# Harrison Gross

> Harrison Gross is the Miami-based co-founder of Lucyd and CEO and director of Innovative Eyewear. A Columbia-trained writer and former poetry publisher, he moved through tech marketing into smart eyewear, helped build a crowdfunded business that listed on Nasdaq in 2022, and shares a 2026 Red Dot design credit for Lucyd Armor.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Innovative Eyewear, the company behind Lucyd
- **Organizations:** Innovative Eyewear, Inc., Lucyd, Tekcapital plc, Sphirah
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Writing, Columbia University, BA in Jewish Studies, Jewish Theological Seminary
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lucyd and has led Innovative Eyewear since August 2019., Helped develop a crowdfunded eyewear business that completed a Nasdaq IPO in 2022., Named with Breno Fuzette and Liliia Yuzkova in the in-house design credit for 2026 Red Dot winner Lucyd Armor.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Founded Sphirah, a poetry and music publishing venture.
- **2015** — Began work as Digital Media Manager at Tekcapital in November.
- **2017** — Co-founded the Lucyd brand; held executive, media and user-experience responsibilities at Lucyd Ltd.
- **2019** — Became CEO and director of Innovative Eyewear in August; publicly discussed Lucyd’s shift from graphical AR to Bluetooth audio eyewear.
- **2020** — An equity crowdfunding campaign brought approximately 4,000 retail investors into the community, according to his later account.
- **2022** — Innovative Eyewear began Nasdaq trading on August 15 and closed an IPO with approximately $7.35 million in gross proceeds.
- **2026** — Shared a Red Dot Product Design Award credit for Lucyd Armor; company launched Lucyd Aero in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lucyd and has led Innovative Eyewear since August 2019.
- Helped develop a crowdfunded eyewear business that completed a Nasdaq IPO in 2022.
- Named with Breno Fuzette and Liliia Yuzkova in the in-house design credit for 2026 Red Dot winner Lucyd Armor.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Innovative Eyewear announced the October 8 launch of Lucyd Aero with a $149 MSRP and stated frame weights of 1-1.2 ounces.
- **2026-08** — Innovative Eyewear announced a strategic alliance with HTC for US commercialization of VIVE Eagle camera glasses.
- **2026-04** — Lucyd announced its 2026 Red Dot Product Design Award for Lucyd Armor; the award credits Gross, Breno Fuzette and Liliia Yuzkova.
- **2026-02** — Published an Entrepreneur essay arguing for restraint in product features and describing the decision to pause AR development.

## Links

- Website: https://lucyd.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrison-gross

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Last updated: 2026-10-20