Brian Minh Tran, Founder of UpYouth, Recognized in Forbes' Prestigious '30 Under 30 Asia' List

Forbes magazine has just unveiled its "30 Under 30 Asia" list for 2024, with Tuấn Minh, a third-year student majoring in Business Administration at VinUni University, emerging as the youngest Vietnamese to be featured on this prestigious list.

Established in 2020, UpYouth organizes workshops connecting ambitious student entrepreneurs with speakers from leading companies and enterprises in Vietnam, attracting over 30,000 young people. The organization has helped 30 student startups raise USD 3.5 million.

Tuấn Minh is the co-founder and chairman of UpYouth. Trần Tuấn Minh previously studied in the United States since high school. After completing his first year at Carleton College, Minh returned to Vietnam.

It is noted that Brian Minh Trần, whose real name is Trần Tuấn Minh (22 years old), is currently a third-year university student majoring in Business Administration at VinUni University. He is honored in the Social Impact category.

In the Social Impact category, Tuấn Minh becomes the youngest Vietnamese to be featured on this list up to the present moment.

Apart from his contributions to UpYouth, Tuấn Minh also served as the Executive Assistant to the Global CEO of VinFast.

Vietnam boasts four representatives on this list: Brian Minh Trần (22 years old); Đồng Văn Hùng (27 years old), owner of the "Ẩm thực mẹ làm" ("Mom's Homemade Cuisine") channel with over 1 million subscribers; Phạm Tuấn Huy (26 years old), a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University; and Phan Đăng Hoàng (23 years old), a fashion designer.