# Dennis Liu

> Dennis Liu is a New York-based entrepreneur, investor and advisor who co-founded Touch of Modern after working on the activities marketplace Ravn. An early CEO and later chief strategy officer at Touch of Modern, he subsequently co-founded children’s product company LittleHippo, where his public professional profile lists him as president. He and his Touch of Modern co-founders were included in Forbes’ 2016 retail and ecommerce 30 Under 30 list.

- **Role:** President and Co-founder at LittleHippo
- **Organizations:** LittleHippo, Touch of Modern, Ravn, Boba Gump LLC, Capgemini, Ernst & Young, JPMorgan Chase, MIKA
- **Education:** BS, Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Touch of Modern, which his Wellfound profile says he helped grow beyond $100 million in revenue; this is a self-reported company metric., Forbes 30 Under 30, retail and ecommerce, class of 2016, with the Touch of Modern co-founders., Co-founded LittleHippo in 2016; his Wellfound profile reports more than $30 million in revenue and describes the business as bootstrapped and self-funded, without specifying a measurement period.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Summer analyst at JPMorgan Chase, according to his Wellfound profile.
- **2008–2010** — Consultant at Capgemini, according to his Wellfound profile.
- **2010** — Consultant at Ernst & Young; Skyara placed third in a Wharton Club of New York business plan competition with a presenting team including Liu, Jonathan Wu and Steven Ou.
- **Before 2012** — Co-founded Ravn, a marketplace for booking activities and experiences.
- **2012** — Co-founded Touch of Modern with Jerry Hum, Steven Ou and Jonathan Wu.
- **2013** — Published a first-person essay reporting $1 million in Touch of Modern revenue in its first three months.
- **2015** — Identified as CEO and co-founder in an August CIO interview; identified as chief strategy officer in an October Entrepreneur feature. Exact transition date is unverified.
- **2016** — Included with the Touch of Modern co-founders on Forbes’ retail and ecommerce 30 Under 30 list; spoke on VLAB’s May 17 commerce panel; co-founded LittleHippo.
- **2017** — April reporting said he continued driving Touch of Modern marketing initiatives.
- **2018** — LittleHippo launched MELLA; its July update reported fulfilling backer rewards by promised deadlines.
- **2026** — Named with Stephanie Lai on LittleHippo clock design patent US D1,119,619 S, granted March 24.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Touch of Modern, which his Wellfound profile says he helped grow beyond $100 million in revenue; this is a self-reported company metric.
- Forbes 30 Under 30, retail and ecommerce, class of 2016, with the Touch of Modern co-founders.
- Co-founded LittleHippo in 2016; his Wellfound profile reports more than $30 million in revenue and describes the business as bootstrapped and self-funded, without specifying a measurement period.
- Co-inventor with Stephanie Lai on LittleHippo clock design patent US D1,119,619 S, granted March 24, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — On March 24, the USPTO granted clock design patent US D1,119,619 S, naming Stephanie Lai and Dennis Liu and assigning it to LittleHippo, Inc.

## Links

- Website: https://justanotherfounder.quora.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denniscliu
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/deeliu

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Last updated: 2026-10-25