10-09-2020 08:00
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic rocking the boat, proptech startups are moving to provide multi-functional services to meet the increasing demand for online and remote trading and also receive new investments.
08-09-2020 19:22
New investment firm Do Ventures has raised $28 million for its Do Ventures Fund I to invest in Vietnamese tech startups.
31-08-2020 20:50
The evolution of connection technology is an inevitable trend for local startups that demand large investments to complete their relative products.
22-08-2020 16:48
Southeast Asian tech startups raised less money in the first half of 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but the decline is less than in other parts of the world.
07-08-2020 13:08
A number of Southeast Asian tech and consumer durables companies are mulling over applying for initial public offering (IPO) in latter 2020 while startups in Vietnam are looking at choppy waters with their IPO dreams.
03-08-2020 13:42
A slew of Vietnamese startups managed to secure millions of US dollars even in the midst of the rapidly escalating COVID-19 pandemic.
02-08-2020 21:07
Southeast Asian startups, especially e-commerce and fintech companies, have witnessed a significant increase in their investment attraction between April and June with the global public health challenge continuing to exert pressure on the whole economy.
29-07-2020 16:39
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced local tech startups to put their plans of staging initial public offerings on hold.
27-07-2020 11:29
Grab officially kicked off Grab Ventures Ignite, an accelerator programme for early-stage startups in Vietnam, with a focus on helping Vietnamese startups thrive in the new normal.
16-06-2020 19:06
Grab – one of the highest-valued startups in Southeast Asia – has just announced its plan to discharge 360 staff members, equalling 5 per cent of the company's total personnel to cope with the economic impact of the global health crisis.
10-06-2020 11:00
The collapse of Mon Hue and Soya Garden shows not only the risk of investors when they pour money into startups in food and beverage chains, but also the inadequacies of utilising investment capital inefficiently.
02-06-2020 15:08
Voiz FM announced that it successfully raised an undisclosed seed amount from 500 Startups Vietnam. The audiobook and podcast platform has seen doubled growth in its user base in recent months, following a surge in demand as customers turn to audio media during the coronavirus quarantine.
18-05-2020 18:16
As local startups have been experiencing a crisis due to COVID-19, Sapo – a startup specialised in providing sales tools – has just received a million-dollar investment from South Korea's Smilegate Investment Fund (SGI) and domestic Teko Ventures Fund.
08-05-2020 09:00
Although a large number of startups are hanging by a thread due to the COVID-19 pandemic, investors are still predicting a bright future for the Vietnamese startup scene.
07-05-2020 08:00
Vietnam is becoming a prospective hub for British startups, with the country strengthening its position on the global technology scene amid the recent boom in the startup community. Natalie Black, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia-Pacific at the United Kingdom's Department for International Trade, told VIR’s Thanh Van about the trend of the British startup community in Vietnam.