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 (Aug 13, 2024), 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:
- Alex Samson: Founder & CEO, dvhb
- Alex Ng: Managing Director, Spaze Ventures
- Bich Hoang Ngoc: President, Global Leaders/Crestcom Vietnam
- Binh Le: CEO, Hue Networks
- Chau Nguyen: CEO, Atoha
- Chi Nguyen Hanh: Member of Board of Principals, The Olympia Schools
- Do Bui: Founding Partner, ThinkZone Ventures
- Dr Francois Fong: Founder & CEO, Neo-Health Group
- Duc Tran: CEO, VIISA
- Duc Nguyen Minh: Partner - Consulting, EY Consulting Vietnam JSC
- 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
- Dung Do Viet: Vice President Global IT, Beckers Group
- Erdinc Ekinci: Managing Director, Founder Institute Korea & Japan
- Giang Trinh: Country Director, Founder Institute Vietnam
- Hai Do Tuan: CEO & Founder, The A List
- Hai Ngo Dinh: CTO, BRAVO Software
- Hien Nguyen Trung: Dr., Vice Director, Department of Science & Technology, Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi
- Hieu Le Trung: CEO, IZZI Asia
- Hoang Thi Kim Dzung: Country Director, Genesia Ventures Vietnam
- Htet Arkar Kyaw: CEO, Dinger
- Hung Ngo: Vietnam Investment Lead, Cocoon Capital
- Huy Pham: Managing Director, Lotte Ventures Vietnam
- John D. Evans, CFA: Partner, Orytiv Ventures
- Kenny Ng: Managing Director, Oakwood & Drehem Capital
- Kevyn Nguyen: CEO, EIV International Education
- Khoi Nguyen Viet: Vice Rector, School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts (SIS) - Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi
- Khuong Nguyen Duc: Managing Director, EMLV Business School, France.
- Le Hoang Quoc: Journalist, VTVDigital
- Linh Lee: CEO, Links Group
- Linh Le Hong: Vice President, Vietnam Independent Directors Association (VNIDA)
- Loc Nguyen Van: Lawyer, Chairman, LP Group
- Long Dang Quoc: President, French Alumni Vietnam (UAVF)
- Loretta Tioiela: Managing Partner, Next Sequence
- Louise Linh Pham: CEO/ Founder , LOGIVAN
- Mai Anh Tran: Country Leader, Founder Institute Vietnam
- Michael O'brien: Managing Partner, MOB Ventures
- Nam Doan: Accelerator Program Manager, ThinkZone Ventures
- Ngan Tran: Founder/CEO, The New Leaders
- Ngoc Anh Tran: CEO, MGi PropTech
- Ngoc Anh Hoang: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Renaissanc.IO
- Nguyen Tran Vu: President, AI Education
- Phieu Le Minh: Lawyer, Founding & Managing Partner, LMP Lawyers
- Phuc Thinh Nguyen: Founding Partner, Renaissanc.IO
- Phuoc Trinh: CTO, Gianty
- Quynh Nguyen Ba: General Manager, Hitachi Vantara Vietnam
- Son Le Quang: CEO, Le & Associates
- Tri Dung Tran: Program Manager, Swiss Entrepreneurship Program
- Tuan Dung Nguyen: CEO, AIBox Ventures
- Tu Anh Do: Acting Vice President, SUPPORTING CENTER FOR YOUTH'S STARTUP (SYS) - VIETNAM YOUTH UNION
- Van Nguyen: Managing Director, Excelsior Capital Asia
- Warren Linger: CEO, exmersive.ai
- 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 7,000 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.
