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:

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
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
How to Go from 0 to 1: Scaling and Exiting Your Startup with Mark Balovnev: 1:00am, Jan 07, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/363282
Startup Funding AMA & Founder Institute Info Session, with Jonathan Greechan (CEO, Founder Institute): 8:00am, Jan 08, 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
How to Build, Fundraise, and Exit Your Startup: AMA with Tim Grassin: 5:00pm, Jan 15, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/363339
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
How to Align Your Brand Messaging with Your Startup Mission: 1:00am, Jan 28, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/363074
FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 1:00am, Jan 30, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/363605
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Trasition to Startup Founder : 8:00am, Feb 04, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/363682
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00am, Feb 06, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/363905
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00am, Feb 11, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/364081
Investor Valuation Basics: How to Assess Your Startup’s Worth with Neil Shah: 8:00am, Feb 25, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/364459
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00am, Feb 28, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/364387

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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
Boris Bortolossi: Co-Founder/CPO, ReloTalent
Bryan Pelz: Founder & CEO, Klamr
Burak Buyukdemir: Founder, Etohum Accelerator
Charlie In: Founder, Raffles Capital Ltd
Chau Nguyen: CEO, Atoha
Chau Tran: Managing Partner , DYNA Capital
Chavy Goh: Founding Partner, BoltAsia Capital
Chi Nguyen Hanh: Member of Board of Principals, The Olympia Schools
Chris Harvey: CEO
Cong Phung Tien: Founder & CEO, Noi.vn
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
Dr. Joe Hüg: Managing Director, IOAK, Corp., Professor, iU University
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 Minh Nguyen: Partner, Consulting, EY Consulting Vietnam Joint Stock Company (EY Consulting Vietnam)
Dung Tran: Founder & CEO, MOG
Dung Do Viet: Vice President Global IT, Beckers Group
Dung Nguyen: CTO, IZZI Venture Studio
Dung Hoang: Director, Grant Thornton Vietnam
Duong Do: Founder & CEO, TalentPool Viet Nam
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 Tran Viet: CFO, DGV Digital
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: Partner, Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV)
Hieu Tran: Founder & CEO, TopCV Vietnam
Hieu Le Trung: CEO, IZZI Asia
Hieu Tran: Investment Manager, DO Ventures
HK Noh: Investment Manager, OXO Holdings
Hoang Nguyen: CEO , VinHMS
Hoang Thi Kim Dzung: Country Director, Genesia Ventures Vietnam
Hong Thanh Nguyen Khoa: CMO cum Corporate Affairs Director, PNJ Group
Hooi Yen Chin: Director, Polaris Law Corporation
Hop Chu: CEO, Vietnam Arabica Coffee (TH Group)
Htet Arkar Kyaw: CEO, Dinger
Hung Dinh: Founder & CEO, Joomlart
Hung Ngo: Vietnam Investment Lead, Cocoon Capital
Hung Phan Van: CTO, Tomotech
Hussein Sulaiman: Investment Principal, Jumpstart Disruptive Innovations (JDI)
Huy Nghiem: CEO/ Founder , Finhay
Huy Pham: Managing Director, Lotte Ventures Vietnam
Irawan Ganda: Principal and Head , Southeast Asia Spiral Ventures Pte. Ltd.
Ivan Ivanka: General Partner, i1x
Ivy Nhi Chau: Founder & CEO , Ivy+Partners
Jalal Eddine Kassou
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
Jonah Levey: Angel Investor, ESCRYPT GmbH
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
Khuong Nguyen Duc: Managing Director, EMLV Business School, France.
Klaus Derendorf: Co-Founder/Partner, Crescenta Global Ventures
Koichi Saito: Founding Partner, KK Fund
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
Lien Nguyen: Corporate Development, APPOTA Corp
Linh Truong: Vice CEO, iCheck
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
Loi Luu: CEO/ Founder , Kyber Network
Long Pham: Founder, sqrDAO
Long Vuong: CEO/ Founder , TomoChain
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, Social Impact (Vietnam)
Marcuz Tan: Executive Director, Boustead APEX
Mark Birch: Global Startup Advocate, DEVBIZOPS
Mason Anh Bui: Venture Capitalist, Venturra Capital
Mehul Mishra: General Partner, FrontierSpace Ventures
Michael Goldberg: Managing Partner, Bridge Investment Fund LP
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
Mohan Belani: CEO/Founder, e27 (Optimatic)
Moshe Kamar: CEO & Managing Partner, PeaksDA VC
My Tran: Investment Associate, Jungle Ventures
Nam Doan: Accelerator Program Manager, ThinkZone Ventures
Nam Nguyen: Vice President, Vietnam Blockchain Association (VBA)
Ngan Tran: Founder/CEO, The New Leaders
Ngoc Nguyen: Jounalist/PR executive, DealstreetAsia/Mekong Capital
Ngoc Duong Minh: M&A & Advisory Director, OMverse
Ngoc Nguyen Ba: Founder/CEO, ProtonX
Ngoc Anh Hoang: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Renaissanc.IO
Ngon Pham: CEO/ Co-Founder, AhaMove
Nguyen Tran Vu: President, AI Education
Nguyen Pham: Founder/CEO , 5Desire
Nguyễn Thanh Hà: Lawyer, Chairman, Managing Partner, S&B Law
Oanh Vu Kim: General Director/Chairwoman, OMverse
Pang Sittakaradej: Principal, ADB Ventures
Paul Meyers: CEO, Appetite Labs
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
Phuong Tran: Principal - Investment, WaveMaker Partners
Pradhumn Vijayvargiya: Co-Founder & CEO, Spot Early
Quan Truong: CEO/ Founder , OpenCommerce Group
Quynh Anh Nguyen: Program Manager, The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program, J.E. Austin Associates
Quynh Nguyen Ba: General Manager, Hitachi Digital Services Vietnam
Quynh Le: Expansion Manager, Tether.to
Rishabh Singhi: Founder/CEO, Stofee
Sami Kizilbash: APAC Head, Developer Ecosystems, Google
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
Sean Kwon: Investor, 500 Global
Sheikh Masud Iftekher: Key Account Controller, Ericsson Indonesia
Son Tran: CEO, TIKI
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
Thu Pham: President/CEO, R2 Holdings
Thuy Nguyen: Ex - CFO & Executive Advisor; Financial and Accounting Advisor; AAccounting Lecturer, S&S Group
Toan Nguyen: Founder/CEO, Aniday
Tony Do: CEO/ Founder, Palexy
Tra Nguyen: Branch Director, Asia Counsel
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.
Trinh Nguyen: Investment Director, AiViet Venture
Trung Anh Nguyen: CEO, Phoenix Holdings
Tu Tran: CEO Co-founder, Interstellar Co.Ltd
Tuan Nguyen Van: Vice President, VCCorp
Tuan Nguyen Minh: CEO , CyberAgent Capital Vietnam
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
Vicky Lay: Managing Director, Artesian Venture Partners
Victor Chua: Founding & Managing Partner, Vynn Capital
Viet Nguyen Hoang: Tech Investments Lead , VI Group
Viet Huynh: Chairman & Partner, Bee Capital
Vinh Quang Tran: Co-Founder, Appota
Vladyslav Nyshcheta: Partner, Multi-Family-Office
Vy Le: Cofounder/ General Partner, Do Ventures
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).