Founder Profile
Thanh Luu
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Thanh Luu?
Thanh Luu is a founder of Kraken, which was founded in 2011 with Jesse Powell.
- Company founded
- Kraken
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- Jesse Powell
Background
Software developer and crypto enthusiast.
Founding Story
Thanh Luu co-founded Kraken in 2011 alongside Jesse Powell. He played a critical role in the incredibly complex early backend engineering required to build a crypto exchange that didn't constantly get hacked, establishing the intense security culture that remains Kraken's core differentiator today. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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