The Vietnam Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Vietnam 2024 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, 24 companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Vietnam's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Vietnam program:
- iGOT.AI - A Private Development Hub for building GenAl-Apps to Saving up to 80% of engineering efforts; providing full-fledged solution with E2E development toolkit and NoCode studio for GenAI development from Frontend to Backend.
- PEEEER - A digital marketplace for students, educators, and freelancers to buy and sell academic resources, fostering learning, inspiration, and academic integrity through a community-driven approach.
- Cozrum - a tech-driven hospitality platform that standardizes and delivers quality hotel services at affordable prices in the economy and budget segments through advanced technology solutions.
- AgroTree Ledger - A blockchain-based platform leveraging satellite data and digital tokens to enable transparent and efficient agroforestry investments, allowing investors to track and verify carbon credits and forest growth in real-time.
- INNODIGI - Developing an all-in-one Low-Code/No-Code platform, designed to meet the need for customizable and scalable school management systems.
- IZZI Venture Studio (IVS) - Developing a comprehensive venture studio platform to help early-stage startup founders accelerate product development and business growth with ready-made technology modules and expert mentorship.
- SkinMatch - An AI-powered B2B platform that boosts sales for cosmetic shops in Southeast Asia by offering personalized skincare recommendations and AR-based skin analysis, helping shop owners deliver expert-level services.
- YDLI - A digital educational platform to help startup founding teams and corporate executives in Vietnam develop technological expertise, entrepreneurial skills, and fundraising know-how with expert mentorship and hands-on learning opportunities.
- Natra Edtech - An e-learning platform offering Mathematics and English programs priced at USD 1 per learning module to facilitate learning for all K-12 Vietnamese students.
- TouchUP - A platform dedicated to makeup, where you can get recommendations for makeup products, learn and share tips, and connect with makeup artists and beauty bloggers.
- LinkCare - Providing tailored membership and loyalty solutions to enhance customer engagement and drive brand loyalty through personalized rewards, premium services, and data-driven insights for businesses in Vietnam.
- Cinvest Ecosystem - Leveraging AI to quickly connect businesses with compatible capital sources from financial and investment institutions, providing tailored funding matches within a minute of completing an application.
- TITOPS ITALENT.AI - Connecting freelancers with high-paying global jobs by combining AI and human support to verify candidate experience, streamline talent acquisition, and improve retention.
- Pictor Network - A decentralized render platform that helps 3D content creators render their jobs at an affordable rate by connecting idle GPU resources globally.
- VPass Platform - Aiming to deliver an exceptional user experience and empower vacation owners worldwide to easily & securely book & exchange Timeshare vacations with other owners through advanced technology.
- VeriHub - Providing a well-structured data room for startups, in order for them to easily manage their data for investors.
- AIBox - Powering AI innovation, helping businesses rapidly turn ideas into functional applications. With deep expertise in generative AI, AIBox delivers scalable tools and dedicated support, ensuring seamless and effective AI adoption across various industries.
- MerakiFlow - A hybrid SaaS and marketplace platform that helps SMEs in high-involvement industries maintain consistent brand messaging by utilizing AI-driven insights to streamline branding processes and guide execution teams without the need for constant oversight.
- BA3 - Providing a unified digital commerce dashboard with AI-powered insights and optimization for e-commerce brands in Southeast Asia, enhancing data integration, dynamic pricing, and product visibility across multiple platforms.
- Upward - A jobs app and website designed for manufacturing enterprise HR managers to efficiently access workers and prevent understaffing.
- StrategyX - An online platform that helps tech startup founders and CXOs quickly test and improve business strategies using automated, proven frameworks.
- HostChain - An all-in-one platform that helps hospitality properties streamline operations, manage timeshares, and enhance guest experiences, solving the inefficiencies of using multiple disconnected systems.
- SALALABS - A platform enables urban residents to earn income by sharing e-bikes, bikes, or parking spaces, promoting green transportation, automation, and a more sustainable, convenient urban lifestyle.
- BuildFlex - An all-in-one no-code platform that empowers SMEs to create and customize applications without coding knowledge, while also providing a marketplace for templates and ideas to streamline workflow and ideation.
The Vietnam 2024 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at Vietnam Founder Institute Graduation Event on November 6th.
Vietnam Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Vietnam Founder Institute: 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). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Vietnam that is conducive to building to great companies.
Vietnam Top Mentors
We would also like to thank our top mentors who have inspiringly contribute their time, their expertise and their wisdo to the success of our Founder Institute Vietnam 2024 Cohort:
- Giang Trinh, Founding Partner, VMCG Capital;
- Adrian Ho, Partner, Blueprint Ventures;
- HK Noh, VC Investment Manager, OXO Holdings;
- Erik Duong, Founder, Web3 X Ventures;
- Phuc-Thinh Nguyen, Founder, Renaissanc.io;
- Karin Jork-Wellbrock, Partner, KAY Group;
- Do Bui, Founding Partner/CEO, ThinkZone Ventures;
- DrWarren Linger, CEO, Exmersive.AI;
- Alex Ng, Managing Director, Spaze Ventures;
- Hung Ngo, Vietnam Investment Lead, Cocoon Capital
- Tri-Dung Tran, Hanoi Program Manager, Swiss Entrepreneurship Program;
- Linh Nguyen, Investment Associate, Ansible Ventures;
- Trung-Hieu Tran, Founder/CEO, TopCV Vietnam;
- Dr. David Nguyen, Chairman, VietCham Singapore;
- Van Nguyen, Managing Director, Excelsior Capital Asia;
- Laura Nguyen, Partner, GenAI Fund;
- Huy Pham, Managing Director, Lotte Ventures Vietnam;
- Thao Ha, Venture Partner, Integra Partners;
- Ngoc-Bich Hoang, President, Global Leaders/Crestcom Vietnam;
- Nhat-Minh Phan, Partner, Gobi Partners;
- Tam Cao, Investment Manager, K Capital Group;
- Minh-Duc Nguyen, Partner, EY Consulting Vietnam;
- Bung Tran, Co-Founder, AI Education;
- Dr. Joe Hüg, Senior Lecturer, Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation;
- Kiyotake Sugita, Founder and Partner, KLAR;
- Alex Samson, Fundraising Mentor, 500 Global;
- Varun Gupta, Executive Director, Blue Ashva Capital Singapore;
- Linh Pham, Founder/CEO, LOGIVAN;
- Toan Nguyen, Founder/CEO, Aniday;
- Quang Tran, Co-Founder/COO, Appota;
- Lam Do, Co-Founder/CEO, VUIHOC.
- Amit Majumder, Head of Equity Management, Qapita;
- Swetansu Mohapatra, Venture Capitalist, quantumEDGE Ventures;
- Mark Birch, Co-Founder, Founders in the Cloud;
- Hany Sayed, CIO & MENA Partner, GEMblock;
- David Yeng, Managing Partner, Founders Venture Capital;
- And more ...
In addition, the Vietnam Spring 2025 program was supported by some of Vietnam's top technology organizations, including:
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over $1.85BN.
After Graduation, the new Vietnam Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Vietnam Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/vietnam.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.85BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates.
