Eddie ThaiGeneral Partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV)Speaker
Profile
Eddie is a co-founder & general partner of AVV, an IFC-backed early-stage VC firm with a mission to help exceptional teams in Vietnam and elsewhere in building iconic companies. He is particularly on the lookout for breakthrough approaches in fintech, edtech, and enterprise SaaS.
Eddie also continues to steward the Vietnam-focused fund of 500 Global, the early-stage VC firm and ecosystem builder headquartered in Silicon Valley. As a co-founder & general partner of 500VN he led more than 30 investments, including pre-seed / seed round investments in Axie Infinity (a16z-backed NFT gaming unicorn), ApplyBoard (Fidelity-backed edtech unicorn), Trusting Social (Sequoia-backed fintech centaur), and Base.vn (enterprise SaaS; acquired).
Agenda Sessions
Running clean: investing in electric vehicles
, 11:45View SessionVC in Southeast Asia: a fragmented but growing market
, 14:50View Session