Our story, in our own words
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Lucca...without even realizing it!
Dedicated to employees
It would be arrogant of us to claim all the credit for a thriving workforce and a great employee experience. Instead, we alleviate administrative burdens, ensuring companies have the time they need to devote to their staff.
Lucca offers a global HR platform to serve employees' needs. This includes a suite of employee-focused applications that automate internal processes such as HR management, employee benefits, and business expenses.
Being dedicated to employees means going beyond the traditional HRIS approach. It means easing the daily load, making it simple and seamless.
Dedicated to employees
It would be arrogant of us to claim all the credit for a thriving workforce and a great employee experience. Instead, we alleviate administrative burdens, ensuring companies have the time they need to devote to their staff.
Lucca offers a global HR platform to serve employees' needs. This includes a suite of employee-focused applications that automate internal processes such as HR management, employee benefits, and business expenses.
Being dedicated to employees means going beyond the traditional HRIS approach. It means easing the daily load, making it simple and seamless.
With over twenty years of experience, we're weaving stories. Not spinning yarns.
Over 20 years of history for just 15 minutes of your time—how’s that for an impressive return on investment?
Lucca wasn’t built in a day
1445
Birth of Luca Pacioli, the father of double-entry accounting and the inspiration behind our very first software application. We don't need much to create a great story!
1962
Birth of Gilles Satgé, without whom there would be no Lucca, so he’s pretty important!
2002
Creation of the company. Lucca consists of 4 people and 2 software applications.
2003–2006
Not gonna lie, it was a bit of a nightmare!
2007
Lucca stops selling software licenses to focus on the SaaS model, way before it was cool and everyone else was doing it.
2008
The addition of a payslip distribution tool and creation of a portal enhance the product range. The idea of an HR applications suite takes shape.
2011
The business starts to grow, and Lucca's revenue surpasses 1 million euros.
2012
Lucca celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a workforce of 25 and a revenue of nearly 2 million euros.
2016
Lucca now has over 1,000 clients. Growth starts to accelerate.
2018
Lucca's workforce now exceeds 100 employees.
2020
Lucca sets a goal of reaching 100 million euros in revenue in 2025.
2021
Lucca purchases Bloom at Work, an employee survey tool provider.
2022
65 million euros raised in capital funds. Subsidiaries open in Switzerland and Spain.
2024
15 million euros raised in capital funds. A subsidiary opens in Germany.
2025
Lucca launches its meal voucher offering. For the more dedicated readers among you, we’re coming to the end of our story.
2026
“Where we’re going, we don't need roads.”
We’re motivated by beliefs, not self-interest
We say what we’re doing and why we’re doing it
Here at Lucca, transparency applies beyond the walls of our company buildings. We embody this honesty every day in our relationships with users and clients. We communicate exactly what our software does (and doesn't do) to prevent any nasty surprises. Our pricing is public. There's no hidden small print. Users can access all data held about them, including details of calculations, so they can understand the full picture (leave balance, expense amounts, payroll variables, etc.).
We design for employees first
Designing for employees requires us to be rigorous in terms of usability, simplicity and functional relevance. We demand these standards throughout the development life cycle, and this gives purpose to our work. Everyone, whatever their role, asks the question: “Does this really serve the needs of the person looking at the screen?"
The product, not the business, is at the heart of our strategy
Product quality is what guides us. Market whims and commercial ambitions do not dictate our decisions. Our roadmap is based on a vision of what a perfect product should be — a product that brings maximum satisfaction to its users.
Our free-spirited method is what makes us different
Our culture is based on an ability to not blindly accept everything. Instead, we forge our own opinions, rather than borrow them from elsewhere. We will not allow our actions to be guided by the market, by passing trends, or by crises. We believe that moving forward means knowing when to go against the flow.
Serving employees means going beyond the usual HRIS boundaries to make their everyday work a little smoother.
We almost forgot the stats!
8,700+
clients
1,000,000+
users
130
countries
700+
employees
€57.4
million turnover in 2024
39%
growth in 2024