Vietnam’s startups
in April 2019
Today’s startup news: on LinkedIn, on Twitter and on Facebook
- An intro to Vietnam-Singapore startup Uiza, an API platform for video streaming recently selected for Sequoia’s SURGE accelerator
- Book: Startup Vietnam – Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Socialist Republic by Andrew Rowan
- Shark Tank Vietnam’s Linh Thai on recent investments and the country’s startup ecosystem
- Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City partners Australia’s New South Wales state on broad areas of interest, including startup and SME development
- Vietnam: Germany’s former vice chancellor steps into Chairman position on VinaCapital Ventures board, announcing upwards career move
- Vietnam: Utop blockchain startup secures $3M backing to bridge loyalty programs between merchants
- Only about 40% of Vietnam’s 95M people have bank accounts, mostly in urban areas, while there are around 120M mobile phone subscriptions
- As Vietnam’s consumer class grows rapidly and access to financial services remains relatively low, opportunities for fintech startups are emerging
- A broad overview of Vietnam’s burgeoning startup ecosystem
- Vietnam: An overview of how Ho Chi Minh City is set to develop as its population breaks the 9M mark
- Vietnam: Country’s first IoT Innovation Hub launches in Hanoi, supported by Ministry of Science and Technology and Sweden’s Ericsson
- Vietnam Startup Wheel 2019 event launched in Ho Chi Minh City, expecting near 1000 project entries
- An intro to the national Vietnam Startup Wheel 2019 event
- Vietnam: A look at the recent Social Impact Business Model event in Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam: Government moves to legalise P2P lending with trial implementation
- Vietnam: An intro to OPENSEA travel startup, promoting local tourism with experiential tours of Hanoi
- A look at the likely next wave of Vietnamese startups
- Vietnam: An intro to I Love Asia Tour, female-led motorbike touring startup expanding rapidly
- Vietnam’s FastGo ride-hailing app to hit Singapore streets in April as part of regional expansion
- Vietnam: Jio Health tech startups raises US$5M with ecosystem of tech-driven healthcare services
