18-11-2021 11:35
Vietnam will continue considering foreign investment one of its important drivers for socioeconomic development over the next four years, with its ambitious plan to attract more high-quality funding. For this plan to become true, special incentives will soon be offered.
16-11-2021 16:49
MindX, an edtech startup based in Vietnam, has raised a $3 million Series A round led by Southeast Asian venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners, Vietnamese investment bank Thien Viet Securities, and a US-based investor. Gender lens investor Beacon Fund also participated with debt funding.
12-11-2021 22:51
Vietnamese online gaming and technology firm VNG has invested $22.5 million in Telio, a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce company in its pre-Series B funding round.
12-11-2021 11:30
Fintech funding in ASEAN more than tripled in the first nine months of 2021 against full-year 2020 to a historic high of $3.5 billion, with Vietnam attracting two of the 13 largest funding rounds.
11-11-2021 10:26
Wind power projects in Quang Tri province, which the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly provided funding for, have started commercial operation ahead of the October 31 deadline.
09-11-2021 09:00
With the aim to attract more high-quality investment, Vietnam has rolled out the red carpet for further funding from EU-based and British investors who have announced many ambitious projects in the Southeast Asian market.
08-11-2021 09:58
Thanks to a drastic concentration in investment resources for the infrastructure system, Phu Tho, a northern midland and mountainous province, has achieved remarkable results in recent times, especially when it comes to industrial zones.
08-11-2021 09:52
Vietnamese e-commerce startup Tiki raised $258 million in a Series E funding round led by AIA Insurance in anticipation of its initial public offering in the US. Other investors participating in the round include UBS London Branch, Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund, and Taiwan Mobile, as well as current investor STIC GIGF.
02-11-2021 15:34
Y42, a Berlin-based company building the first scalable data platform that anyone can run, has announced the closure of a $31 million Series A funding round that takes its total investment to $34 million.
29-10-2021 10:00
Vietnam’s healthcare sector has achieved big achievements in sustainable development, and is planning to focus more for future sustainability. Nguyen Thanh Long, Minister of Health, discussed with VIR’s Tung Anh the overall journey of the sector and the role of private providers.
23-10-2021 06:26
Geniebook, Singapore’s largest online learning platform for the English, Mathematics, and Science (EMS) syllabus, has secured $16.6 million in a Series A funding round which was led by East Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and several prominent angel investors.
21-10-2021 09:00
New regulations on special investment incentives have been unveiled to facilitate more high-tech funding in Vietnam, giving the country a new tool to lure quality foreign investment and retain investors for the long term.
20-10-2021 21:28
Fika – the world’s first female-focused, AI-powered Vietnamese social and dating app – has raised a $1.6 million seed funding round led by VNV Global with participation from a host of leading angels and entrepreneurs. Fika co-founder and CEO Denise Sandquist shared with VIR the company's core values and ambitions in Vietnam.
19-10-2021 22:39
Funding female entrepreneurs is more crucial than ever to help them gain financial confidence as well as cultivate better gender balance.
07-10-2021 09:00
Dealmaking activities in healthcare have been ramped up across all subsectors that have stayed resilient during the prolonged pandemic.