I grew up and spent a decade building in Ho Chi Minh City, then moved to Helsinki. I work at the seam between the two.

I'm the CTO of Agentiv AI, where we build an AI Platform and the services around it — Developer Portal, MCP Servers, AI Agent Registry, SDK, and more. Previously a Staff Engineer at AlphaSense, shipping AI-driven research tools for financial analysts. Before Finland, I spent ten years building in Ho Chi Minh City — across startups, product teams, and side projects that refused to die.

I'm also an indie developer — small AI tools of my own, built on nights and weekends. The best way I know to keep my instincts sharp.

On the side I write small pre-seed checks into Nordic and Vietnamese founders — mostly AI, developer tools, and cross-border products. Not trying to be a full-time investor; I back people I'd want as colleagues and help where I can actually help.

I lead the Vietnamese Tech Community (VTC) — an NGO of ~800 engineers, founders, and students between Helsinki and Vietnam. We run tech talks, panel discussions, and meetups. I also help organize LotusHacks, Vietnam's largest student AI hackathon.

As a Helsinki Partners Ambassador, I share the culture of Helsinki and Finland with the world — mostly a Vietnamese-speaking audience — through writing, video, and talks. Reach so far: ~500,000 people.

English fluent, Vietnamese native (Northern accent), Finnish slow but willing.

2026 —
CTO of Agentiv AI. Building the AI Platform — Developer Portal, MCP Servers, AI Agent Registry, SDK, and the team around them.
2023
Staff Engineer at AlphaSense. Leading the agentic research workflow team.
2022
Moved to Helsinki (October). First Finnish word: kiitos. Started the Vietnamese Tech Community shortly after.
2019
First angel check — a devtools founder I'd known for two years.
2012 — 2022
A decade building in Ho Chi Minh City. Engineering, product, and indie projects across startups and side bets.

Get in touch.

Email luc@duong.ai · LinkedIn · GitHub

I reply to most thoughtful emails within a week. Pitches to pitch@duong.ai.