January, February, March 2020
Each of the links below will take you to the original Vietnam-focused startup news article for that headline, collected from online Vietnam startup news coverage in the first quarter of 2020 – the months of January, February and March.
The quarterly Vietnam startup news listings deliver a one-page, at-a-glance listing of the startup headlines for Vietnam, and are intended to provide a quick reference source on the country’s early-stage startup scene and also, where applicable, nothing Vietnam’s startups making an impact regionally and overseas.
Startup News Asia’s quarterly summaries can also be ordered online in hardcopy, printed, bound and delivered. Our hardcopy publications feature scan-able links to connect you from print to each headline’s online news article using the Startup News Asia mobile app, or any similar app you already have on your device.
January 2020 | February 2020 | March 2020
Vietnam: January 2020
- Vietnam: A look at the coming year’s opportunities for Vietnam in e-commerce, fintech, AI and SaaS technologies
- Vietnam: A collection of December 2019’s tech, startup and funding news for the country
- Vietnam: A brief look at the 4 phase 1 components of the HCMC smart city project which have been completed
- Binance crypto exchange launches peer-to-peer trading for Vietnamese currency, allowing traders to trade Tether, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Binance Coin using the fiat
- Vietnam: VIISA Accelerator Program Batch 7 applications are now open, seeking seed-stage startups
- Vietnam: Viettel successfully completes the country’s first 5G video call using its own gNodeB transceiver, running entirely homegrown hardware and software
- Vietnam: EdTech CrowdPitch Vietnam 2020 set for March 26th in Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam: Women of Influence Asia Vietnam launch event set for February 16th, jointly hosted with Kafnu co-living space operator
- Vietnam: An intro to GoEat Me, app helping people find food and restaurants no whether they’re at home, in the office, or travelling
Vietnam: February 2020
- Vietnam: An interview intro to CricketOne, a startup supplying food ingredients extracted from crickets
- Vietnam: Unicar and ZuumViet startups prepare to launch ride-hailing apps, alongside delivery and other logistics services
- Vietnam: Qualcomm Vietnam Innovation Challenge HCMC Roadshow event set for March 5th
- Vietnam: Viettel and Vingroup, major telcos, announce that they will commercialise 5G telecom devices this year, aiming for the country to be among the first to do so
- Vietnam: Having completed the first phase of smart city development in 2 districts, HCM City moves to implement the second phase for the remaining 22 districts
- Vietnam: Waves podcast startup secures $1.2M with app launch set for February 28th
- Vietnam: Grab launches Grab Ventures Ignite in Vietnam, 6-month accelerator program for early-stage startups
- Vietnam Innovation Summit announced for August 20th, gathering public and private sectors, academia, startups, SMEs, corporations, investors and system builders
- South Korea: A brief overview of Shinhan Financial Group’s moves in Vietnam’s fintech and banking-tech spaces
Vietnam: March 2020
- Vietnam: An intro to Amanotes interactive music company, ranking among the top mobile app publishers worldwide
- Vietnam: A brief intro to Stringee, providing business with flexible communication APIs for voice, video, chat services and SMS
- Vietnam: JupViec local household service platform gains backing to connect gig workers with households
- Vietnam: An intro to Loship, e-commerce startup with one-hour delivery spanning food, grocery and medicine delivery, alongside ride-hailing
- First edition of Women in News Accelerator in South East Asia launches, seeking senior editors and senior journalists in Myanmar and Vietnam
- EdTech CrowdPitch Vietnam 2020 set for March 26th in HCM City
- Vietnam aiming to produce $20 smartphones under smartphone ‘universalisation program’, with support from domestic mobile operators and application developers
- Vietnam: A brief intro to Strawlific, manufacturing drinking straws from natural grey sedge grass
- VIetnam: Rens Original makes it onto Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Europe listing, a startup using residual coffee grounds as raw material for shoes
- Vietnam: VietChallenge 2020 startup contest launches for Vietnamese entrepreneurs across the world
- Vietnam: An interview introduction to Loship, the one-hour-delivery services arm of hyperlocal e-commerce platform, Lozi
- Vietnam: Ministry of Trade takes 292 public administrative services online, aiming for faster, paper-free service
- Vietnam: 2020 Startup Wheel contest launches, open to local and international startups
- Vietnam: Songhan Incubator and Sun* Startups partner for first edition of Startup Incubation Programme in May and June
- Vietnam: An intro to Saigon e-bike from Modmo – modular, electric, GPS and bluetooth-enabled
- Vietnam: VIISA accelerator unveils 7th cohort with startups working in travel tech, education tech and medical tech
