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About Us
Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV) is an early-stage venture capital firm on a mission to help Vietnam's exceptional teams in building iconic companies. Our leadership team’s funds have backed more than 80 companies since 2017, including seed-stage investments in Axie Infinity (the a16z-backed NFT gaming unicorn), ApplyBoard (edtech unicorn), Trusting Social (Sequoia-backed fintech centaur), Turing (future of work unicorn), and more. Our colleagues bring diverse experience at companies ranging from innovative local startups to global tech leaders like Google and Uber. AVV’s flagship fund is backed by the IFC and other development finance institutions, commercial funds of funds, and investors.
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Sohun Bae
Sohun Bae
Senior Investment Manager

Ms. Hau Ly
Ms. Hau Ly
Partner

Ms. Thao Nguyen
Ms. Thao Nguyen
Senior Investment Manager
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Mr. Eddie Thai
Eddie is a co-founder & general partner of Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV), an early-stage VC firm with a mission to help Vietnam's exceptional teams in building iconic companies. He is particularly on the lookout for breakthrough approaches in fintech, edtech, and enterprise SaaS. In addition to activity in investment and portfolio support, Eddie oversees firm operations, investor relations, and ESG & impact.
Mr. Eddie Thai
General Partner
