4th quarter 2017
Startup News
Vietnam
- Vietnam: Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge program launched
- Vietnam: Dropfoods smart vending startup announces ICO
- Vietnam: Up partners VPBank to launch hi-end coworking space
- Vietnam: State Bank declares ‘issue, supply and use’ of cryptocurrency illegal
- Vietnam’s Tiki gains $44M from Chinese Alibaba competitor, e-commerce firm JD
- A quick look at the investment going into Vietnam’s e-commerce space
- A look at Vietnam’s diaspora and the game-raising entrepreneurial skills they return with
- Vietnam: HCM City event promotes cooperation with Finland startup ecosystem
- FinTech Challenge Vietnam open for applications in November
- Applications open for Fintech Challenge Vietnam, focusing on blockchain, KYC, e-payments
- Vietnam: MoMo fintech signed for Ubers first SE Asian e-wallet deal
- Fintech Challenge Vietnam – open for local and international applications
- Vietnam: WeFit fitness studio platform lands $155K backing
- Vietnam: A brief look at the recent IoT Technology Seminar in Hanoi
- Vietnam: Internet of Things identified as a key driver to country’s digital future
- Smart City Innovation Challenge awards grants to 3 startups from Singapore and Vietnam
- Vietnam: HCM City aims for US cooperation around startups, smart cities
- Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City unveils Smart City plans for 2017-2020
- South Korea’s venture fund to funnel capital into Vietnam’s startups
- Vietnam: Techfest 2017 set to boost startup ecosystem November 14th
- Vietnam: HCM City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Week – Oct 23
- Vietnam: VPBank launches US$1M startup support project
- Vietnam: Portal launched to connect startups with international firms
- Vietnam: Ben Tre province sets target of 5K small firms, startups by 2020
- Vietnam: UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Challenge names 4 winning startups
- GEN Vietnam co-hosts APEC Startups Forum, showcases ecosystem
- Vietnam to launch $3M corpus Shark Tank series for early-stage startups
- Vietnam: Saigoneer English-language platform backed by 500 Startups
- Vietnam: WisePass lifestyle startup gains $400K backing
- Vietnam: Techfest 2017 sees $4.5M committed for Vietnamese startups
- An overview of this month’s Techfest Viet Nam 2017, a national festival for innovative startups
- Vietnam: Student-designed multi-purpose jacket wins Da Nang Startup Runway
- Vietnam: HCM City aiming for US universities’ support in local startup development
- Vietnam: Vntrip online travel agency backed for $10M
- Lotte Accelerator set to invest $1M into Vietnam’s startups
- Vietnam: Drop Deck takes top at Start Jerusalem 2017 with VC platform
- ‘Vietnam has the highest percentage of female leadership in Asia’
- Vietnam: Meet the Women’s Initiative for Start-ups and Entrepreneurship director
- Malaysia’s CIMB set for digital banking push starting with Vietnam in 2018
