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, 31 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:
- PEEEER LTD - 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 JSC - 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 CO.,LTD - Developing an all-in-one Low-Code/No-Code platform, designed to meet the need for customizable and scalable school management systems.
- Food4Moms - Delivering nutritious meals to postpartum mothers, while focusing on recovery and breastfeeding.
- 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.
- Rencity - A proptech platform revolutionizing Vietnam’s rental market by streamlining the search, booking, and management of rooms and apartments for students and young professionals, enhancing urban living standards and sustainability.
- 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.
- Great Peace International - 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.
- Communi - Transforming digital engagement by integrating scalable, customizable in-app chat, video, and voice solutions that simplify user interactions and streamline customer support across industries.
- Makeup For All - 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.
- Yoosay (Foodie Vietnam Co., Ltd.) - An AI-powered food discovery platform that connects a community of food lovers, helping users easily discover dining options that match their preferences and access them seamlessly for a one-stop food discovery journey
- Ztraveli - Providing an all-in-one software solution to help tourism agencies automate their sales, operations, and finances, reducing manual tasks and boosting efficiency.
- 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.
- Viet Hoang Investment and Technology. JSC - A trusted defense contractor for the Vietnam Military and Police, delivering cutting-edge, turn-key aerospace and homeland security solutions from top international manufacturers to support national security.
- Cinvest Ecosystem LLC - 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 Corporation - Offering a Private Development Hub with an end-to-end toolkit and NoCode studio, enabling SMEs to build GenAI applications efficiently and reduce engineering efforts by up to 80%.
- SiliconZ - Designing and delivering affordable, high-quality ergonomic furniture directly to consumers, promoting healthier work and study environments through user-centered, ergonomic solutions.
- WeCademy - An online platform delivers in-depth programming courses led by experienced mentors, equipping individuals and SMEs with hard-to-find, practical skills for career success in the tech industry.
- 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 - One Unified Digital Commerce Dashboard for SEAs. - 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 JSC - 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 Vietnam2024 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.
In addition, the Vietnam Spring 2025 program was supported by some of Vietnam's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Vietnam’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, 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.
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