Phuc Truong
InvestorInvestor at TBD Angels
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Phuc Truong is a technology investor and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in mobile media and commerce. He serves as a market development consultant at Tidal Metals and holds a limited partner position at WestCap, a growth equity firm. Truong has founded and led several companies including Mobext, a mobile marketing practice acquired by Havas, and MobileLime, an early mobile marketing and loyalty platform, and has held leadership roles at Savingstar and Drizly.
Experience
- Tidal MetalsMarket Development Consultantcurrent2025 — present
- MCJLimited Partner, Climate Tech Venture Fundcurrent2021 — present
- TBD AngelsInvestorcurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- WestCapLimited Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Owl Rock CapitalTechnology Investorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- OceansLimited Partnercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Aquafortus TechnologiesInvestment strategy consultant2024 — 2025
- Evoke AIPrincipal seller2023 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- ZwitterCoBusiness Development Consultant2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Vision Valve, a Phuc Labs technologyCo-founder / Head of Business2021 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Hypothetica Labs LLCPresident2019 — 2020Greater Boston
- Hypothetica Labs LLCInvestor2018 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- SavingStar, Inc. (Acquired by Quotient Technology)VP, Head of Media Solutions & Business Development2016 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- Drizly (Acquired by Uber)SVP, Monetization & Marketing Solutions2014 — 2016Greater Boston
- Mobext (Havas Group)Founder & Managing Director, North America2008 — 2014Greater Boston
- Media ContactsVP, Business Development2007 — 2008Greater Boston
- MobileLime (Modiv Media; acquired by Catalina Marketing)Co-founder - Head of merchant and user acquisition2002 — 2006Greater Boston
- PE Event MarketingManaging Director & Principal1995 — 2001Boston
Education
- Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessMBA, entrepreneurship1999 — 2001
- Bentley UniversityBS, International Business and Management1990 — 1994
Skills & more
CommercializationDirect SalesOperations ManagementExecutive ManagementMobileMobile Marketing99Digital Media19Start-ups13Direct ResponseMobile Advertising32Mobile Applications22Business Development17
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Lead GenerationMarketing StrategyDigital MarketingNew Business DevelopmentE-commerceNew MediaSocial MediaOnline AdvertisingLeadershipStrategyDigital StrategyEntrepreneurshipLanguages Vietnamese, knowledgeable in Spanish, Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Phuc Truong work?
- Phuc Truong is Investor at TBD Angels.
- What check size does Phuc Truong write?
- Phuc Truong typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business75
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Also attended Bentley University80
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Shared employers
Also worked at Oceans6
Steven RosenblattCo-Founder, General Partner at Oceans VenturesJoshua RahnCo-Founder, General Partner at Oceans VenturesGlenn HandlerCo-Founder, General Partner at Oceans VenturesSara BarekManaging Partner at Oceans VenturesBrian LewManaging Partner at Oceans VenturesSasha LevynAssociate at Oceans Ventures
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