Nola.com: Lucid, a New Orleans tech sector darling, sold to Swedish tech firm for over $1 billion
Lucid, a darling of New Orleans’ nascent tech sector, has become Louisiana’s first “unicorn” company, selling for just over $1 billion to a Swedish technology firm in a big victory for the city’s startup scene. Founded in New Orleans in 2010 by Patrick Comer, Lucid gathers and analyzes survey and other data for companies looking to process customer insights quickly.