Fundraising Fox

Hiro Tien

Investor

General Partner at The MBA Fund

Palo Alto, California

Writes $25K – $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

  1. Dent CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 β€” presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  2. The MBA FundCo-Founder and GPcurrent2018 β€” presentStanford, California
  3. Career BreakHealth and well-being2023 β€” 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
  4. Smartly.ioVice President2021 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Viralspace.ai (Acquired by Smartly.io)Co-Founder and CEO2018 β€” 2021Palo Alto, California
  6. GoogleMBA Intern - Venture Capital2018Palo Alto and San Francisco Bay Area, California
  7. BoxAssociate2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC)Research project - PT (through InSITE Fellowship)2018Palo Alto, California
  9. SocialBuzz TechnologiesFounder and CEO2011 β€” 2017Brunei
  10. Escape SquareFounder and CEO2015 β€” 2017Brunei

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  2. Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS (Dropped out)
  3. Universiti Brunei DarussalamBachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
  4. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCertificate in New Ventures Leadership
  5. 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
+12 moreFacebook MarketingExecution of Business PlansNew Business DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingDealsGroup BuyingWeb DevelopmentBusiness PlanningWeb MarketingSocial NetworkingLean StartupDigital Marketing

Languages 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

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