Summary
Michael Su is a seasoned product and startup leader with 12+ years building games, media products, and developer-forward programs at the intersection of social, mobile, and security. He co-founded and led multiple studios and platforms—from mobile gaming and Christian family apps to scaling mitú into a 100M monthly-view media brand—and more recently raised $2M for Cooler, a community-first AI/social podcast platform. At Snap he created and ran Yellow, an accelerator that backed 40+ creative-technology startups and drove diverse founder representation, demonstrating a rare mix of operator, investor, and talent network builder. Fluent in Mandarin and experienced launching cross-border teams and studios in China, he pairs technical roots (BS Computer Science, Penn) with hands-on product leadership and international relationship management. Outside work he’s involved in social impact through Defy Ventures and now sports ownership, signaling a pattern of reinvesting entrepreneurial gains into community and culture.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania
English, Chinese