Lauren (Luna) Ray Vegter
FounderFounder at Plura (formerly Bloom Community)
About
Lauren Ray Vegter founded Plura, a platform for in-person community events, and previously led user acquisition at Instagram and worked on VR product launches at Oculus. She holds two degrees from MIT in business and engineering, and offers startup founder coaching.
Luna Ray @heylunaray
Love in all its forms — romantic, sexual, platonic, friendly, compassionate. Plura exists to help people connect to that abundance.
Jan 28, 2026
Luna Ray @heylunaray
The ability to cultivate new connection is foundational. We need people for joy, support, co-regulation, care, and love — and yet so many of us struggle to find and sustain it. As I recommit to Plura for the next decade, I’m choosing to lead from a vision of abundant love.
Jan 28, 2026
Luna Ray @heylunaray
I don’t want to build from lack. I want to build from vision. Human connection is a lifelong practice. We move cities. We lose friendships. Relationships end or change. Loved ones die. That’s part of being human.
Jan 28, 2026
Founder at Plura (formerly Bloom Community)YC W20
Intro paths
Lauren went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Lauren can intro founders to Plura (formerly Bloom Community)'s investors below.