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Eddie Thai

early-stage VC in Vietnam & beyond

Vietnam

Invests in

Education

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder and General Partner

    2020

    A seed-stage venture firm on a mission to help exceptional teams in Vietnam and beyond build iconic companies. Fund 2 (2021, $58M) notable companies include TechCoop (agritech, backed by FMO), PowerTrade (derivatives exchange, backed by Cadenza), BlokID (adtech, backed by Mucker), and more to come Fund 1 (2017, $14M) notable companies include ApplyBoard (edtech unicorn, backed by Fidelity), Sky Mavis (web3 gaming unicorn, backed by A16Z and Accel), Turing (software development unicorn, backed by Foundation Capital), ELSA (edtech centaur, backed by Google's AI-focused fund), Trusting Social (fintech centaur, backed by Sequoia), and more.

2015 - 2024

  • General Partner, Vietnam and Partner

    2015 - 2024

    500 is a global early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. Launched the firm's Vietnam-focused fund (2017, $14M; later migrated to AVV) and supported ecosystem development activities.

2012 - 2014

  • Director, Strategy & Corporate Development

    2012 - 2014

    CJ CGV Vietnam is Vietnam's market share leader in cinema and film distribution. It is part of CJ Group (Korean conglomerate, $26B revenue). Provided strategic advisory, sourced and screened deals, and supported post-merger integration.

  • Senior Analyst

    2007 - 2010

    Developed and implemented strategy for clients ranging from a startup to Fortune 500 companies in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, and energy.