# Mike Yang

> Mike Yang is the co-founder and CEO of LuxCreo, the company behind the world's first FDA Class II 510(k)-cleared direct-print clear aligner. A Harvard PhD and Wharton MBA, Yang spent a decade at Bloom Energy raising over $1B in green technology before pivoting to reinvent dentistry with light-based additive manufacturing. Under his leadership LuxCreo secured backing from Kleiner Perkins, achieved FDA clearance in 2022, launched in Europe in 2025, and is pushing same-day, in-clinic aligner production into mainstream dentistry.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at LuxCreo
- **Organizations:** LuxCreo, 1990 Institute, Orbit Ventures, Bloom Energy, McKinsey & Company, Danoo, Akamai Technologies, AT&T Bell Labs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** PhD, Engineering Sciences & Computational Biology (summa cum laude), Harvard University, MS, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University, BA, Applied Mathematics & Medical Sciences (summa cum laude), Harvard University, MBA with Highest Distinction, Finance & Entrepreneurship, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded LuxCreo and led it to the world's first FDA Class II 510(k) clearance for a direct-printed clear aligner (May 2022), Secured MDR CE Class IIa certification in Europe (2025) for LuxCreo's 4D Aligner, Raised over $1B in green technology funding during decade at Bloom Energy

## Career timeline

- **pre-2002** — Senior Technical Staff Member at AT&T Bell Labs (digital transmission and protocols)
- **pre-2002** — Regional Manager at Akamai Technologies (internet caching and cloud computation)
- **2002-2004** — MBA at Wharton, specializing in Finance and Entrepreneurship
- **2004-2007** — Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, leading APAC high-tech and semiconductor strategy
- **2007-2008** — Founding CFO/CTO at Danoo (Focus Media of the US), raised $20M+ from top-tier VCs
- **2008-2019** — Managing Director, Global Strategic Materials at Bloom Energy; helped raise over $1B in green technology funding
- **2019-2020** — Joined LuxCreo as Chief Commercial Officer and President of North America
- **2020-2023** — Chief Operating Officer at LuxCreo
- **2022-05** — LuxCreo achieves world's first FDA Class II 510(k) clearance for direct-printed aligner system
- **2023-01** — Appointed CEO of LuxCreo
- **2024-10** — LuxCreo enters $500B medical device market with EMA 3D sleep apnea devices
- **2025-03** — Launched 4D Aligner at IDS 2025 in Europe with MDR CE Class IIa certification
- **2025-10** — Strategic investment from Angelalign Technology (global aligner partnership); LuxCreo Series B funding

## Achievements

- Co-founded LuxCreo and led it to the world's first FDA Class II 510(k) clearance for a direct-printed clear aligner (May 2022)
- Secured MDR CE Class IIa certification in Europe (2025) for LuxCreo's 4D Aligner
- Raised over $1B in green technology funding during decade at Bloom Energy
- Built and scaled Danoo as Founding CFO/CTO, raising $20M+ from top-tier VCs
- Led LuxCreo to $45M+ in total funding including backing from Kleiner Perkins
- Achieved 96% dimensional accuracy for direct-printed aligners vs. 81% for thermoformed
- Drove LuxCreo from early adopter phase to mass adoption in digital dentistry
- Harvard degrees (BA, MS, PhD) and Wharton MBA, all with highest distinction
- Board Director at 1990 Institute (US-China non-profit think tank)
- Mentor at Orbit Ventures, supporting next-generation entrepreneurs

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Interviewed by Orthodontic Products Online declaring direct-printed aligners are now in mass adoption phase
- **2025-10** — LuxCreo received strategic investment from Angelalign Technology (world's largest aligner company) for co-development of next-gen 3D printing materials; Series B funding closed
- **2025-03** — Launched 4D Aligner and 4D Bright Aligner at IDS 2025 in Cologne; received MDR CE Class IIa certification in Europe
- **2024-10** — LuxCreo expanded into sleep apnea device market with EMA 3D devices
- **2024-07** — Expanded partnership with ASICS for personalized 3D-printed shoes
- **2025-01** — Featured in Wharton Magazine Spring/Summer 2025 as entrepreneurship success story

## Links

- Website: https://luxcreo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-yang-75944/

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Last updated: 2026-05-20