MLV Ignite | About

About us

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How we started

We built MLV to provide what we wanted when we were highschoolers

"Growing up in the business hub of Hong Kong, I believe that business is the vehicle for solving societal problems and driving real social change. Starting MLV was not only a way to realize my life-long aspiration of starting my own business but also to make a positive impact by helping high school students realize their own dreams."

Tim LiuCo-Founder

"Schools are meant to be a place to explore and discover what you're passionate about - not an environment limited by a syllabus. Entrepreneurship to me is a vehicle to leverage and transform one's passion to help others and this is me turning my passion into a form of value creation: Empowering teenagers to fall in love with entrepreneurship, social impact, and to make a difference in the world."

Dylan KimCo-Founder

Our Mission

To serve as the educational resource for every teenager to discover their passions and transform it into value creation.

Our Vision

To empower highschool students across Southeast Asia to unleash their entrepreneurial potential and pursue their passions by starting real companies.

How we started

Contemporary education does an inadequate job in preparing teenagers for their futures.

01.

Students don’t enjoy what they learn

The focus on standardized tests and academic metrics overlook critical skills like creativity, problem-solving and adaptability.

02.

Limited career preparations from school

Schools don’t have enough resources and capacity to teach practical life skills, foster creativity and nuture entrepreneurial thinking.

03.

Lack of skills out of school

Students don’t have a clear understanding of career paths, and find it difficult to find like-minded peers, resources and knowledge to turn ideas into ventures.

Partners & Sponsors

Our program is backed by the best.

We have a dynamic network of companies and schools that support our mission.

Our team

Our team comprises of entrepreneurs and educators, transforming business into captivating journeys.

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Dylan Kim

Dylan is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for education, technology, and social impact. He is also the youngest World Economic Forum Global Shaper at the Seoul Hub. He attends Boston College and studies education and computer science.

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Timothy Liu

Tim studies finance at Boston College. He has worked at OOCL and MTR in their financial strategy arm and is also a Teach for America Fellow. Notably, he received a perfect 45/45 IB diploma in high school.

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Lindsey Lee

Lindsey is a researcher at the Di Carlo Lab at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studies bioengineering. Notably, she won the prestigious Conrad Challenge and serves in their Alumni Leadership Council.

R&D

Quyen Nguyen, MA

Quyen is a learning designer and education program manager focused on soft skills, career orientation, design thinking, and STEM for students and young professionals. She holds a MA in learning engineering from Boston College.

Community

Linda Nguyen

Linda runs the Alumni Impact Circle and was a previous student participant. She is also involved in organizations to support Vietnamese underprivileged children, co-founding Silver Ribbon and leading Heartbeat Vietnam. She studies business economics at UCLA.

Innovating the future of high school education.