Lisa DeLuca — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Inducted into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame
Founder and CEO of a Stealth AI Startup (since 2025)
Most prolific female inventor in IBM history, reaching the 100th Invention Plateau Award
Holds over 600 granted patents from over 800 applications in areas including cloud, mobile, IoT, AI, and blockchain
Author of two children’s books: 'A Robot Story' and 'The Internet of Mysterious Things'
Served on the Carnegie Mellon Athletics Board of Directors (Jul 2017 - Jun 2025)
Holds an MS from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business and a BS from Carnegie Mellon University

Biography

Lisa Seacat DeLuca is the Founder and CEO of a Stealth AI Startup, launched in 2025. She is recognized as an inductee into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame and has been featured in LinkedInTopVoices in Technology three times. DeLuca is the most prolific female inventor in IBM history, having reached the 100th Invention Plateau Award, an internal IBM patent award system.