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Biography

Vinnie is an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. In 2011 Vinnie co-founded Golden Gate Ventures, an early-stage VC firm in Southeast Asia with US$250M AUM, 70+ companies, and 9 unicorns in the portfolio. He is a Kauffman Fellow, a Tsinghua University EMBA candidate, and a guest lecturer at the National University of Singapore. Vinnie was awarded Top Startup Mentor by the Founder Institute, from a pool of 2,500 mentors. Prior to setting up Golden Gate Ventures, Vinnie built two startups in Silicon Valley: Meetro, a location-based chat service which was dissolved with many lessons learned in 2007; and Lefora, a forum hosting platform which grew to over 100,000 communities and was acquired by CrowdGather in 2010. He founded the Silicon Valley NewTech meetup, featuring hundreds of startups to a monthly audience w/ more than 10,000 members. Earlier in his career, Vinnie spent four years within IBM, helping to shape how IBM was approaching social software for the enterprise. Vinnie is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Engineering. Vinnie is passionate about building startup ecosystems and joined his first startup while still in high school.

Content

Total articles 39

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  Resilience vital for startups to attain long-term success

  By Vinnie Lauria

  Nov. 08, 2023

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  Why Vietnam Will Be the Growth Driver Of SEA’s ‘Startup Golden Triangle’

  By Vinnie Lauria

  Jun. 03, 2022

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  This $360 billion e-commerce trend is huge in Asia—and it’s coming to the U.S. next

  By Vinnie Lauria

  Oct. 07, 2021

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Freelance

Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.