Denny Luan

Denny Luan is a technology entrepreneur and product leader currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He previously served as the co-founder and CEO of Experiment, originally launched as Microryza, a crowdfunding platform that successfully facilitated millions of dollars in funding for thousands of scientific research projects. Under his executive leadership, the startup participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2013 batch and secured financial backing from prominent venture capital investors, including Andreessen Horowitz. Following his tenure at Experiment, Luan transitioned to the creator economy by joining the early team at Substack. In this role, he directed product management and growth initiatives to scale the publishing platform for independent writers and creators. Educated at the University of Washington, his professional background centers on developing monetization platforms and growth strategies for early-stage consumer and enterprise technology ventures.