
Our Mission
To support these vulnerable populations, VietChallenge, STEAM for Vietnam, VietSeeds, Stay Strong Saigon and several prominent U.S entrepreneurs are working together to organize a fundraiser to benefit three target groups:
- Children orphaned due to COVID-19;
- College students who are unable to access higher education due to financial hardships caused by COVID-19; and
- Students who lack access to technologies for remote learning.
All donations will go toward nonprofits with proven track records of rebuilding and bettering the lives of Vietnamese children and students.
We currently target a minimum fundraising goal of $300,000.
$304,158/$300,000
Leadership Team
KENDRICK NGUYEN
Founder & CEO @Republic
FinTech Entrepreneur
FinTech Entrepreneur
Kendrick Nguyen
Kendrick Nguyen is the Co-Founder & CEO of Republic, a billion-dollar business that connects tech startups and blockchain projects with global investors. Although Kendrick moved from Vietnam to the U.S at an early age, he remains deeply connected to his home country. His success as a prominent Vietnamese American entrepreneur allows him to help Vietnam whenever he sees the need arise.
KHANH NGUYEN
CEO @NDH Investment, Board Member
@SSI and The PAN Group JSC
@SSI and The PAN Group JSC
Khanh Nguyen
Mr. Khanh Nguyen is currently the CEO of NDH Invest Ltd., a private company which invests in leading companies in various business sectors including finance, securities, agriculture, food and biotechnology. Mr. Khanh joined SSI at the age of 24. Since then, Mr. Khanh has taken an active role in every SSI philanthropic effort which prioritizes improving Vietnam’s economics, education systems and sustainable development.
HUNG TRAN
CTO @Got It
Founder @STEAM for Vietnam
Founder @STEAM for Vietnam
Hung Tran
One decade after founding Got It and becoming a successful Vietnamese tech entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, Hung founded STEAM for Vietnam, a non-profit coding training project for Vietnamese youth. Hung wants to help Vietnamese children succeed without needing to travel to other countries to study. Instead, STEAM for Vietnam provides free computer programming lessons in Vietnam taught by experts from Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft.
THUC VU
CEO @OhmniLabs, Co-Founder @VietSeeds & @Stay Strong Saigon
Thuc Vu
Thuc has an impressive journey as a tech entrepreneur and educational philanthropist. In 2011, he founded the VietSeeds Foundation with a dream to help Vietnamese students overcome poverty and lead meaningful lives through college education. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, Thuc’s organization has helped over 3,000 students complete their Bachelor’s Degrees in Vietnam. Thuc also founded Stay Strong Saigon, an ongoing community campaign that provides food and neccessities to underserved residents in Ho Chi Minh City during the long quarantine.
MAI ZYMARIS
Attorney @MoFo, Founder and President @VietChallenge
Mai Zymaris
Mai is a biglaw IP transactional attorney and a nonprofit leader. While in law school, Mai founded VietChallenge, a global startup competition providing a pipeline between Vietnamese startups with high growth potential and American venture capitalists. After 6 years of development, VietChallenge has become the largest annual startup competition for Vietnamese founders, having facilitated the launching of more than 600 startups and boasting a network of hundreds of active investors and VC funds.
DANNY DUONG
Investor @Cross Ocean Ventures
Danny Duong
Danny Duong grew up in one of the most prominent Vietnamese American business families. Currently, he is not only carrying on the family business, he is also carving out an impressive name for himself. In addition to his incredible business acumen, evidenced by his impressive investment portfolio, Danny exhibits a generosity of spirit and a personal philosophy to support the community from which he came.
Our Team
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Kendrick Nguyen
CEO, Fintech Entrepreneur

Kendrick Nguyen
CEO, Fintech Entrepreneur

Kendrick Nguyen
CEO, Fintech Entrepreneur

Kendrick Nguyen
CEO, Fintech Entrepreneur

Kendrick Nguyen
CEO, Fintech Entrepreneur

Kendrick Nguyen
CEO, Fintech Entrepreneur