Startup

Winners of the national startup festival 2018 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A national startup festival for students will take place from October 4-5 in the Hanoi University of Technology, aiming to encourage innovation startup spirit for students across the country. At a press conference to introduce the event on October 1, Bui Van Linh, Vice Director of the Department of Political Education and Student Affairs under the Ministry of Education and Training said that compared to 2018, this year’s festival attracts higher number of projects, universities and education-training facilities. It draws a large number of students who compete in the SV-Startup 2019 competition, along with many businesses and investment funds, he said. Major activities of the festival include exhibition of about 80 projects, connection among businesses and idea owners and art performance performed by students. A highlight of the festival is the final round of the SV-Startup 2019 competition for more … [Read more...] about National startup festival for students to be held in Hanoi

(Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Startups from various sectors joined in an investment day in Ho Chi Minh City organised by Zone Startups Joint Stock Company to seek investments and present their businesses. The annual Zone Startups Vietnam Investment Day this year attracted some 100 guests including domestic and foreign investors, startup founders, corporate leaders, and supporters in Vietnam's startup ecosystem. The event is part of a larger programme between Zone Startups Vietnam and startups.  Ten startups took part this year, including Vdes, an advanced technology and techniques app for event technology solutions; Geso which provides EPR solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises; Papaya, a startup that founded an employee healthcare and wellness benefit platform for corporations; and Gostream, an automated livestream platform, allowing users to livestream videos in multiple groups. The other startups were Phypass, a … [Read more...] about Startups seek funds on annual investment day

This year’s StartUp Journey is running with the theme of “Why Vietnam?” and is set to last for one month across nine cities and provinces nationwide. The event is intended to encourage the spirit of innovation when it comes to start-up companies among young people throughout the country. The first event is scheduled to start on October 10 in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang before the 120 youngsters move on to shows in Kien Giang, Ben Tre, Dak Lak, Binh Dinh, Hue, Ninh Binh, Yen Bai, and Lao Cai. During the final ceremony on November 7 in Lao Cai province, the show’s organisers will honour the youngsters who have the most stand out start-up projects. In addition to the StartUp Journey 2019, the 120 participating youngsters will also be invited to the national start-up day Techfest 2019 which will be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh. … [Read more...] about StartUp Journey 2019 attracts 120 pioneering youngsters nationwide

At the press conference for WHISE 2019 (Photo: khampha.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship Week (WHISE 2019) will take place from October 15-19, announced the municipal Department of Science and Technology on October 2. The event has been jointly held by the HCM City People’s Committee and the Embassy of Finland in Vietnam since 2017. VNA … [Read more...] about 30 plus events to be held during HCM City’s innovation, startup week

Local staples introduced at a startup and innovation conference in the province (Photo: baodaklak.vn) Dak Lak (VNA) – The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is making concerted efforts to develop its local startup eco-system so as to concretise all business initiatives. Blessed with fertile soil, tepid climate suitable for agricultural development, Dak Lak is described as a large-scale production area in Vietnam, with a wide range of key products such as coffee, pepper, cocoa, cashew, rubber, avocado and durian, among others. Under its economic development strategy, the locality has channeled focus on branching out hi-tech agriculture in tandem with shaping up a value chain for local agro-forestry goods to gain competitive edge in both domestic and foreign markets. Developing renewable energy, trade, services and tourism also takes great interest of the province. To that end, the provincial People’s Committee has carried out a string of measures to form a startup … [Read more...] about Dak Lak province works to wake up startup potential