The Founder Institute, the World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, announced today that it is exploring a new semester launch in Hanoi this Summer 2014.
If you'd like to help bring this great program to Hanoi this Summer, then fill out an Interest Form. If enough people complete this form by Sunday, April 27, 2014, then the Founder Institute will begin enrolling for a Hanoi Semester in the Summer of 2014.
If you would like to learn more, then please join us for a free, upcoming event:
Vietnam Events:
- Startup Funding, featuring FI Vietnam and VMCG Capital: 6:00pm, Apr 23, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/339177
- Meet the Vietnam Startup Ecosystem (In-Person Networking Event): 6:00pm, May 14, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/339176
- Zoom Meet & Greet with Vietnam Directors & Alumni: 6:00pm, Jun 04, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/339175
Global or Regional Events:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 7:00am, Sep 03, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/343274
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs. The company's mission is to “Globalize Silicon Valley” and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising entrepreneurs “learn by doing” and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Hanoi are Pham Minh Tuan, Founder and CEO of the TOPICA Edtech Group; Mai Duy Quang, Founder & CEO at Biaki; and Tran Manh Cong of the TOPICA Edtech Group.
Hanoi is home to some of the country's most successful startups, including VNG, CleverAds, VCCorp, and Appota, and posesses an environment that's conducive to entrepreneurial expansion.
It's amazing when working with founders in Vietnam; they have big dreams, and teams of the talented, hungry, and foolish. I believe if they have the support, training, and guidance of the Founder Institute, they can acquire huge success." - Mai Duy Quang
Other successful entrepreneurs who have signed on to mentor founders in the program include:
- Alex Ng: Managing Director, Spaze Ventures
- Bich Hoang Ngoc: President, Global Leaders/Crestcom Vietnam
- Binh Le: CEO, Hue Networks
- Do Bui: Founding Partner, ThinkZone Ventures
- Duc Tran, VIISA
- Duc Nguyen Minh: Partner - Consulting, EY Consulting Vietnam JSC
- Duc Dinh Tien: Director, Tienphong Bank
- Duc Dang The: Lawyer, General Secretary, Vietnam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA)
- Duc Vuong Anh: Director of Digital Transformation, Galaxy Holdings, SOVICO Group
- Giang Trinh: Founding Partner, VMCG Capital
- Hai Do Tuan: CEO & Founder, The A List
- Hai Ngo Dinh: CTO, BRAVO Software
- Hien Nguyen Trung: Dr., Vice Director, Department of Science & Technology, Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi
- Hieu Le Trung: CEO, IZZI Asia
- Hoang Thi Kim Dzung: Associate, Genesia Ventures Vietnam
- Huy Pham Duc: Managing Director, Lotte Ventures Vietnam
- Kenny Ng: Managing Director, Oakwood & Drehem Capital
- Kevyn Nguyen: CEO, EIV International Education
- Khoi Nguyen Viet: Vice Rector, School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts (SIS) - Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi
- Khuong Nguyen Duc: Managing Director, EMLV Business School, France.
- Le Hoang Quoc: Journalist, VTVDigital
- Linh Lee: CEO, Links Group
- Linh Le Hong: Vice President, Vietnam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA)
- Loc Nguyen Van: Lawyer, Chairman, LP Group
- Long Dang Quoc: President, French Alumni Vietnam (UAVF)
- Mai Anh Tran: Journalist, Founder, Focus Education
- Michael O'brien: Managing Partner, MOB Ventures
- Nam Tran Dang: Chairman, Hanoi Young Business Association (HanoiBA)
- Ngoc Anh Tran: CEO, MGi PropTech
- Ngoc Anh Hoang: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Renaissanc.IO
- Nguyen Tran Vu: President, AI Education
- Phieu Le Minh: Lawyer, Founding & Managing Partner, LMP Lawyers
- Phuc Thinh Nguyen: Founding Partner, Renaissanc.IO
- Son Le Quang: CEO, Le & Associates
- Tri Dung Tran: Program Manager, Swiss Entrepreneurship Program
- Tuan Dung Nguyen: CEO, AIBox Ventures
- Tu Anh Do: Acting Vice President, SUPPORTING CENTER FOR YOUTH'S STARTUP (SYS) - VIETNAM YOUTH UNION
- And many more to be announced.
Help bring the Founder Institute to Hanoi this Summer by filling out an Interest Form today.
