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:

From Zero to Startup Idea: A Practical Founder Framework: 7:00pm, Mar 16, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/387640
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Cash Flow Survival for a First-Time Founder: 11:00pm, Mar 17, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/388782
Venture Trailblazers, featuring Andrew D’Souza (VIP Event): 10:00pm, Mar 19, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/389898
Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact: 7:30am, Mar 24, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/388455
[Restricted] VIP Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback from Global Investors & Advisors (Private Event): 11:00pm, Mar 24, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/388990
From Idea to Startup Team: Meet Your Future Co-Founder: 8:00am, Mar 27, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/392168
Solo-Founder 101: How Anyone Can Start a Business Using AI: 11:00pm, Mar 31, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/392502
Stuck Without a Startup Idea? Build One That Fits You: 7:00am, Apr 08, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/390105
How Multiple Pivots positioned Checkbox as the ‘Legal Front Door’ for Corporations: 7:00am, Apr 14, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/389422
Real Startup Lessons From FI Alumni Across the World: 11:00pm, Apr 14, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/390686
From Invisible Founder to Industry Voice Using LinkedIn: 11:00pm, Apr 20, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/392366
How to Choose the Right Startup Idea Before You Build: 7:00am, May 19, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/390256
Inside the Founder Institute: Real Stories From Alumni: 11:00pm, Jun 02, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/390418
Turn Startup Hesitation Into Action: A Founder Mindset Framework: 7:00am, Jun 16, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/393148
Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A : 7:00am, Jul 07, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/392799
Stop Overthinking and Build a Great Startup Idea: 11:00pm, Jul 20, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/390556
From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 7:30pm, Aug 10, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/393271
Meet FI Alumni Founders: High-Growth Startups Panel : 11:00pm, Aug 10, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/391108
Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore: 7:00am, Aug 19, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/391233
What Makes Investors Say Yes: Startup Funding AMA: 11:00pm, Sep 01, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/392888
Break the Idea Loop and Decide What to Build: 7:00am, Sep 22, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/391512
From Idea to Traction: Lessons From Global FI Alumni: 7:30am, Oct 06, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/390832
From “Maybe” to Momentum: Building a Great Startup Idea: 8:00am, Nov 18, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/391380
From First Idea to First Funding: Global Alumni Stories: 12:00am, Dec 02, 2026 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/391083

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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), TuanDung Nguyen (CEO, IZZI ASIA). In addition, some of Hanoi's top entrepreneurs will be participating as mentors in the program, including:

Aaron Everhart: Former Vietnam Country Leader for Draper Startup House, HATCH!
Adrian Ho: Partner, Blueprint Ventures
Ahmed Mounir: Mr, Mindshift Ventures
Anh Tu Duong: Founder, Web3 X
Ben Berenson: Managing Partner, Asia SGE, Hong Kong
Bich Hoang Ngoc: President, Global Leaders/Crestcom Vietnam
Binh Do: Director, Global Business & Cooperation, VINASA
Cong Nguyen: Founder, Wellbeing
David Nguyen: Executive Director, Vietcham Singapore
Deepak Peschard: Founder & CEO, Digeto
Denise Thi: Founder/CEO, SYLVA
Dongmi Choi: Senior Manager, Chungbuk Center for Creative Economy & Innovation
Dr. Joe Hüg: Managing Director / Professor of Practice, IOAK, Corp. / iU University
Dr Marcuz Tan: Executive Director, CEO, Boustead APEX INC
DrWarren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
Duc Dang The: Lawyer, General Secretary, Vietnam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA)
Duc Vuong Anh: Director of Digital Transformation, Galaxy Holdings, SOVICO Group
Duc Hoang: Special Counsel, Duane Morris Vietnam
Duc Minh Nguyen: Partner, Consulting, EY Consulting Vietnam Joint Stock Company (EY Consulting Vietnam)
Dung Nguyen, IZZI Venture Studio (IVS)
Erdinç Ekinci: Founder, Investment Lead of Co-capital, Co-Founder & CEO of Openfor.co & Co-capital.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan
Eric Ha: CEO & Founder, Student Life Care
Esmeralda Herrera: Co-Founder, Well Invest
Giang Trịnh: Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
Giang Trinh: Country Director, Founder Institute Vietnam
Hany Sayed: Chief Digital Officer, Gyozer Proptech
Hau Ly: Partner, Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV)
Hieu Tran: Co-founder, Not A Basement Studio
Hieu Tran: Investment Manager, DO Ventures
Hieu Tham: Senior Legal Manager, ThinkZone Ventures
Hieu Ngo: Principal AI Engineer, Backbase
HK Noh: Investment Manager, O3 Partners
Hoang Nguyen: CEO , VinHMS
Hung Ngo: Vietnam Investment Lead, Cocoon Capital
Karin Wellbrock: Executive Leadership Coach and Co-Founder., Kay Group K.K.
Keir Zander, Freelance
Klaus Derendorf: Co-Founder/Partner, Crescenta Global Ventures
Le Hoang Quoc: Journalist, VTVDigital
Linh Lee: CEO, Links Group
Linh Le Hong: General Secretary / CEO, CFO Vietnam
Linh Nguyen: Investment Associate, Ansible Ventures
Louise Linh Pham: Founder/CEO, LOGIVAN
Luis Andrés Enriquez Arias: Partner & Co-founder, Bridge Latam Ventures
Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
Mark Birch: Start Founder & Authoer, Community-in-a-Box
Mason Anh Bui: Investment Principal - VC, Kasikorn X Venture Capital (KXVC)
Minh Toan Duong: Director, UOB Venture Management
Nam Doan: Principal, ThinkZone Ventures
Ngan Tran: Founder/CEO, The New Leaders
Ngoc Nguyen Ba: Founder/CEO, ProtonX
Ngoc Anh Ly: CEO, VClass
Nguyen Tran Vu: President, AI Education
Nilay Jayswal: 5+ Years in B2B Growth Marketing (APAC, EMEA, LATAM) | Experienced in Advertising, Analytics and Automation | Mentor at GrowthMentor | TEDx Speaker, GrowthMentor
Phieu Le Minh: Lawyer, Founding & Managing Partner, LMP Lawyers
Phuc Thinh Nguyen: Founding Partner, Renaissanc.IO
Quan Truong: Founder & CEO, Leanflag & OpenCommerce Group
Roger Do: CEO, Co-Founder, Watchdog Cyber Defense
Sean Kwon: Investor, 500 Global
Sheikh Masud Iftekher: Controller, Ericsson Malaysia
Sheyla Felix: Investment Strategy & AI, Sheyconomics
Steve Sidhu: Senior Director/Owner, CSS Partners LLC
Thao Ha: Venture Partner, Integra Partners
Toan Nguyen: Founder/CEO, Aniday
Tri Dung Tran: Program Manager in the Hanoi Region, The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program at J.E. Austin Associates Inc.
Trinh Nguyen: Investment Director, AiViet Venture
Valdis Sprogis: COO, i1x Ventures
Wilson Santoso: Co-Founder at Dabble, Director at Founder Institute Jakarta

And many more to be announced.

Since 2009, Founder Institute’s highly-structured accelerator programs have helped over 8,900 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 2BN in funding, and are building impactful businesses across 200+ cities and 100+ countries all across the globe. (see the FI 50 Report here).