Where does Hiro Tien work?

Hiro Tien is Founder & Managing Partner at Dent Capital.

What check size does Hiro Tien write?

Hiro Tien typically writes checks of $25K – $150K.

Where did Hiro Tien go to school?

Hiro Tien studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS (Dropped out)); Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance).

Hiro Tien

Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at Dent Capital · General Partner at The MBA Fund

Palo Alto, California

Writes $25K – $150K checks · 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 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
The MBA FundCo-Founder and GPcurrent2018 — presentStanford, California
Career BreakHealth and well-being2023 — 2024Menlo Park, California
Smartly.ioVice President2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
Viralspace.ai (Acquired by Smartly.io)Co-Founder and CEO2018 — 2021Palo Alto, California
GoogleMBA Intern - Venture Capital2018Palo Alto and San Francisco Bay Area, California
BoxAssociate2018Redwood City, California
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC)Research project - PT (through InSITE Fellowship)2018Palo Alto, California
SocialBuzz TechnologiesFounder and CEO2011 — 2017Brunei Darussalam
Escape SquareFounder and CEO2015 — 2017Brunei Darussalam

Skills & more

Computer VisionArtificial Intelligence (AI)Start-ups49Entrepreneurship53Social Commerce2E-commerce8Marketing12Social Media Marketing14Online Marketing9Facebook Marketing2Execution of Business Plans1New Business Development9

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Online AdvertisingDealsGroup BuyingWeb DevelopmentBusiness PlanningWeb MarketingSocial NetworkingLean Startup

Languages Cantonese · English

The Analytics Edge — edX and MITx, an online learning initiative of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Entrepreneurship 102: What can you do for your customer? — edX and MITx, an online learning initiative of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

From Hiro's professional profile.

Colleagues at Dent Capital

Kai Ping Tien

General Partner at Dent Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Hiro Tien?: 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.
Where does Hiro Tien work?: Hiro Tien is Founder & Managing Partner at Dent Capital.
What check size does Hiro Tien write?: Hiro Tien typically writes checks of $25K – $150K.
Where did Hiro Tien go to school?: Hiro Tien studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS (Dropped out)); Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance).

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