2018, third quarter
Vietnam’s startups
- A brief intro to the recently-opened The Youth Five startup space
- Homedy real estate platform lands funding, aiming for Indonesia and Philippines expansion
- A brief intro to Vietnam’s startup venture capital space
- Vietnam’s LOGIVAN takes overall pitch win at RISE conference in Hong Kong
- Following Uber’s departure, home-grown ride-hailing startups rush to fill the gap
- HCM City Computer Association signs MOU with Taiwan trade council around smart city tech, experience and solutions exchange
- Vietnamese quitting Facebook over the platform’s ongoing caving-in to government censorship demands
- Da Nang aiming to become a startup destination in ASEAN by 2030
- Vietnam Frontier Summit set for October in Hanoi
- Base, enterprise HR-focused SaaS platform, lands funding
- LOGIVAN freight and trucking logistics startup secures US$1.75M
- JAMJA search engine for discounts lands $860K
- An overview of Vietnam’s 2050 Vision for the future
- Vietnam’s EzQ takes 2 prizes at APEC contest in Taiwan
- Sendo Technology online marketplace backed for $51M
- Indonesia’s Go-Jek starts SE Asia expansion with launch in Vietnam
- Student-focused 2018 Vietnam Social Innovation Challenge launches in Ho Chi Minh City
- Singapore’s Qiq Global to intro 5000 electric vehicles to Vietnam over 2 years
- An overview of Vietnam’s fast-growing eCommerce market
- Vietnam Challenge for Our Environment launched with wide-ranging goals
- Hatch! Fair 2018 to take place in October’s WHISE event – Week of HCMC Startups and Entrepreneurship
- ‘Startups in Vietnam should be pushed to take risks’
- All In Station blockchain ecosystem support centre opens in Ho Chi Minh City
- Startup Viet Partners VC firm debuts US$5M fund aimed at broad B2B markets
- An infographic look at Vietnam’s e-commerce industry funding
- 80 of SE Asia’s startups set to feature at World Economic Forum on ASEAN
- Sendo online marketplace sets sights on 70M rural shoppers with $51M in fresh funding
- Qiq Global’s e-vehicles hope to ease city traffic woes over the next 2 years
- National Technology Innovation Foundation fund set to launch by year-end to support startups
- Vietnam Frontier Summit 2018 set for October 6th, focusing on new and emerging technologies
- Nano Life unveils method using recycled animal fat to make ultra-light graphene
- VLeisure Vietnam travel booking startup backed on $4M valuation by South Korean VC
- ‘International cooperation crucial for startup development’
- Why the startup world should be paying attention to Vietnam
- TechFest 2018 set for Nov 29 to December 1 in Da Nang
- Always Be Raising startup investment conference set for October in Hanoi
- An intro to Framgia, Japan-Vietnam app development venture
