New Normal, New Opportunities: Applications Now Open to Founder Institute Hanoi

Founder First, Founder Always. Join us in 2022: Founder Institute is the #1 place in the world to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.

Today’s economic 'New Normal' is full of reshuffling industries, and new problems in need of solutions - now is a time for entrepreneurs to act.

Whether you need to test and validate early hypotheses before making a large financial commitment to your startup idea, or you are ready to push your startup to the next level through aggressive weekly growth sprints to refine your vision, improve key metrics, and prepare for investor diligence, Founder Institute has the proven processes and network to help you do it.

If you could use a structured process that tells you what to focus on when, and a lifetime of support from Vietnam's top investors and entrepreneurs, then apply to the Hanoi - Vietnam 2023 Founder Institute today.

We will be hosting several free startup events in Vietnam over the coming weeks, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs all from the comfort of home:

What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 8:00am, Nov 26, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/357013
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
How to Build a Product-Driven Go-to-Market Strategy : 1:00am, Nov 27, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/359928
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Jacob Jackson: 1:00am, Nov 28, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/357024
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00am, Dec 03, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/357558
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 1:00am, Dec 05, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/357571
Venture Trailblazers, featuring Ilya A. Strebulaev from Stanford: 12:00am, Dec 06, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/361207
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00am, Dec 10, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/357583
Enterprise Sales 101 for Startup Founders: Closing Big Deals: 1:00am, Dec 12, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/358494
Get Feedback on Your MVP from Product Experts & Find Early Users: 1:00am, Dec 17, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/357595
Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 1:00am, Dec 19, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/357629
Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 1:00am, Dec 31, 2024 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/360279
Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 8:00am, Jan 03, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/360339
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Technical Co-Founder: 1:00am, Jan 09, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/361663
Startup to Scale-Up: Mastering Sales & Branding with Mark Kosoglow: 1:00am, Jan 14, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/361347
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 8:00am, Jan 23, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/361857

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Make better, faster business decisions in 2022 by sharing your latest progress, challenges, and strategies for constant feedback and evaluation from our expert mentors and advisors, every step of the way–scale your team, develop new business opportunities, and recruit an amazing advisory board with the world's largest network of international startup founders, CEOs, advisors, and investors.

The Vietnam accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including GiangTrinh Minh (Country Director, Founder Institute Vietnam), Hieu Le (CEO, IZZI Venture Studio), Linh Lee (Founder/CEO, Links Group), MaiAnh Tran (Chief Executive Officer, Focus Education), TuanDung Nguyen (CTO, IZZI ASIA), TuAnh Do (Tu Anh Do , InvestUp). In addition, some of Hanoi's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Adrian Ho: Partner, Blueprint Ventures
Aleksandra Liaplina: Program Lead, Blended Finance , IFC
Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
Alex Ng: Managing Director, Spaze Ventures
Alex Huynh: CEO & Co-founder, STAG Vietnam
Alvin Foo: Managing Partner, Zero2Launch
Andreea Marinescu: CEO, Tech Add-Venture
Andy Tran: Founder & Chairman, Vietnam Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Association (CSMO)
Anh Nhat: Founder, VIS Laboratory
Anh Tu Duong: Founder, Web3 X
Antoine Morin: Co-founder & Creative Director, Team&Tonic
Beliūnas Linas: Europe Country Manager, Flutterwave
Ben Berenson: Managing Partner, Asia SGE, Hong Kong
Bich Hoang Ngoc: President, Global Leaders/Crestcom Vietnam
Binh Le Hai: Founder & Chairman, Mat Bao Group
Binh Le: CEO, Hue Networks
Burak Buyukdemir: Founder, Etohum Accelerator
Charlie In: Founder, Raffles Capital Ltd
Chau Nguyen: CEO, Atoha
Chavy Goh: Founding Partner, BoltAsia Capital
Chi Nguyen Hanh: Member of Board of Principals, The Olympia Schools
Chris Harvey: CEO
Cuong Tran: Investment Associate, Jungle Ventures
David Yeng: Managing Partner, Founders Venture Capital
David Khoa: Head of Tech & Services, Business France Vietnam
David Nguyen: Executive Director, Vietcham Singapore
Denise Thi: Founder/CEO, SYLVA
Do Bui: Founding Partner, ThinkZone Ventures
Dongmi Choi: Senior Manager, Chungbuk Center for Creative Economy & Innovation
Dr Francois Fong: Founder & CEO, Neo-Health Group
DrWarren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
Duc Tran: CEO, VIISA
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
Duc Grey Trinh: Investor, Dlion
Duc Minh Nguyen: Partner, Consulting, EY Consulting Vietnam Joint Stock Company (EY Consulting Vietnam)
Dung Nguyen Manh: Cofounder/ General Partner, Do Ventures
Dung Do Viet: Vice President Global IT, Beckers Group
Dung Nguyen: CTO, IZZI Venture Studio
Eldwin Wong: Founder and CEO, IN Financial Technologies (INFT)
Elian D. Alvarez: General Partner, Ripio Ventures
Erdinç Ekinci: Managing Director, Founder Institute Korea & Japan & Taiwan
Eric Ha: CEO & Founder, Student Life Care
Esmeralda Herrera: Co-Founder, Well Invest
Fredrick Chege: Co-Founder & Investment Manager, Vitti Capital, Australia
Genia Xasis: Founder & CEO, Multiplyers.vc
Giang Trịnh: Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
Hai Do Tuan: CEO & Founder, The A List
Hai Tran Viet: Manager, EY Consulting Vietnam JSC
Hanh Nguyen: Founder/CEO, EdTech Agency
Hany Sayed: Digital Transformation Advisor, GEMblock
Hao Mai: Investment Officer, Insignia Ventures Partners
Haruka Takamori: Investment Manager, STRIVE
Hau Ly
Hien Nguyen Trung: Dr., Vice Director, Department of Science & Technology, Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi
Hieu Tran: Founder & CEO, TopCV Vietnam
Hieu Le Trung: CEO, IZZI Asia
HK Noh: Investment Manager, OXO Holdings
Hoang Thi Kim Dzung: Country Director, Genesia Ventures Vietnam
Hooi Yen Chin: Director, Polaris Law Corporation
Htet Arkar Kyaw: CEO, Dinger
Hung Ngo: Vietnam Investment Lead, Cocoon Capital
Hung Phan Van: CTO, Tomotech
Huong Ngo: Senior Business Development Manager - Education Sector Lead, Australian Trade and Investment Commission (AusTrade) in Vietnam
Hussein Sulaiman: Investment Principal, Jumpstart Disruptive Innovations (JDI)
Huy Pham: Managing Director, Lotte Ventures Vietnam
Irawan Ganda: Principal and Head , Southeast Asia Spiral Ventures Pte. Ltd.
Ivan Ivanka: General Partner, i1x
Jalal Eddine Kassou
Jenny Tho Dao, FICH Healthcare
Jenny Tho Dao: Doctor, Founder & CEO, FICH Healthcare
John Tay: Head of Partnerships, Tin Men Capital
John D. Evans, CFA: Fouinder & General Manager, SEIML Ventures
Joselito Fañgonilo: Philippines Chapter Lead, Meet Ventures
Karin Wellbrock: Partner , Kay Group K.K.
Kenny Ng: Managing Director, Oakwood & Drehem Capital
Kevyn Nguyen: CEO, EIV International Education
Khanh Ngo: APAC and MEA Strategy & Ops Special Projects, TikTok
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.
Klaus Derendorf: Co-Founder/Partner, Crescenta Global Ventures
Kuah Bo Cheng: Head of VC & Technology Partnerships (APAC), CleverTap
Kurt Tanyu: Portfolio Manager, Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital
Lam Do: Co-founder & CEO, VUIHOC
Laura Nguyen: Partner, GenAI Fund
Le Hoang Quoc: Journalist, VTVDigital
Leo Lo: Adjunct Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Leon Minh: Partner, YDLI
Liem Pham Tan: Co-Founder/CTO, Medigo
Linh Lee: CEO, Links Group
Linh Le Hong: General Secretary / CEO, CFO Vietnam
Linh Nguyen: Investment Associate, Ansible Ventures
Loc Nguyen Van: Lawyer, Chairman, LP Group
Long Dang Quoc: President, French Alumni Vietnam (UAVF)
Loretta Tioiela: Managing Partner, Next Sequence
Louis Nguyen: Vietnam Community Manager, Chainlink Labs
Louise Linh Pham: Founder/CEO, LOGIVAN
Luan Nhan The: Founder & CEO, NCT Corporation
Luis Andrés Enriquez Arias: Partner & Co-founder, Bridge Latam Ventures
Ly Nguyen Hoang: CEO/ Founder , Komtek Group
Mai Anh Tran: Founder, Thien Nhan & Friends Foundation
Mai Anh Tran: Founder, Social Impact (Vietnam)
Marcuz Tan: Executive Director, Boustead APEX
Mark Birch: Global Startup Advocate, DEVBIZOPS
Mason Anh Bui: Venture Capitalist, Venturra Capital
Matt Millard: CEO
Mehul Mishra: General Partner, FrontierSpace Ventures
Michael O'brien: Managing Partner, Siol Venture Capital
Minh Phan Nhat: Partner, Gobi Partners
Minh Duc Nguyen: Co-Founder, LOYA3
Minh Toan Duong: Director, UOB Venture Management
Moshe Kamar: CEO & Managing Partner, PeaksDA VC
Nam Doan: Accelerator Program Manager, ThinkZone Ventures
Nam Nguyen: Vice President, Vietnam Blockchain Association (VBA)
Ngan Tran: Founder/CEO, The New Leaders
Ngoc Duong Minh: M&A & Advisory Director, OMverse
Ngoc Nguyen Ba: Founder/CEO, ProtonX
Ngoc Anh Hoang: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Renaissanc.IO
Nguyen Tran Vu: President, AI Education
Nguyen Pham: Founder/CEO , 5Desire
Oanh Vu Kim: General Director/Chairwoman, OMverse
Pang Sittakaradej: Principal, ADB Ventures
Paven Thuat Do: Founder, Octan Network
Phieu Le Minh: Lawyer, Founding & Managing Partner, LMP Lawyers
Phuc Thinh Nguyen: Founding Partner, Renaissanc.IO
Phuoc Trinh: CTO, Gianty
Pradhumn Vijayvargiya: Co-Founder & CEO, Spot Early
Quynh Anh Nguyen, The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program, J.E. Austin Associates
Quynh Nguyen Ba: General Manager, Hitachi Digital Services Vietnam
Quynh Le: Expansion Manager, Tether.to
Sangay Tshering: Managing Partner at Green E and President, Loden Foundation
Sanjaykumar Patel: Founder & Principal IP Attorney, EXCELON IP - Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Sara Phuong Nguyen: Founder, QP Global Holdings
Satoshi Kuriga: Head of Global Investments, Reazon Capital
Skye Nguyen: Founder, The Unicorn Trajectory
Swetansu Mohapatra: Venture Capitalist, quantumEDGE Ventures
Tam Cao: Investment Manager, K Capital Group
Ted Thetnaungsoe: Venture Partner, A2D Ventures
Thao Ha: Venture Partner, Integra Partners
The Tai Dang: Co-Founder & Chairman, Minh Tam Co.
Thomas Zagler: Founder, Thomas Zagler International
Toan Nguyen: Founder/CEO, Aniday
Trang Phi: Board Member & Head of Business Development Europe, G-college
Tri Dung Tran: Program Manager in the Hanoi Region, The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program at J.E. Austin Associates Inc.
Tuan Dung Nguyen: CEO, AIBox Ventures
Tu Anh Do: Country Leader, Founder Institute Vietnam
Tu Anh Do: Partner, InvestUp
Tuoc Huynh: Growth Manager, DFJ
Valdis Sprogis: COO, i1x Ventures
Van Nguyen: Managing Director, Excelsior Capital Asia
Varun Gupta: Executive Director, Blue Ashva Capital Singapore
Vi Ton: CEO, Founder, Creative Director , Beyond Creative Agency
Victor Chua: Founding & Managing Partner, Vynn Capital
Vinh Quang Tran: Co-Founder, Appota
Vladyslav Nyshcheta: Partner
Wilson Santoso: Co-Founder at Dabble, Director at Founder Institute Jakarta
Winson Tay: Book Author, 50 Ways to Read Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime
Ye Xuan: International Expert, Inflexion Private Equity

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,500 entrepreneurs to grow quickly, know what to do next, and make key connections through the largest community of startup advisors in the world.

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network - a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.

The results speak for themselves: FI Alumni have raised over $1.85BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).