Now is the time to rebuild: the world needs entrepreneurs to lead the way in creating a better future, for everyone.
Whether you have already launched a startup or are still in the idea-phase, this is the time to act. 2020 brought havoc to our health, our society, and our economy, and what remains is a world filled with reshuffling industries and new problems that need to be solved. As we continue through 2021, every entrepreneur has the opportunity to play a part in helping shape that better future.
That's why we are excited to announce applications are now open for the Vietnam Virtual 2021 program.
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Vietnam's top investors and entrepreneurs to build something meaningful, then apply to the Vietnam Virtual 2021 Founder Institute today.
We will be hosting several free startup online events in Vietnam over the coming weeks, where you can learn virtually from top entrepreneurs from the comfort of your home:
- How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence : 12:00am, Jun 05, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/371425
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- 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
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 12:00am, Jul 01, 2025 (Asia/Jakarta): https://FI.co/e/371694
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities worldwide, the Founder Institute is designed to help you build an enduring business that can survive and thrive in this “new normal.” We do this by giving you a clear process combined with constant feedback from a devoted network of international entrepreneurs and investors. Participants in the 4-month core program also get access to a lifetime of support through the Founder Institute's industry-leading free post-programs.
The Vietnam accelerator is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Bobby Liu, Ha Nguyen, Quang Mai, Tran Manh Cong, and Tuan Pham. In addition, some of Hanoi's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating as mentors in the program, providing expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Vietnam Founder Institute includes:
- 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.
Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped over 7,500 Alumni raise over $1.85BN funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more (see the FI 10 Year Impact Report here).
Join us in Vietnam to help build the future.
Apply to the Vietnam Virtual 2021 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
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