Since launching in Vietnam in 2011, the Founder Institute has graduated over 30 companies in the country, including some of the area's fastest-growing startups like Appota, Yton, Beeketing, and more.
Today, the Founder Institute is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Ho Chi Minh City 2019 Semester!
If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup in Ho Chi Minh City, click here to apply today.
Those who apply by the Early Admissions Deadline (Mar 10, 2019) will have their application fees waived (typically $50) and are 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 Ho Chi Minh City Founder Institute will several free startup events for the general public, where you can meet top entrepreneurs and learn more about the program:
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Ho Chi Minh City are Tuan Pham (Founder & CEO, TOPICA Education Group); Cao Cong Minh (Founder, Amazing English); Do Tra Ly (Deputy Managing Director, Sales and Marketing Department, TOPICA Edtech Group); and Quang Mai Duy (Founder, Wirezy).
In addition, some of Ho Chi Minh City's top entrepreneurs will help teach founders in the program, including:
- Aaron Everhart: Country Manager, Draper Startup House
- Anthony Chow: CEO/Founder, IglooHome
- Bobby Liu: Director, EIR, Touchstone Partners
- Charles Lee: CEO/Founder, Coderschool
- Charles Rim: CEO/Founder, Access Ventures
- Christian Schaefer: Managing Partner, Asia Counsel
- Dang Van Tran: Head of R&D Center, Grab Vietnam
- David Salt: HR Director, LOGIVAN
- Denning Tan: Startup Lead @ Amazon Web Services - ASEAN Ecosystem, AWS
- Duc Tran: General Partner
- Duc Anh Trinh: General Partner, Velocity Ventures Vietnam
- Dung Phan: BD for Strategic Partnership, Tiki.vn
- Eddie Thai: Partner, 500 Startups
- Hajime Hotta: President
- Harold Au: Investment Manager, WaveMaker Partners
- Ha Thi Thuy Lam: COO/Founder, Triip.me
- Hieu Nguyen: Co-Founder & Business Director, Kyna
- Hieu Tran: Co-founder, Not A Basement Studio
- Jimmy Tran: Founder & CEO, Fim+ Digital JSC
- John Le: CEO/Founder, Propzy
- Jon Myers: Chief Design Officer, Liquid Financial Group
- Jonah Levey: Angel Investor, ESCRYPT GmbH
- Kenneth Tan: VP Investment, Gobi Partners
- Khanh Tran, VinaCapital Ventures
- Koichi Saito: Founding Partner, KK Fund
- Lana Dương: Senior Associate, NSI Ventures
- Linh Nguyen: Analyst, Insignia Venture Partners
- Long Nguyen: VP of Growth, Be Group JSC
- Long Pham: Founder, sqrDAO
- Mike Tran: CEO/Founder, TicketBox
- Minh Quang Nguyen: VP, Appota
- Pachara "Pinn" Lawjindakul: Principal, Insignia Venture Partners
- Pho Pham, Viet Capital Ventures
- Phuong Dung Phan: Legal Counsel, VinaCapital Ventures
- Quang Trinh: Strategic Planner, Be Group
- Quentin Frecon: Country Manager & APAC Development Lead , Schoolab
- Richard Han: VC, VinaCapital Ventures
- Roy Lim: Co-founder, Perromart.com
- Ryan Galloway: CFO, Nafoods Group
- Sandip Rakhit: CEO, Grey Group Vietnam
- Shuyin Tang: Partner, Patamar Ventures
- Thanh Vu: Ambassador, Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group
- Tien Huy Nguyen: CEO, DigiPencil MVV
- Trung Anh Nguyen: CEO, Phoenix Holdings
- Truong Nguyen: CEO, AhaMove
- Tuan Pham: Chairman/ Cofounder , Tech Founder Institute
- Vy Le: General Partner, ESP Capital
- Yen Do: Associate, Patamar Capital
- Yinglan Tan: Founding Managing Partner, Insignia Ventures Partners, Insignia Ventures Partners
- And many more to be announced.
