WORK WITH ME
Right people, right timing, right stage.
Effective collaboration depends on the stage of the company. I work with founders across three stages, each with its own criteria and form of involvement. If your company is not yet a fit, I will say so and refer you to someone better placed.
Three stages
Stage 1 · Pre-seed, seed
Angel
For founders with a clear idea and a newly formed team who need initial capital and someone alongside from day one. I invest directly or connect them with other suitable angels, consider co-investing, and support the company until it has traction.
Beyond capital: distribution channels, partner introductions, key hires and preparation for the first institutional round.
My principle: pick few, join from the start and stay until the company matures. Once the company has traction and needs capital to scale, the investment moves to stage 2, through VIC Partners.
Stage 2 · Seed to Series A
Fund
Invested through VIC Partners, with full due diligence and an investment committee. Suited to companies with a validated model that need capital and network to scale.
When assessing a business plan, the question I focus on most is where growth comes from, and how much of the result the company generated itself.
Stage 3 · An operating company
Advisory and Board
For founders running an established company who need counsel on strategy, fundraising, M&A or governance. This is the role I hold at Funtap, Coolmate, Ecomobi and selected portfolio companies.
Capacity is very limited. I take on this role only where I can make a substantive contribution. Working arrangements and fees are agreed case by case.
For game studios
As Head of Corporate Development at Funtap, I work with game studios in two ways. Investment or M&A, for studios that already have a live title and a team. Venture build, for teams with real production capability but without the publishing, operations and capital behind them.
What I look at in a studio: the ability to ship the next title, discipline on user acquisition cost, and a team structure that can repeat the result.
Studios submit a deck through the form on this site. I read every submission myself and decide the right route.
Priority sectors
Digital consumer businesses: gaming and game studios, e-commerce and D2C, digital media and performance marketing, consumer internet. Founders in Vietnam, or founders of Vietnamese origin expanding into Southeast Asia.
- Game and app studios
- D2C
- E-commerce
- E-commerce enablers
- Digital media
- Performance marketing
- Consumer internet
- O2O and retail
Outside this scope, I will refer you to someone better placed. Submissions introduced through my network are reviewed first. Direct submissions are read in full.
The first step is
a deck.
No NDA required. No need for a polished deck. What I assess is real numbers and a real team.