# Don Le

> Don Le is the co-founder and CEO of Everest Education (E2), a Ho Chi Minh City-based edtech company that brings blended Math and English enrichment, test prep, and college admissions help to students from Grade 1 to 12. A Stanford economics graduate who started out at Bain & Company and Red Mountain Capital, he moved to Vietnam in 2007 and helped build finance, technology, and consumer businesses, including Highlands Coffee and Pho 24 operator Viet Thai International, before turning to education. Everest has raised about $5.4M, capped by a $4M Series B in 2019, and in 2022 launched a joint venture with Spark Education to localize world-class online learning for Vietnam.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Everest Education (E2)
- **Organizations:** Everest Education (E2), Viet Thai International, Mekong Securities, Red Mountain Capital, Bain & Company, SEO-Vietnam
- **Nationality:** American (Vietnamese-American)
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Everest Education to roughly 160 employees serving students from Grade 1 to Grade 12, Raised about $5.4M total funding for Everest, including a $4M Series B in 2019, Helped build Viet Thai International, operator of Highlands Coffee and Pho 24, as Head of Corporate Strategy & Finance

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Joined Bain & Company in California as a management consultant
- **2005** — Moved into investing with Red Mountain Capital Partners
- **2007** — Relocated to Vietnam to build finance, technology, and consumer businesses
- **2007-2011** — Served as Director, Institutional Markets at Mekong Securities, then Director and Head of Corporate Strategy & Finance at Viet Thai International (Highlands Coffee, Pho 24)
- **2011** — Co-founded Everest Education (E2) with Tony Ngo
- **2019** — Everest Education raised a $4M Series B led by Hendale Capital
- **2022** — Launched joint venture with Spark Education to localize VISPARK online learning for Vietnam

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Everest Education to roughly 160 employees serving students from Grade 1 to Grade 12
- Raised about $5.4M total funding for Everest, including a $4M Series B in 2019
- Helped build Viet Thai International, operator of Highlands Coffee and Pho 24, as Head of Corporate Strategy & Finance
- Instrumental in developing SEO-Vietnam (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) and served on its board
- Architected a 2022 joint venture with Spark Education to bring the VISPARK curriculum to Vietnamese students

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Everest Education announced a joint venture with Spark Education Group to localize the VISPARK online math curriculum (built on Singapore Math) for the Vietnamese market.

## Links

- Website: https://e2.com.vn
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/donle35
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/e2everest
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxmGgdHVbMEwABe8NnF6v2w
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/E2.Everest.Education/

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