scg announces numerous record in 2018 operating results

SCG announces numerous record in 2018 operating results

Along with the business results from 2018, SCG also launched strategies with the aim of delivering total solutions and new business models and leverage emerging technologies from startups and R&D institutions to seek new opportunities and fulfil customer demand throughout the region.
vietnam in crosshairs for south korean startups

Vietnam in crosshairs for South Korean startups

As foreign startups, including South Korean ones, are expanding operations to Vietnam in greater numbers, the market may slip out of the hands of Vietnamese startups if they fail to whip up enough support. Kim Huong reports.
500 startups brings silicon valley accelerator to vietnam

500 startups brings Silicon Valley accelerator to Vietnam

500 Startups Vietnam today announced that it will bring 500 Startups’ Silicon Valley accelerator curriculum to Vietnam in 2019 in partnership with Korean multimedia retailer GS Shop.
e learning startups attract foreign funds

E-learning startups attract foreign funds

Foreign investors are latching onto the growth of the Vietnamese online education sector, ­fuelled by the country’s growing tech-savvy population and the development of a range of educational tech startups.
pitch palace vietnam 10 picks startup logivan for london event

Pitch@Palace Vietnam 1.0 picks startup Logivan for London event

Vietnamese logistic startup Logivan took over 11 other entrepreneurs from across Vietnam to win the audience vote at Pitch@Palace Vietnam 1.0, which for the first time ever took place in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3.
students lack experience for startups

Students lack experience for startups

Startups in the last three years have attracted a large number of students, but few of their businesses have achieved genuine success.
vietnamese startups encouraged to embrace failure

Vietnamese startups encouraged to embrace failure

Vietnamese entrepreneurs need to embrace failure much more readily in order to build a successful online business.
500 startups announces vietnam fund oversubscribed

500 Startups announces Vietnam fund oversubscribed

500 Startups, a global seed stage venture capital firm, yesterday (November 19) announced the closing of its first Vietnam fund with over $14 million in committed capital, surpassing its original target of $10 million. The Vietnam fund, led by Eddie Thai and Binh Tran, is on a mission to back Vietnam’s next great tech startups.
tien giang supports women startups

Tien Giang supports women startups

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has launched a project called “Supporting women start-ups in the 2018-2025 period” with the aim of reducing poverty and ensuring social security.
viisa names three startups in its fourth accelerator batch

VIISA names three startups in its fourth Accelerator batch

Launched in January 2017 by FPT Ventures and Dragon Capital, Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator (VIISA) has become one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in Vietnam.
young workers refuse to settle for only ok jobs

Young workers refuse to settle for “only OK” jobs

As the private sector is booming and the Vietnamese sharing economy and its implications on tech startups are expanding rapidly, a wave of millennials refuse to settle for a job with drawbacks. They want more. Hoang Oanh reports.
vietnam grows into asean startup hub

Vietnam grows into ASEAN startup hub

Many Vietnamese young people’s great passion for business and novel, feasible ideas, which are attracting interest from foreign investors, are contributing to turning Vietnam into an incubator for high-potential startups. But is this enough for the country to develop its own Silicon Valley? Thanh Dat reports.
three vietnamese startups to be featured at wef asean

Three Vietnamese startups to be featured at WEF ASEAN

Up to 80 of the most innovative startup firms from the ASEAN region will be featured at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN), of which, three are from Vietnam.
how vietnam will adapt to the fintech revolution

How Vietnam will adapt to the fintech revolution

The rapid increase in the number of startups operating in the financial services industry, along with a corresponding increase in investment in this sector, has attracted significant attention from industry observers and the media.
vinacapital launches fund to foster regional tech startups

VinaCapital launches fund to foster regional tech startups

Investment fund VinaCapital launched its $100 million venture capital arm on August 30, aspiring to build billion-dollar startups that can expand outside Vietnam.