Since launching in Hanoi in 2012, the Founder Institute has graduated over 15 companies in the region, including some of the area's fastest-growing startups like Appota, Beeketing, and more. In addition, our efforts in Hanoi have also been profiled by several top media channels.
Today, the Founder Institute is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Vietnam Fall 2025 Semester!
If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Hanoi, click here to apply today.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Jul 13, 2025) will have their application fees waived (typically $50), and if you enroll by the Early Deadline you are also eligible for Founder Institute Fellowships.
The Founder Institute is the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, with over 7,500 graduate companies spanning 200+ cities worldwide. In our four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit you day job to participate, so you can begin testing and developing your startup ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.
In order to celebrate the launch, the Hanoi Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 7:00am, May 08, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/372130
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Nathan Beckord: 12:00am, May 13, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/372186
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 12:00am, Jun 03, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/372219
- How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 12:00am, Jun 05, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/371425
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 7:00am, Jun 10, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/372259
- Meet the FI Alumni Scaling Startups in Asia: 6:00pm, Jun 16, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/371558
- FI Alumni Panel: Meet Portfolio Companies and Ask Questions: 12:00am, Jun 24, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/371853
- Startup Finance & Banking Basics: AMA with Grasshopper Bank: 12:00am, Jun 26, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/372054
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 12:00am, Jul 01, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/371694
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 12:00am, Jul 08, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/372347
The Hanoi Chapter will be led by local leaders Bobby Liu (Founder, Hub.IT), Quang Mai (Founder & CEO, Biaki), Tran Manh Cong (Cofounder, F88 Investment), and Pham Minh Tuan (Founder and CEO, TOPICA Edtech Group).
In addition, some of Hanoi's top entrepreneurs will help teach founders 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
- Dr Marcuz Tan: Executive Director, CEO, Boustead APEX INC
- 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 Tran: Founder & CEO, MOG
- Dung Do Viet: Vice President Global IT, Beckers Group
- Eldwin Wong: Founder and CEO, IN Financial Technologies (INFT)
- Erdinç Ekinci: 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
- Fredrick Chege: Co-Founder & Investment Manager, Vitti Capital, Australia
- Genia Xasis: Founder & CEO, Multiplyers.vc
- Giang Trịnh: Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
- Giang Trinh: Country Director, Founder Institute Vietnam
- Giovanni T: Partner, Capital Holding
- Hai Tran Viet: CFO, DGV Digital
- Hanh Nguyen: Founder/CEO, EdTech Agency
- Hany Sayed: Chief Digital Officer, Gyozer Proptech
- Hao Mai: Investment Officer, Insignia Ventures Partners
- Haruka Takamori: Investment Manager, STRIVE
- Hau Ly: Partner, Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV)
- Hien Nguyen Trung: Dr., Vice Director, Department of Science & Technology, Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi
- Hieu Le Trung: CEO, IZZI Asia
- 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
- Htet Arkar Kyaw: CEO, Dinger
- Hung Dinh: Founder & CEO, Joomlart
- Hung Tran: Founding Partner , HUB Global
- 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
- Ian Kim: Investment Associate, TheVentures Vietnam
- Irawan Ganda: Principal and Head , Southeast Asia Spiral Ventures Pte. Ltd.
- Jalal Eddine Kassou: Head of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Euromed Innovation Center (EIC)
- Jenny Tho Dao: Founder/CEO, 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
- Jonah Levey: Angel Investor, ESCRYPT GmbH
- Joselito Fañgonilo: Philippines Chapter Lead, Meet Ventures
- Karin Wellbrock: Executive Leadership Coach and Co-Founder, 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)
- Mark Birch: Start Founder & Authoer, Community-in-a-Box
- Mason Anh Bui: Investment Principal - VC, Kasikorn X Venture Capital (KXVC)
- Matt Millard: CEO
- 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: Principal, 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 , Leanflag & 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Trung-Hieu Tran: Founder & CEO, TopCV Vietnam
- Tu Tran: CEO Co-founder, interstellar - The IMC Partner
- Tuan Nguyen Van: Vice President, VCCorp
- Tuan Nguyen Minh: CEO , CyberAgent Capital Vietnam
- Tuan Dung Nguyen: CEO, AIBox Ventures
- 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
- 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.
We hope you will join us in Hanoi and launch a company in 2016.
