the startups with the best capital offers in 2017

The startups with the best capital offers in 2017

A number of startups successfully called for millions of dollars from foreign investors in 2017.
angels find their calling in tech startup incubator

Angels find their calling in tech startup incubator

The enthusiasm and passion for business found in much of the local youth could make Vietnam a future incubator for startups. Is this enough for the country to build up its own Silicon Valley?
one man connecting entrepreneurs all over the world

One man connecting entrepreneurs all over the world

Joshua Slayton is the founding CTO of AngelList, the leading platform for startups, through which more than $600 million has been invested since 2010. Recently, Joshua has been working on another new platform for cryptocurrency fundraising, called CoinList. VIR talked with Slayton about his opinions on the startup scene and his upcoming trip to Vietnam this December to judge the national round of VietChallenge 2018—the first global entrepreneurship competition for Vietnamese founders from all over the world. 
scg to drive innovation and technology in digital age

SCG to drive innovation and technology in digital age

SCG announced that its strategic focus is to connect enterprises from around the world to collaborate and create innovations as well as investing in startups through world-class venture capital, utilising technology to strengthen its business in response to digital transformation, after publishing its operating results of the first nine months of 2017, showing a slight decrease in profit compared to the same period of the previous year.
spurring more funds into startups

Spurring more funds into startups

Industry insiders are scrutinising a Ministry of Planning and Investment draft to the decree regulating investment into innovative startups that has recently been publicised to elicit comments from the public.
big banks get a fintegration facelift

Big banks get a ‘fintegration’ facelift

When banks work with technology companies or startups, what often comes out are fintech products or services that can offer customers convenience and control over their financial lives. And for Vietnam, those financial technologies are doing something even more meaningful for the economy, as they are helping Vietnam transform from a cash-centric nation into a more digitalised, cashless one. Trang Nguyen reports.
apec 2017 startups forum promotes innovation and cooperation

APEC 2017 Startups Forum promotes innovation and cooperation

Discussions at the APEC 2017 Startups Forum on providing further incentives to micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), especially startup businesses, will be considered and submitted to the SME Ministerial Meeting of APEC 2017.
new pg initiatives help smes and startups access global business opportunities

New P&G initiatives help SMEs and startups access global business opportunities

Procter & Gamble (P&G) today hosted P&G Leadership College and introduced the Signal Accelerator for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), reaffirming the company’s long-standing commitment to work with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to enhance SMEs’ competitiveness, increase their innovative capabilities as well as approach new business opportunities around the globe.
fintech helps vietnamese start ups attract foreign investment

Fintech helps Vietnamese start-ups attract foreign investment

As technology is becoming an integral part of life, financial technology (fintech) is becoming ever more enticing to foreign investment in Vietnamese startups.
singaporean firms eye e commerce

Singaporean firms eye e-commerce

Vietnam’s bustling e-commerce market is drawing more attention from Singaporean firms and startups.
ho chi minh city supports startups

Ho Chi Minh city supports startups

Ho Chi Minh City has established a number of support and consultancy centers to help startups as part of its startup support program. The establishment of more than 20,000 enterprises in the first half of this year has proved the effectiveness of this program.
project supports womens startup

Project supports women’s startup

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to support women’s startups for 2017-2025, aiming to raise women’s awareness of the Party and State’s laws and policies on startups and encourage the realisation of their ideas.
foreign funds pour money into tech startups

Foreign funds pour money into tech startups

More and more technology firms are receiving investment from foreign venture funds, which indicates the maturing of the Vietnamese technology community.
angel investors shared experiences with vietnamese startups

Angel investors shared experiences with Vietnamese startups

The pressing issue of raising capital across the local startup community has just been brought to discussion in a bid to help existing and would-be startups successfully call for investment.
startup guide to fledgling enterpreneurs

Startup guide to fledgling enterpreneurs

Vietnam and the globe are abuzz with startups and small-scale enterprises bringing out new ideas and innovative products to the market. However, finding one’s way through the winding, littered path to bring a fledgling enterprise to fruition, be it a successful IPO or an acquisition by a larger company, is a difficult undertaking.