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  "markdown": "CEO, Lucid Software.\n\nDave Grow has been chief executive of Lucid Software since April 2022. He joined in 2010 as its first business hire and later held roles including vice president of product and strategy, chief revenue officer and, for four years, president and chief operating officer. He built Lucid's product-led growth approach and led its international expansion.\n\n## What Dave builds\n\n- [Lucid API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lucid.md), graded C, 60.8/100, in Diagramming. REST API and hosted MCP server for creating, reading and managing Lucidchart and Lucidspark diagrams. CEO, Lucid Software, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Ben Dilts](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ben-dilts/), Co-founder and Chief Engineer, Lucid Software\n- [Brian Pugh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brian-pugh/), CTO, Lucid Software\n- [Jamie Lyon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jamie-lyon/), Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Lucid Software\n- [Karl Sun](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/karl-sun/), Co-founder and board chair, Lucid Software\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [500 Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/500-global/)\n- [Cross Creek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cross-creek/)\n- [Grayhawk Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/grayhawk-capital/)\n- [ICONIQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/iconiq/)\n- [K9 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/k9-ventures/)\n- [Kickstart Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kickstart-fund/)\n- [Meritech Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/meritech-capital/)\n- [Peterson Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/peterson-ventures/)\n- [Spectrum Equity](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spectrum-equity/)\n- [Alkeon Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alkeon-capital/)\n- [Tiger Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tiger-global/)\n- [STEADFAST Capital Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/steadfast-capital-ventures/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Dave Grow?\n\nDave Grow has been chief executive of Lucid Software since April 2022. He joined in 2010 as its first business hire and later held roles including vice president of product and strategy, chief revenue officer and, for four years, president and chief operating officer. He built Lucid's product-led growth approach and led its international expansion.\n\n### What does Lucid Software make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Lucid API + MCP from Lucid Software. REST API and hosted MCP server for creating, reading and managing Lucidchart and Lucidspark diagrams.\n\n### Who has invested in Lucid Software?\n\nThe sources our research read name 500 Global, Cross Creek, Grayhawk Capital, ICONIQ, K9 Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Meritech Capital, Peterson Ventures, Spectrum Equity, Alkeon Capital, Tiger Global and STEADFAST Capital Ventures.\n\n### How are Dave's tools graded?\n\nLucid API + MCP is graded C, 60.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://lucid.co/about\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucidchart\n- https://lucid.readme.io/reference/overview\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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