The Founder Institute, the World's Largest Startup Accelerator, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new chapter in Hanoi for the Spring of 2014.
The testing phase ends soon (May 20, 2026), so if you'd like to help bring this great program to Hanoi, please fill out this form today and spread the word. It only takes five minutes, and there is no obligation.
Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Hanoi has been positive, and we have received a large amount of support from local startup and economic development organizations. In addition, we have reached out to some of the area's top technology entrepreneurs to support the program.
We are humbled by the list of top local and global entrepreneurs that have pledged their support to mentor new companies in a Hanoi Founder Institute program.
This list of entrepeneurs includes:
- Aaron Everhart: Former Vietnam Country Leader for Draper Startup House, HATCH!
- Adrian Ho: Partner, Blueprint Ventures
- Ahmed Mounir: Mr, Mindshift Ventures
- Anh Tu Duong: Founder, Web3 X
- Anna Leshchuk: Founder & CEO, Breamsresearch
- Ben Berenson: Managing Partner, Asia SGE, Hong Kong
- Bich Hoang Ngoc: President, Global Leaders/Crestcom Vietnam
- Binh Do: Director, Global Business & Cooperation, VINASA
- Cong Nguyen: Founder, Wellbeing
- David Nguyen: Executive Director, Vietcham Singapore
- Deepak Peschard: Founder & CEO, Digeto
- Denise Thi: Founder/CEO, SYLVA
- Dongmi Choi: Senior Manager, Chungbuk Center for Creative Economy & Innovation
- Dr. Joe Hüg: Managing Director / Professor of Practice, IOAK, Corp. / iU University
- Dr Marcuz Tan: Executive Director, CEO, Boustead APEX INC
- DrWarren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
- Duc Dang The: Lawyer, General Secretary, Vietnam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA)
- Duc Vuong Anh: Director of Digital Transformation, Galaxy Holdings, SOVICO Group
- Duc Hoang: Special Counsel, Duane Morris Vietnam
- Duc Minh Nguyen: Partner, Consulting, EY Consulting Vietnam Joint Stock Company (EY Consulting Vietnam)
- Dung Nguyen, IZZI Venture Studio (IVS)
- Erdinç Ekinci: Managing Director, Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan
- Eric Ha: CEO & Founder, Student Life Care
- Esmeralda Herrera: Co-Founder, Well Invest
- Giang Trịnh: Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
- Giang Trinh: Country Director, Founder Institute Vietnam
- GRAEME OGILVIE: Independent Advisor, Fractional Executive, Angel Investor , Who says I can't - Senior Partner
- Hany Sayed: Chief Digital Officer, Gyozer Proptech
- Hau Ly: Partner, Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV)
- Hieu Tran: Co-founder, Not A Basement Studio
- Hieu Tran: Investment Manager, DO Ventures
- Hieu Tham: Senior Legal Manager, ThinkZone Ventures
- Hieu Ngo: Principal AI Engineer, Backbase
- HK Noh: Investment Manager, O3 Partners
- Hoang Nguyen: CEO , VinHMS
- Hoang Thi Kim Dzung: Country Director, Genesia Ventures Vietnam
- Hung Ngo: Vietnam Investment Lead, Cocoon Capital
- Huy Pham: Managing Director, Lotte Ventures Vietnam
- Karin Wellbrock: Executive Leadership Coach and Co-Founder., Kay Group K.K.
- Keir Zander, Freelance
- Khiem Tran: General Partner, Expara SEA Ventures
- Klaus Derendorf: Co-Founder/Partner, Crescenta Global Ventures
- Le Hoang Quoc: Journalist, VTVDigital
- Linh Lee: CEO, Links Group
- Linh Le Hong: General Secretary / CEO, CFO Vietnam
- Linh Nguyen: Investment Associate, Ansible Ventures
- Louise Linh Pham: Founder/CEO, LOGIVAN
- Luis Andrés Enriquez Arias: Partner & Co-founder, Bridge Latam Ventures
- Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
- Mark Birch: Start Founder & Authoer, Community-in-a-Box
- Mason Anh Bui: Investment Principal - VC, Kasikorn X Venture Capital (KXVC)
- Minh Toan Duong: Director, UOB Venture Management
- Nam Doan: Principal, ThinkZone Ventures
- Ngan Tran: Founder/CEO, The New Leaders
- Ngoc Nguyen Ba: Founder/CEO, ProtonX
- Ngoc Anh Ly: CEO, VClass
- Nguyen Tran Vu: President, AI Education
- Nilay Jayswal: 5+ Years in B2B Growth Marketing (APAC, EMEA, LATAM) | Experienced in Advertising, Analytics and Automation | Mentor at GrowthMentor | TEDx Speaker, GrowthMentor
- Phieu Le Minh: Lawyer, Founding & Managing Partner, LMP Lawyers
- Phuc Thinh Nguyen: Founding Partner, Renaissanc.IO
- Prashant Saxena: Regional VP, Revenue at Isentia | PhD from NTU | Adjunct Prof at ESSEC , Singapore
- Quan Truong: Founder & CEO, Leanflag & OpenCommerce Group
- Roger Do: CEO, Co-Founder, Watchdog Cyber Defense
- Sean Kwon: Investor, 500 Global
- Sheikh Masud Iftekher: Controller, Ericsson Malaysia
- Sheyla Felix: Investment Strategy & AI, Sheyconomics
- Steve Sidhu: Senior Director/Owner, CSS Partners LLC
- Thao Ha: Venture Partner, Integra Partners
- Toan Nguyen: Founder/CEO, Aniday
- 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
- Valdis Sprogis: COO, i1x Ventures
- Wilson Santoso: Co-Founder at Dabble, Director at Founder Institute Jakarta
- And many more to be announced.
In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Hanoi with expert feedback and support to build their companies. In addition, participants are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
If we get enough demand to officially launch a Hanoi Founder Institute chapter, then we will secure approximately 10 - 20 additional mentors. In fact, in most Founder Institute semesters the ratio of Mentors to Founders is greater than 1:1.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 8,900 companies form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more.
Help bring this world-renowned program to Hanoi and fill out an Interest Form today.
