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The HOPE CORP team.

A rare combination of capabilities in the founding team: G7-grade AI/IT engineering · international sales management · cross-border economic law · international fundraising advisory. This is a moat no competitor holds in the same combination.

12+ Years of IT in Japan
200K+ Community members
2000+ Years of Eastern medicine heritage
3 Founders & Board
Founding team & Board of Directors

Three people. Three lenses. One mission.

CEO & Founder

Nguyen Van Hung

The Tao Engineer

Left Vietnam for Japan at 18 — lived and studied there for 7 years and worked in Japanese corporate environments for over 12 years (a bridge systems engineer in G7 technology, then international sales). He also earned a Master's in Economic Law to complete the cross-border business-protection dimension. He built HOPE CORP to bridge Vietnamese traditional medicine knowledge — inherited from Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory through Tue Tinh and Hai Thuong Lan Ong — with modern AI technology.

"I build systems that listen. Where the Tao meets the algorithm."

CMO & Co-founder

Pham Ngoc Thanh Tam

Chief Marketing Officer · Macrobiotics Specialist

A macrobiotics specialist and co-founder of HOPE CORP, leading a community of 200,000+ members around an Eastern wellness lifestyle. She turns professional credibility into sustainable revenue and expands HOPE CORP's marketing capability through content, community-building and strategic partnerships.

"A community is not an audience. A community is a current that nourishes itself."

Board Member · Fundraising Coach

Nguyen Hoang Hai

Former CEO of Canavi · Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2017

Strategic advisor on fundraising and institutional design for HOPE CORP. A track record of building and scaling technology companies — from founder of Canavi to CFRO at VinCSS — helping HOPE CORP structure international fundraising and govern to an investor-ready standard.

"Series A does not buy a single star. It buys an institution."

Unfair Advantage

Four rare capabilities at once — no competitor holds the same combination.

Together, these four dimensions create a natural moat that cannot be copied with capital or speed alone.

01

Deep IT/AI in a G7 environment

Lived & studied in Japan for 7 years plus 12+ years working with Japanese companies — not a bootcamp. Systems thinking forged in one of the world's most rigorous engineering cultures.

02

International-standard sales management

From bridge systems engineer to sales — learning to persuade people through proven frameworks. This is the "Expand" side of the Create · Expand · Protect triangle.

03

Cross-border economic law

A Master's in Economic Law earned while already working — enough to structure a business that scales across borders without breaking on compliance/IP. Extremely rare for a technically-rooted founder.

04

Traditional medicine knowledge heritage

Inheriting a body of knowledge from Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory — crystallized through Tue Tinh and Hai Thuong Lan Ong — systematized into a knowledge base for the AI Engine. A one-of-a-kind dataset that cannot be bought or outsourced.

Together, these four factors = a single identity in the market: The Tao Engineer. This is the material to build a lasting institution — not personal glory.

Knowledge Lineage · 2000+ years of heritage

From ancient Eastern medicine principles to IKI's modern AI framework.

IKI's knowledge base inherits from the essence of traditional Eastern medicine — bridging root principles over 2000 years old to two classical Vietnamese physicians — systematized into a training dataset for the AI Engine.

~3000–200 BCE · Public domain

Yin-Yang · Five Elements

Foundational principles of Eastern medicine

The Yin-Yang theory (Book of Changes, ~3000 BCE) and the Five Elements (Huangdi Neijing, ~200 BCE) — the public heritage of Eastern civilization. These are the core principles from which IKI builds its 5-constitution framework: Cold / Heat / Deficiency / Excess / Damp-phlegm.

14th century · ~1330–1400

Tue Tinh

Founding father of Vietnamese traditional medicine

Author of "Nam Duoc Than Hieu" — the work that laid the foundation for a traditional medicine system built on Vietnamese herbs. Its philosophy, "Vietnamese herbs for Vietnamese people," is the guiding spirit of IKI.

18th century · 1720–1791

Hai Thuong Lan Ong

Le Huu Trac · Great physician of Vietnam

Author of "Hai Thuong Y Tong Tam Linh" — a 28-volume encyclopedia of Vietnamese traditional medicine, distilling knowledge of body constitution, pathology, pharmacology and wellness. A central source of knowledge for IKI's personalization framework.

Program foundation laid by

Dr. Ngo Duc Vuong

A PhD in Biology — the person who trained and inspired the CEO in proactive health care. The IKI Academy program is built on the foundation of knowledge and wellness thinking he has shared.

Note: IKI Academy content is educational, covering lifestyle & wellness — it is not medical advice and does not replace a qualified doctor's diagnosis or treatment.

Health Coach team

Service Layer — the specialists who walk with you.

HOPE CORP's Health Coach team — trained through the IKI Academy program based on classical knowledge — teaches live at IKI Academy, handles Q&A in the community, and provides 1-on-1 consultations for users who need a deeply personalized path.

IKI Academy

Teaching & Q&A

Live instructors supporting course Q&A. Content is verified to IKI Academy's professional standard.

IKI Community

Moderation & verification

Maintaining information quality across a 200K+ member community. No misinformation is allowed to spread.

IKI 1-on-1

Personal consultation

A tailored path for special constitutions. Combining the AI Coach with a human specialist when depth is needed.

IKI App

Reviewing AI recommendations

Reviewing & verifying AI recommendations for hard cases. A human is the final layer in the decision chain.

More on the Health Coach team and scientific advisors is presented on the IKI Academy page.

The community on HOPE CORP

"HOPE CORP is one of the rare places where I've seen traditional medicine knowledge presented rigorously — no fabrication, no exaggeration — and actually brought into an app that's usable every day by the engineering team."

Minh Chau, 42 · IKI community member · Hanoi

"Founder Hung answered my question in the group at 11pm. That level of dedication is not something every startup has."

Quang Tuan · Da Nang · Community Member

"I used to be skeptical of Eastern medicine because so many places overhype it. HOPE CORP is the first time I've seen a team that both understands it and never claims miracles."

Hong Van, 38 · Ho Chi Minh City · IKI Academy

"The Academy's Health Coach team explained every point of my wellness path very clearly. I wasn't left on my own after signing up."

Ngoc Lan, 55 · Hai Phong · IKI Academy

Join the team

Join the HOPE CORP team.

HOPE CORP is looking for doers — no need for managers, high commitment, KPI-linked. Press, strategic partners, investors or candidates can all reach the founding team directly.

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