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VY LE

Co-founder & General Partner

Biography

Vy has an ardent passion for creating impactful solutions using innovative technology. She believes in the talents of daring pioneers whose desires are to build disruptive products that can bring about outstanding values to society. Vy is currently pursuing this belief through her role as General Partner at Do Ventures - a technology venture capital firm that she co-founded. Most recently, she served as General Partner at ESP Capital, an early-stage venture fund in Southeast Asia. She has invested in 20 companies in various sectors, including MFast (FinTech), Manabie (EdTech), Palexy (Computer Vision/AI), VUIHOC (EdTech), Ecomobi (E-commerce), Cooky (FoodTech), and MindX (EdTech). Vy is also serving as Vice President of the Vietnam E-commerce Association where she contributes her efforts in promoting the rising local e-commerce sector.

Vy is an ingenious serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in operations and keen insights into the Vietnam market. At 13, she founded TmSpeed Network, specialized in web development and hosting services. In 2010, Vy founded Chon.vn and served as CEO, developing the platform into one of the most popular online fashion shopping centers in Vietnam. In 2014, she exited Chon.vn to Vingroup, the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam. She then served as CEO of Vingroup’s e-commerce subsidiary, Adayroi.com, and led a team of over 1,000 people. During her tenure there, Vy successfully scaled the company from scratch to reach a few hundred million USD in revenue. Throughout her career, she is known as an impact-driven leader with an outstanding ability to inspire employees and facilitate teamwork, creativity, and productivity.

Aside from being an investor, Vy is an avid supporter of environmental protection by developing mobile apps that encourage eco-friendly behaviors. She has also taken on leadership positions at several social organizations, such as Director at the Technology Center for the Blind and Chair at Unicef Next Generation.

Vy graduated as Valedictorian from Georgetown University (United States). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. Vy is a technophile who has taught herself a wide array of skills from 2D design, 3D modeling to computer programming and data analytics. Her favorite quote from Albert Einstein: “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”