= First quarter 2018 =
Vietnam’s startup news
Below is a broad, uncategorised summary of Vietnam’s startup news as covered in the English-language press in January, February and March in 2018.
We also deliver a monthly startup news round-up for Vietnam.
Accompanying this, we also deliver a daily startup news report
via social media, posting Vietnam’s startup news on Twitter,
on LinkedIn and via StartupAsiaNews on Facebook.
The collected quarterly items – spanning all countries in South and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand – can also be ordered as a 90+ page publication in full-colour hardopy.
- A brief look at the blockchain opportunities for Vietnam
- Remitano working on increasing cryptocurrency use cases and transaction security
- Tiki B2C e-commerce platform backed by China’s JD e-commerce giant
- A brief overview of Vietnam’s e-commerce landscape
- An overview of Vietnam’s social enterprise space
- NAH JSC influencer and talent management platform raises $200K seed
- An intro to Gcalls, developing infrastructure and software for web-based call centers
- Runway to the World launched to link startups with ecosystems in North America, Western Europe, North Asia and Asia-Pac
- 10 Topica Founder Institute startups to gain from $500K fund allocation
- Superblock, Thailand’s largest solar firm, planning $1.76BN investment in Vietnam wind farms
- An overview of the recent 2018 Demo Day, featuring startups from the Vietnam Silicon Valley Accelerator
- Ho Chi Minh City launches tech development fund
- Australia’s Artesian Venture Partners scanning Vietnam’s early-stage startup scene
- An intro to Eco Box and Rubik Zoo, startup providing retail rental using shipping containers
- South Korea’s Lotte Accelerator to expand and widen investments in Vietnam’s startup ecosystem
- Vexere online bus ticket booking system backed by Singaporean VC
- Concierge blockchain startup aims to remove middlemen from travel booking services
- LOGIVAN secures US$600K for logistics focused tech
- Vietnam Blockchain Week conference set for 7-8 March in Ho Chi Minh City
- A brief intro to the 4 Vietnamese startup founders in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia
- An intro to BedLinker, providing techn allowing hotels, travel agents and tour operators to work together
- Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism program extends application deadline to March 24th
- Luxstay Airbnb-like startup backed to $2.5M by Japanese VC
- Toong coworking partners newly-launched Wínk Hotels for coworking space expansion
- Amazon set to enter e-commerce market, opening platforms to small and medium businesses
- A brief look at Saigon Innovation Hub’s 2020 vision and the 10 globally-focused programs serving it
- A look at the solar-powered pesticide spray machine that won Mekong Delta Startup Contest 2017
- An intro to WisePass, food and wine platform allowing brands to understand consumer behavior
- 500 Startups closes 20th Vietnam deal; aims to raise deal pace in 2018
- Is Vietnam set to be one of Southeast Asia’s blockchain innovation hubs?
- Start-up Francophone contest applications open for youth from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand
- Can Tho city kicks off Women Startup Day as part of IWD
- Vietnam’s Toong coworking space operator to expand into Cambodia
- Toong coworking expands to Laos
