Luca IQ
AI Agents · Accounting & Tax Software
1open role
1backers · Y Combinator
50+team · employees, estimated range
2025founded
Overview
From client intake and tax preparation through e-filing, review, and delivery, Luca IQ helps your firm complete accurate returns without disconnected tools or manual busywork.
Funding and backers
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
2
open roles
Backers
1
Y Combinator
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
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Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
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Jobs
$150k – $180k per year · Equity 0.2–0.5% · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Chicago
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$190k
Typical range
$180k – $200k
Open positions
2
2
Jobs
Middle
50%
Staff
50%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 1 | $180k | $180k |
| Staff | 1 | $200k | $200k |
Highest paying role
Founding Tax Lead (CPA or EA Required)
$200k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
23 days
faster than 55% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
33% ▼
Frontend
33% ▼
Finance
33% ▼
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Luca IQ over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
10
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
86/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Frameworks & libraries
React.js
AI & ML
LLM
Practices & domains
AI Agents
Fine-tuning
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Machine Learning
OCR
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News
Tech news: Luca IQ launches e-file approved tax engine for CPAs
Plus, Workday touts new Financial Audit Agent; Cherry Hill Advisory launches AI-enabled internal audit services; and other accounting tech news and updates.
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HBS's Rock Center Showcases Top Ventures at Demo Day and Venture Leadership Dinner Newsroom
Luca IQ was one of twenty semifinalist ventures from the New Venture Competition selected to present at Harvard Business School's Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Demo Day.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Chicago
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San Francisco
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HQ
Chicago
United States
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 100% remote 50-200 est. staff $190k Avg Salary
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