Lusha

Lusha is an Israeli-American sales intelligence software company founded in 2016 by Yoni Tserruya and Assaf Eisenstein. The company develops software that provi

Lusha
Lusha
TypePrivate
IndustrySales intelligence
Founded2016
FoundersYoni Tserruya
Assaf Eisenstein
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Yoni Tserruya (CEO)
ProductsSales intelligence software
Number of employees
400 ±99 (2026) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.lusha.com

Lusha is an Israeli-American sales intelligence software company founded in 2016 by Yoni Tserruya and Assaf Eisenstein. The company develops software that provides business contact and company data.[1][2]

History

Lusha was founded in 2016 by Yoni Tserruya and Assaf Eisenstein. The company initially developed a browser extension that provided business contact information for sales prospecting and lead generation.[3]

The company operated without external investment during its first five years. By early 2021, it reported more than 520,000 registered users and 14,000 paying customers.[4]

In February 2021, Lusha raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by PSG, marking the company's first institutional investment.[5][6]

In November 2021, the company raised $205 million in a Series B funding round led by PSG, with participation from ION Crossover Partners. The funding valued Lusha at approximately $1.5 billion.[7][8][9][10][11]

In 2022, venture capital firm Plus Ventures and investor Oren Abekasis filed a lawsuit against Lusha and its founders, seeking recognition of an ownership stake in the company based on investments in an earlier venture. Lusha disputed the claims.[12]

In July 2022, Lusha announced layoffs affecting approximately 10% of its workforce amid a broader downturn in the technology sector.[13][14]

In January 2025, Lusha acquired Novacy, an Israeli conversation intelligence software company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.[15][16][17]

In December 2025, the company announced another round of layoffs affecting approximately 8% of its workforce as part of a restructuring effort.[18][19]

Products

Lusha develops sales intelligence software that provides business contact data, company information, prospecting tools, and data enrichment services. Its products are used by sales, marketing, recruiting, and revenue operations teams and integrate with customer relationship management systems and other business software platforms.[20][21]

Privacy and regulatory scrutiny

Lusha's collection and distribution of business contact information has attracted regulatory scrutiny and legal challenges in several jurisdictions.

In 2022, the French data protection authority examined whether the company's activities fell within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The investigation was later closed without enforcement action.[22]

In Italy, the data protection authority (Garante) opened an investigation into Lusha Systems Inc.'s processing of personal data of Italian residents.[23][24][25]

References

  1. ^ "Israeli B2B contact data co Lusha raises $40m". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  2. ^ "Lusha raises $40 million Series A to accelerate growth of its crowdsourced B2B data platform". Tech.eu. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. ^ "Israeli B2B contact data co Lusha raises $40m". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ^ "Lusha raises $40 million in first funding round". CTech. Calcalist. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. ^ "Israeli B2B contact data co Lusha raises $40m". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  6. ^ "Lusha raises $40 million Series A to accelerate growth of its crowdsourced B2B data platform". Tech.eu. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  7. ^ "Lusha, a crowdsourced data platform for B2B sales, gets $205M Series B at a $1.5B valuation". TechCrunch. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  8. ^ "Israeli B2B intelligence co Lusha raises $205m". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  9. ^ "How sales startup Lusha became a unicorn after raising $205 million". Business Insider. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  10. ^ "Lusha becomes a unicorn after $205 million funding round". CTech. Calcalist. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  11. ^ "Israeli Startup Lusha Hits Unicorn Status Following $205M Raise". NoCamels. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  12. ^ "Investors sue Israeli unicorn Lusha for 35% stake". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  13. ^ "Lusha lays off 10% of workforce". CTech. Calcalist. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  14. ^ "Lusha lays off 10% of workforce". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  15. ^ "Lusha acquires conversation intelligence startup Novacy". CTech. Calcalist. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  16. ^ "Lusha acquires Novacy". Research Live. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  17. ^ "Lusha expands AI capabilities with Novacy acquisition". CTech. Calcalist. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  18. ^ "Lusha lays off 8% of workforce". Globes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  19. ^ "Lusha cuts workforce as part of restructuring". CTech. Calcalist. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  20. ^ "Top Lead Generation Tools". Built In. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  21. ^ "Marketing Companies in Israel". Built In. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  22. ^ "Announced investigation by CNIL into Lusha Systems over GDPR applicability". Digital Policy Alert. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  23. ^ "Italian privacy regulator investigates US company". Lexology. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  24. ^ "Italy: Garante announces investigation into Lusha Systems". DataGuidance. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  25. ^ "Lusha Systems faces Italian GDPR probe for selling contact data". MLex. Retrieved 3 August 2026.

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