Vietnam

Vietnam FinTech MoMo raises at least $100M in Series D funding round

Vietnam’s most widely used e-wallet app MoMo secures at least $100M in Series D

M-Service, the company responsible for operating Vietnam’s most popular e-wallet service MoMo, has secured at least $100 million in a Series D funding round. This is the most recent new capital infusion for the company since it closed its Series C in 2019.

VinFuture Prize

Vietnamese billionaire launches VinFuture Prize to support R&D and tech innovations, pledges $4.5M annual funding

VinFuture Foundation, a charitable trust associated with one of the biggest conglomerates in Southeast Asia, Vingroup, has officially launched The VinFuture Prize on December 20, 2020 coinciding with the celebration of the International Solidarity Day.

E-commerce marketing startup Epsilo raises $2M from a funding round led by Sequoia’s Surge 4

End-to-end e-commerce marketing company Epsilo recently completed a $2 million funding round. Almost all of this new capital injection was provided by Surge, Sequoia India’s scale-up program established to help startups in India and Southeast Asia.

Homegrown Vietnam VC debuts $50m fund

Do Ventures is headed by a duo of experienced, serial entrepreneurs.

Vietnam, motorbikes, motorcyycles, scooters

Vietnam’s ‘eBay for motorcycles’ gets big funding

Vietnam is the world’s fourth biggest market for motorbikes and scooters.

Phu Quoc, Vietnam, lanterns, markets, market

How to open an offshore company and set up operations in Vietnam

Here’s expert advice on a startup’s options for accessing the Vietnam market.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Vietnam’s online spending to triple to $35b by 2025

Half of Vietnam’s 96 million people will be online shoppers.

fashion, clothes, style, streetwear

Ex-Lazada exec admits defeat with Vietnam fashion store

Luxury flash sales worked in Europe, but not in Vietnam.

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4 factors that make Vietnam Southeast Asia’s next big growth story

Now looks like the right time for Vietnam's homegrown startups to take the spotlight.