Hiro Tien
InvestorGeneral Partner at The MBA Fund
Palo Alto, California
Writes $25K β $150K checks Β· typically $100K
About
Hiro Tien studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business, pursuing an MBA and an MS that he did not complete. He co-founded and served as CEO of Viralspace.ai, which was acquired by Smartly.io, and previously co-founded and led a Groupon-equivalent company in Brunei. He also has venture capital experience from Google.
Experience
- Dent CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- The MBA FundCo-Founder and GPcurrent2018 β presentStanford, California
- Career BreakHealth and well-being2023 β 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- Smartly.ioVice President2021 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Viralspace.ai (Acquired by Smartly.io)Co-Founder and CEO2018 β 2021Palo Alto, California
- GoogleMBA Intern - Venture Capital2018Palo Alto and San Francisco Bay Area, California
- BoxAssociate2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC)Research project - PT (through InSITE Fellowship)2018Palo Alto, California
- SocialBuzz TechnologiesFounder and CEO2011 β 2017Brunei
- Escape SquareFounder and CEO2015 β 2017Brunei
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS (Dropped out)
- Universiti Brunei DarussalamBachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCertificate in New Ventures Leadership
- Harvard Business School OnlineCORe: Credential of Readiness
Skills & more
Web 2.03Google Webmaster Tools2Google Adwords1Computer VisionArtificial Intelligence (AI)Start-ups49Entrepreneurship53Social Commerce2E-commerce8Marketing12Social Media Marketing14Online Marketing9
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Facebook MarketingExecution of Business PlansNew Business DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingDealsGroup BuyingWeb DevelopmentBusiness PlanningWeb MarketingSocial NetworkingLean StartupDigital MarketingLanguages Cantonese Β· English Β· Malay Β· Mandarin
- The Analytics Edge β edX and MITx, an online learning initiative of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Entrepreneurship 102: What can you do for your customer? β edX and MITx, an online learning initiative of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer? β edX and MITx, an online learning initiative of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From Hiro's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,148
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Stanford University1,575
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology848
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Shared employers
Also worked at The MBA Fund26
Josh JagotaPrincipal at Alpaca VCLayla BehrouzianInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALLouden RichasonPrincipal at FinTech CollectiveJacob CongerInvestor at HeadlineIynna HalilouGeneral Partner at The MBA FundHansae CatlettGeneral Partner at The MBA Fund
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Also worked at Smartly.io3
Also worked at Google942
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
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Also worked at Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC)9
Andy McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorJeff ClavierFounding Partner at Uncork CapitalAmy SaperGeneral Partner at Uncork CapitalSusan LiuInvestor at Uncork CapitalTripp JonesInvestor at Uncork CapitalStephanie PalmeriPartner at NextView Ventures
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Colleagues at The MBA Fund
Adam Mombru
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Adrian Schneider
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Akshat K. Parikh
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alan Ma
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Alex Liu
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Angela Zhang
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Ashen Parikh
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund
Carolyn Zhou
Campus Lead at The MBA Fund


































