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.
online booking firm vntripvn repeats story of e commerce startups

Online booking firm Vntrip.vn repeats story of e-commerce startups

Similar to startup enterprises, domestic online booking application Vntrip.vn, despite suffering huge losses in the past two years, has been receiving a large number of investments.
visa gives local startups a boost

Visa gives local startups a boost

Three Vietnamese startups were last week honoured at the Visa’s Everywhere Initiative final contest, a startup competition held in Vietnam for the first time with the aim to building the next generation of fintech and e-commerce solutions. Thanh Van reports.
vietnam ma forum deals driven by a 100 million market

Vietnam M&A Forum: deals driven by a 100-million market

With the population of 100 million people, Vietnam is one of the main growth destinations attracting capital and future M&A deals. Countries which lead the investment wave into Vietnam, sectors that attract the strongest capital flows, chances for local startups, international investors, and local firms to do M&A in Vietnam are the main issues of the second session of Vietnam M&A Forum 2018.
gobear appoints new ceo

GoBear appoints new CEO

GoBear has appointed Adrian Chng to succeed Andre Hesselink as its new CEO as of July 16. The appointment will see Adrian lead the management team with Ivonne Bojoh, Frank Stevenaar, and Marnix Zwart as GoBear continues to build on its successes and rapidly scale the business into new products and markets.
city seeks closer ties between vietnam foreign startups

City seeks closer ties between Vietnam, foreign startups

Building on the success of the forum “Connecting Vietnamese Startups in the US and Viet Nam” held in San Francisco last December, HCM City hosted a similar event on June 26-27 to bring together Vietnamese startups at home and abroad.
citi foundation supports local innovation and startups

Citi Foundation supports local innovation and startups

Vietnam has seen huge growth in startups in recent years, with 3,000 registered startups in 2017.   
city tackles shortage of agricultural land considers new policies

City tackles shortage of agricultural land, considers new policies

Local residents are finding it difficult to acquire agricultural land for startups or to expand business operations in HCM City.