Vietnam

Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast’s IPO may be delayed till next year – report

The IPO is planned for the fourth quarter of this year.

Vietnam social commerce platform Aemi raises $2M Seed funding to provide solutions for creators and micro retailers

Aemi provides social sellers with high-end, authentic product assortment and a toolbox of inventory and marketing tools. These provide operational support for their customers. Aemi guarantees the authenticity of all products available on its platform through its direct collaboration with brands and provides its customers access to the best deals from brands…

Vietnam’s Trusting Social raises $65M Series C round from Sherpa

Vietnamese FinTech firm Trusting Social announced Thursday an investment of $65 million in the group from The Sherpa Company Limited (Sherpa), a subsidiary of Masan Group Corporation, for the initial close of its Series C round. It also announced a strategic collaboration between Trusting Social and Masan intends to develop an artificial intelligence…

Singapore’s The Parentinc acquires Vietnam women online community Webtretho

The Parentinc, a Singapore-based community platform for parents, announced Thursday the successful completion of acquisition of Webtretho, a Vietnam-based women and parenting community.

Vietnamese electric motorbike startup Dat Bike raises $5.3M in Series A led by Jungle Ventures

Dat Bike, a Vietnamese electric motorbike startup, announced Thursday a $5.3 million Series A fundraise led by Jungle Ventures with participation from existing investor Wavemaker Partners, bringing the total fundraise by the company since inception to $10 million.

Singapore’s The GrowHub partners Vietnam’s Society Pass to provide Australian food products

Singapore-based food and agri-tech company The GrowHub Innovations Company (The GrowHub), announced Friday that it has signed a strategic marketing partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vietnam-based loyalty platform Society Pass to provide agri-food products from producers in Western Australia.

Vietnam sustainability firm EQUO raises $1.3M seed funding led by NextGen Ventures

Vietnam-based sustainability company EQUO said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million seed funding led by NextGen Ventures with participation from Techstars and East Ventures. Prominent angel investors Luke Vigeant of Shed Capital; Jeff Hohner of Tecumseh Capital; Jack Tai, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of OneClass; Mark Groves, Founder of Create The…

Vietnam’s Society Pass spins-off lifestyle e-commerce arm Leflair into Leflair Group

Society Pass Inc (SoPa), a Vietnam-based loyalty and ecommerce firm, announced Friday the completion of restructuring Leflair's Vietnam operations with the spin-off of Leflair Group (LFGroup). Along with this restructuring, SoPa has appointed Loic Gautier as Chief Executive Officer of the new Leflair Group.

Vietnam’s Vinfast integrates Amazon Alexa Voice AI into electric vehicles

VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer of Vietnam-based Vingroup, on Thursday announced plans to integrate the Amazon Alexa voice experience into its vehicles beginning in 2022. The collaboration with Amazon, announced at the 2022 New York International Auto Show, will integrate Alexa services into the VF 8 and VF 9 all-electric sport utility vehicles…

Malaysia marketing tech firm Involve Asia expands to Vietnam

Vietnam is an important market for Involve Asia as it is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia with a vibrant and technologically savvy population, Involve Asia Chief Executive Officer and Founder Jimmy How said.