April, May & June 2020
Startup Vietnam
Startup News Asia quarterly round-up of Vietnam’s startup news headlines from April, May and June of 2020.
Each linked headline below leads a technology-focused article or startup news item dealing with an aspect of Vietnam’s startup scene in some way – an announcement by a Vietnamese startup about a product, pivot or funding round, or an article covering impacts to be felt from changes coming to an aspect of Vietnam’s startup scene, for example.
Our focus here is clearly on Vietnam; but we include ‘outside world’ tech startup news headlines to give Vietnam’s startups and entrepreneurs new points-of-reference, food for thought for early-stage service considerations, and wider tech knowledge for Vietnam’s fast moving tech startups.
June 2020 | May 2020 | April 2020
June 2020
- Vietnam: VietChallenge 2020 applications extended to June 15th, seeking both Vietnamese founders and non-Vietnamese aiming to expand to Vietnam
- Vietnam: More on HCM City’s planned ‘Silicon Valley’, proposed 3-district merge focusing on global and regional companies, with activities likely commissioned by government
- Vietnam: Propzy raises $25M Series A with end-to-end real estate platform, spanning transactions, financing, property managment and more
- Vietnam: Loship delivery and e-commerce startup launches Lo-supply service, taking steps into the wholesale distribution and supply chain
- Vietnam: Ministry of Info and Comms launches VAIS, Vietnamese speech-to-text generator, and Vbee text-to-speech engine for use by government organisations
- Vietnam: Military-run telecom giant Viettel announces investment in new submarine internet cable system connecting Vietnam, China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
- Vietnam: A video-based look at the country’s tech, startup and funding news from back in May of this year, touching on blockchain, AI and more
- Vietnam: Viet Valley Ventures VC firm unveils investments in 3 local tech startups, spanning recruitment, business systems and e-commerce
- A collection of Vietnam’s startup news from the past month from Startup News Asia
May 2020
- Vietnam: State-owned VinaPhone 5G network announces download speed 10 times faster than 4G, with near zero latency
- Vietnam: HDBank joins Contour blockchain-based network to extend trade financing to corporates, speeding Letters Of Credit process and gaining cost savings
- Vietnam: An interview intro to the co-founder behind Amanotes, high-performing games development startup
- Vietnam: Uniphore conversational AI startup preps for in-country growth with computer-driven automated voice and chat services to automate customer communication
- Vietnam: An intro to WeGrow Edu, filling an education gap by empowering children and young people from age 5 to 24 to better understand sex and sexuality
- Vietnam: JobHopin raises $2.45M Series A to make job hunting in SE Asia easier, using machine learning to pair candidates with positions
- Vietnam: Viet Valley Ventures to invest in 3 Vietnamese tech startups working on solutions in HR, marketing and management software
- Vietnam: Creative Idea Competition 2020 launched by Innovative Entrepreneurship Center, Vietnam National University to help students turn ideas into startup businesses
- Vietnam: Sapo Technology sales and management platform secures Series A with multichannel e-commerce management tool
- Startup Vietnam Foundation Australia launches, aiming to develop startup and innovation ecosystem for Vietnamese students and entrepreneurs in Australia
- Vietnam: Mobile transactions forecast to grow by 400% by 2025, with 25% of banks projected to pursue digital core platforms
- Vietnam: Hoozing property-tech startup raises pre-Series A funding with ‘real estate supermarket’ approach
- Vietnam: Plans for ‘Vietnam’s Silicon Valley’ initiative prompt Ho Chi Minh City to plan merge of three districts into one ‘innovative urban area’
- Vietnam: Voiz FM audiobook and podcast platform gains seed funding from 500 Startups
April 2020
- Vietnam: ThinkZone accelerator unveils its latest cohort of 5 startups, spanning IoT, health-tech and more
- Vietnam: A look at Loship, food delivery and e-commerce platform aiming for one-hour delivery turnaround
- Vietnam: An intro to Kilimo Finance, app-delivered lending platform aiming to improve financial access for smallholder farmers
- Vietnam: GPay gains 10-year license to provide e-payment portals and payments, digital money transfer and eWallet services
- Vietnam: OnPoint e-commerce enabler raises $8M with one-stop solutions for brands to build a presence on e-commerce platforms, social channels and websites
- Vietnam: BuyMed online pharmaceutical marketplace raises $2.5M with verified suppliers platform
- Vietnam: eDoctor platform for remote healthcare secures funding, building on past Shark Tank appearance, allowing users to book in-home health checkups
- Vietnam: Hult Prize Southeast Asia Regional 2020 selects 4 startup projects in Da Nang, joining 17 finalists
- Vietnam: An intro to Saigon Innovation Hub’s activities and connections as a startup support organisation in Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam: Finhay fintech gains backing from Acorns co-founder with approach allowing users to start investments with as little as $2 of idle money
- Vietnam: An intro to 6 of the country’s entrepreneurs selected for the latest edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
- Vietnam: A brief intro to 3 of the country’s entrepreneurs selected for this year’s edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
- Vietnam: An intro to Homebase, proptech startup implementing a co-buy model for home buyers
- Vietnam: Entrepreneur launches 24/7 automatic rice dispensing machine, providing free rice for those out of work in ongoing nationwide coronavirus lockdown
- Vietnam: An overview of Tiki, business-to-consumer e-commerce platform hitting monthly website visits of 27M
- Vietnam: Triip travel startup launches new Stay Home Heroes initiative, allowing users to earn TIIM points by staying at home which can then be used for future travels
- An intro to RMIT Activator from Australia’s RMIT University, running simultaneous online LaunchHub programs for startups in Melbourne and Vietnam
- A brief intro to the 8 SE Asian startups receiving $1-2M from Sequoia’s Surge scale-up program, from Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore
- A brief intro to 5 of Southeast Asia’s property-tech startups
- Singapore-based Manabie raises $4.8M with online education platform service growth in Vietnam built on 100K users, setting sights on SE Asia expansion
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