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The Vietnamese ecosystem has been widely seen as one of the hottest destinations for tech startups and investors, driven by an emerging middle-class, robust growth in the digital economy, and a strong entrepreneurial culture. According to the Google-Temasek-Bain report released in 2019, Vietnam's digital economy is expected to top $43 billion by 2025, with e-commerce at the forefront of this transformation. … [Read more...] about Do Ventures raises $28 million to invest in Vietnamese startups

Pham Thanh Hung, vice chairman of property developer Cengroup – one of the “sharks” on startup TV show Shark Tank Vietnam – said that numerous founders of startups use investors’ money with the wrong purpose compared to the initial commitment, and even to pay previous debts. Several founders drew massive expenditures for their projects, causing problems from the outset. … [Read more...] about Money-hungry F&B startups flounder

Arrow Open Lab makes engineering support more accessible to bring innovative products to lifeHONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 10 September 2020 - Global technology solutions provider Arrow Electronics today announced its IoT and engineering services collaboration with Hong Kong-based technology startup Platysens to accelerate the commercialization of smart and connected sports devices.  Powered by sensing and IoT technologies, smart sports gadgets can bridge the physical and digital world by collecting a wealth of information about performance metrics and providing real-time actionable insights for sports enthusiasts, athletes, and trainers to strive for continuous improvement.  … [Read more...] about Arrow Electronics Empowers Hong Kong Startups to Accelerate Commercialization of Smart Sports Gadgets

At the launch ceremony The journey aims to stimulate innovation in the startup community and in young people who are passionate about starting up a business. It also looks to raise their awareness of innovative in agricultural startups amid the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world. … [Read more...] about Startup Journey 2020 launched

On the other hand, local investors are hard-pressed to keep up with international players with large capital flows and new property concepts entering the market. Global trends such as proptech are shaking up the market but local developers are certainly less experienced in adapting to such disruptions. … [Read more...] about Pandemic pushes proptech development to new highs