Accounting finance ops

Luca IQ

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Founded 2025Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Luca IQ is an API for deterministic tax calculation and an IRS Authorized e-filing engine - the foundation for accounting firms and fintechs building on tax.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Angelo Policicchio

Founder/CEO

Founder at Luca IQ. CPA. Previously Equity Research Associate at Credit Suisse, Forensic Accounting at the FBI, Public Accountant at EY. MBA from Harvard Business School.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Akash Sadashivapeth

Founder/CTO

Founder at Luca IQ. Previously Head of Data Science at Welligence Energy Analytics. Studied Data Science at Penn and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2025 · Source

News & product activity

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented

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