500 STARTUPS VIETNAM

ABOUT US 500 Startups is a global Silicon Valley-based early-stage technology venture capital firm. 500 Startups Vietnam is the most active Vietnam-focused VC fund (link: https://goo.gl/vJH3Su) . We have already invested in more than 30 companies, and we plan to increase that to up to 100 companies by 2020. You can read about 500 Startups Vietnam in the Wall Street Journal (link: https://goo.gl/yeyNSq), Forbes (link: https://goo.gl/cMe9Ci), Channel News Asia (link: https://goo.gl/diqSLd), and >100 other places. WHY WORK WITH US Expand your perspectives and your network. Plug into the global tech & innovation scene. Get an insider's look at Vietnam's startup ecosystem. Opportunity to work with ‘phở-nomenal’ people around the world (our global team of ~150 people in 20 countries manage seed investments across 60 countries and speak over 25 languages.) BUT BEFORE YOU APPLY, BE AWARE: The Vietnam team is small.... It will never be more than 20 people at a given time and will typically be around 10 people. Each functional area will have 1-3 people. The top management travels frequently -- one is based in SF, the other is based in HCM but travels ~30-40% of the year. That means you may feel lonely from time to time. You are expected to be independent and disciplined. ...But we do a lot. We scan through thousands of companies in the market to invest in 20-30 companies per year -- a very fast rate. We are supporting dozens of portfolio companies. We field frequent inquiries from other investors, reporters, government & NGO officials, and other stakeholders. That means your responsibilities may vary substantially from week to week. So there is a lot to learn. You may have substantial prior experience, but between learning about the venture capital industry, becoming adept with our processes and systems, and familiarizing yourself with our portfolio companies, it’s quite likely you’ll feel “underwater” for the first several months.