Eddie Thai is a venture partner with 500 Startups, the world's most active seed stage venture capital fund based in Silicon Valley. He is focused on supporting Vietnam's next great tech startups, as well as helping develop 500 Startups’ offerings in corporate innovation and startup ecosystem development. His efforts have been covered by Bloomberg, BBC, the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and various regional outlets. In 2015, he was recognized as one of Forbes Vietnam's 30 Under 30, and in 2016 he was selected as 1 of 50 Global Shapers to attend the World Economic Forums' flagship conference in Davos. He received degrees from Harvard University and Yale University, and serves on the global Board of Directors of the Harvard Alumni Association.