vietnamese startups attract foreign investors

Vietnamese startups attract foreign investors

The Offpeak project initiated by Christian Nguyen has received millions of dollars from a Japanese investment fund, while Vntrip.vn has called for $3 million worth of capital.
vn e commerce startups ready to compete with intl rivals

VN e-commerce startups ready to compete with int’l rivals

Vietnamese e-commerce startups are capable of competing with international companies, which are increasingly coming to Viet Nam to set up business, delegates heard at a forum yesterday in HCM City.
deputy pm looks to support startups

Deputy PM looks to support startups

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged ministries and sectors to conduct specific activities to carry out the Government’s policies to encourage business startups.
sme foundation to provide support to startups

SME foundation to provide support to startups

The Government's Small and Medium Enterprise Development Foundation (SMEDF) could provide support to startups in the form of venture capital and crowd funding, according to a draft decision.
local startups see values soar

Local startups see values soar

Stock prices of many local start-up companies are valued extremely high, far above prices of large-cap shares on the two national stock exchanges, which demonstrates investor confidence in the high-growth potential of the Vietnamese startups.
ha noi hosts startups workshop

Ha Noi hosts startups workshop

The City People's Committee will work with the Embassy of Israel and the FPT corporation to host a seminar on start-ups in Ha Noi on September 21.
hcm city to spend over us 400 million to encourage startups

HCM City to spend over US$400 million to encourage startups

Analysts believe that HCM City will make a profitable investment by pumping VND1 trillion into startups, because the benefits in the future will be even higher.
boosting startup spirit among vietnamese companies

Boosting startup spirit among Vietnamese companies

2016 is being observed as the National Year for Startups. This year the issue of startups is attracting the attention of the entire society. Vietnamese enterprises have strongly developed and made important contributions to national economic successes.
startups attract us seed capital

Startups attract US seed capital

The Vietnamese startup scene has picked up the pace in recent years, catching the attention of venture capital funds from the US. During the Invest ASEAN conference held in Singapore by Maybank Kim Eng last week, Khailee Ng, Southeast Asia managing partner of 500 Startups, spoke with VIR’s Nam Phuong about this exciting trend.
software firms see great potential in home market

Software firms see great potential in home market

More than 60 percent startups have been using information technology (IT) in their business. Small and medium enterprises now tend to use IT to create their competitiveness, but the IT application index still remains modest.
startup fever to restructure vietnamese growth model

Startup fever to restructure Vietnamese growth model

Vietnam needs to have five million companies, ten times the current number, for there to be a breakthrough in economic growth. In recent years, the country has seen a wave of emerging startups, with companies springing up like mushroom after rain, but there remains much to do to take advantage of this newfound strength. VIR's Khanh Tran reports.
500 startups announces 10mn vietnam fund

500 Startups announces $10mn Vietnam fund

500 Startups will invest a total of US$10 million in Vietnam’s startup ecosystem, the U.S.-based startup incubator announced on Tuesday.
vietnam is fertile soil for tech startups google ceo

Vietnam is fertile soil for tech startups: Google CEO

As a market of 100 million people with high smart phone penetration and high connectivity, Vietnam offers a lot of potential for tech startups according to Google’ CEO Sundar Pichai.
as google matures startups keep it young

As Google matures, startups keep it young

Google co-founder Larry Page is taking charge of the maturing Internet giant in a move seen as recapturing youthful roots in the face of competition from hip upstart startups like Facebook.