier deal is Spotscale, a Swedish drone 3D-modelling startup that announced him as investor and advisor in 2017.
Crunchbase's most recent listed investment is a convertible note in Meshcapade.
His X bio describes him as a board member, advisor and investor focused on AI, transportation and climate. Several of his investments fit that description. Scenario is classified by PitchBook as multimedia and design software. Meshcapade, Rerun and Konboi.ai are classed as commercial products and business or productivity software. Spotscale applied cloud software to drone imagery.
His operating background is in computer vision, mapping, robotics and autonomous driving. He is a core advisor to Encord, an AI data company. He sits on the board of Teren, a geospatial data company that describes its focus as greentech and AI. He has been an Expert in Residence at LDV Capital. At Nexar he works on AI and computer vision built from real-world driving data.
Public sources point to early-stage companies. PitchBook lists seed rounds among his deals and tags several recipients as startups or generating revenue. His stated themes are AI, transportation and climate. His deals also cover geospatial and 3D data, computer vision, hardware, environmental services and productivity software.
Crunchbase places him in the Western US. His investments include European companies, such as Spotscale in Sweden. He has not published a check size, fund size or written investment thesis that we found. Third-party listings show figures, but we could not verify them, so we leave them out.
- Rerun: Business and productivity software company. PitchBook lists a seed round in June 2022.
- C12: Listed by PitchBook under computers, parts and peripherals. Seed round in November 2022.
- Meshcapade: Latest Crunchbase investment, a convertible note. PitchBook dates his investment to June 2023 and lists an exit in November 2025.
- Scenario: Multimedia and design software company. PitchBook lists his investment in December 2023.
- Paren: Software company. PitchBook lists a seed round in October 2024.
- Spotscale: Swedish startup that builds 3D building models from drone imagery. He joined as investor and advisor in 2017.
- Plato: Helps engineering leaders develop soft skills and build better teams. Crunchbase lists it as an exit.
- Grokstyle: App that identifies furniture and home decor from photos. Crunchbase lists it as an exit.
- crunchbase.com/person/luc-vincent-2
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/114072-58
- x.com/lucvincent
- hayden.ai/press/luc-vincent-joins-hayden-ai
- teren4d.com/teren-inc-appoints-luc-vincent-ai-leader-and-greentech-exp
- ldv.co/about/luc
- me.sh/profile/luc-vincent
- nordic9.com/news/spotscale-adds-luc-vincent-as-investor-news4466630614
Investing activity
Luc Vincent has made 7 investments according to Crunchbase across 7 portfolio companies, and has led 1 round and seen 2 exits.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Luc Vincent
Does Luc Vincent invest as an angel?
Yes. Crunchbase lists 7 personal investments, and PitchBook profiles him as an individual angel investor with 24 deals. His X bio lists him as an investor, advisor and board member.
What does Luc Vincent do now?
He is Chief Research and Development Officer at Nexar, a role Crunchbase dates from September 2024. Before that he was Chief Product and Technology Officer at Hayden AI.
What sectors does Luc Vincent invest in?
He describes his focus as AI, transportation and climate. His portfolio also includes geospatial, 3D, computer vision, hardware and productivity software companies.
What is Luc Vincent's typical check size?
We found no public check size from him, so we do not list one. Founders should ask in a first conversation.
What stage does Luc Vincent invest at?
The public record shows early-stage deals. PitchBook lists seed rounds such as Rerun, C12 and Paren. He has not published a formal stage preference.
What is Luc Vincent known for?
He founded Google Street View and led Google's Geo Imagery group. He later founded Lyft Level 5, led AI innovation work at Meta, and then held senior product and technology roles at Hayden AI and Nexar.
Is Luc Vincent an angel investor?
Yes. Luc Vincent invests personally as an angel and is Executive VP, Autonomous Driving at Lyft. Crunchbase counts 7 investments and 2 exits.
Where is Luc Vincent based?
Luc Vincent is based in Jackson, Wyoming, United States.
How can founders reach Luc Vincent?
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