28-04-2020 17:05
Surge, a rapid scale-up programme for startups in Southeast Asia and India run by Sequoia India, today announced the 15 early-stage startups selected for Surge 03 2020.
18-04-2020 09:00
Vietnam’s demand for digital healthcare is surging, opening doors for multinational health-tech giants and telemedicine startups to make ventures. Nguyen Thanh Phan, CEO of Doctor Anywhere Vietnam, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy its future strategy to conquer the potential market.
15-04-2020 09:00
The international health emergency currently plaguing the world has initiated a surging demand in digital healthcare in Vietnam, opening doors for telemedicine startups offering solutions that go well with social distancing efforts.
13-04-2020 10:03
Vietnam’s startup ecosystem is developing strongly thanks to the government’s supporting policies and supporting programmes of startup studios and incubators. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, head of Sun* Startups, Sun Asterisk Vietnam, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy how Sun* Startups braces up startup development.
27-03-2020 08:00
Vietnam’s startup ecosystem continues to be a darling for foreign ventures funds and angel investors. However, the flow of fresh funds into the market might be dampened by the rapidly escalating global health emergency. Eddie Thai, partner at US-headquartered venture capital firm and incubator 500 Startups, outlined to VIR’s Thanh Van his insight into Vietnam’s startup ecosystem amidst the crisis and his fund’s plan in 2020.
20-03-2020 10:02
Songhan Incubator and Sun* Startups will jointly launch the Startup Incubation Programme Batch 1 in May and June 2020 to help IT startups go from ideas to samples and commercialisation.
27-02-2020 16:33
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading super app, today announced the launch of Grab Ventures Ignite, an accelerator programme for early-stage startups, as part of the Grab for Good development roadmap in Vietnam which aims to create greater social and economic benefits for the country through technology.
22-02-2020 13:26
Besides entering the year 2020 while wading through a rough patch of huge losses and downsizings, SoftBank-backed hotel unicorn Oyo Rooms is unlikely to get on well with Vietnamese partners who claim its operating model is grossly inefficient.
13-02-2020 15:35
Investment in Vietnam-based start-ups grew sharply in 2019, according to Singapore-headquartered venture capital firm Cento Ventures.
03-01-2020 17:00
Vietnam, a country which is taking increasing actions in order to proceed in its digital transformation, is now constantly on the radar of various international technology groups large and small. Bhaskar Choudhuri, chief marketing officer at smartphone, tablet, and PC maker Lenovo Asia Pacific, sat down with VIR’s Bich Thuy and discussed Lenovo’s latest marketing strategy which aims to increase the giant’s footprint in the country in the very near future.
24-12-2019 08:12
Since its inception in 2016, MediHub has become one of the fastest-growing healthtech startups in Vietnam with its Health ICT ecosystem that generates interactions with patients, healthcare professional and providers via unique digital platforms.
05-12-2019 10:00
Building out an ecosystem is quite necessary for not only startups but also e-commerce firms to grow and achieve a successful breakthrough.
05-12-2019 09:00
TechFest 2019 was held on December 4 in Quang Ninh, drawing in all stakeholder groups to discuss resources, manpower, technology, and finance to support Vietnamese startup and connect to the world.
29-11-2019 15:43
Vietnamese financial technology startups are quickly catching up with Singapore in attracting Southeast Asian venture capital funding, according to the Japan-based Nikkei Asian Review.
01-11-2019 11:56
Startups require special assistance when it comes to making it big in any field, even after a sharp influx of funds. Pham Duy Khuong, managing director of ASL Law, writes about the legal framework for a startup and recommendations relating to basic legalities, which clarify how founders avoid risks after mobilising investment from funds.