# She Fled Vietnam on a Boat at Age 5. Now She Funds and Empowers Female Founders: ‘Confidence Is Overrated, You Just Need to Take Action’

- Source: Entrepreneur
- Published: 2026-10-21T17:10:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/soon-hagerty-built-businesses-funds-and-empowers-female-founders
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/she-fled-vietnam-on-a-boat-at-age-5-now-she-funds-and-empowers-female--aabecd/

Soon Hagerty survived 12 days on a refugee boat, built three businesses and now funds female founders — and she says the secret to her success has nothing to do with being fearless.

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