Vietnam

Vietnam’s fintech start-up GIMO has on Tuesday announced the first close of its Series A funding with a $5.1 million investment led by TNB Aura. Other investment firms joining the round are returning investors including Integra Partners, Resolution Ventures, Blauwpark Partners, ThinkZone Ventures, and Y Combinator.

VinFast, Vietnam’s first global manufacturer of battery-powered electric vehicles and E.ON Drive, the eMobility specialist of one of Europe's leading utility companies, announced their cooperation to equip VinFast locations with a charging infrastructure in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.

VinaCapital Ventures, the technology investment vehicle of VinaCapital Group, announced last week that it is investing $1 million in Koina, a Vietnam-baseddata-driven Farm-to-Business (F2B) agriculture technology platform.

VinBrain, an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare company funded by conglomerate VinGroup, said Thursday it will collaborate with Microsoft in data sharing, product cross-validation, and product research and development.

Grab Company Ltd. (Grab Vietnam) and ZaloPay E-wallet have on Monday officially announced their collaboration to launch ZaloPay on the Grab app. Payment via ZaloPay is now available for almost all Grab app services, including transport, food and grocery, and parcel delivery.

Vietnamese car maker VinFast and Israeli semiconductor company Vayyar Imaging have on Thursday announced a partnership to enhance driving experience and safety by integrating in-cabin radar technology to the latest VF 6 and VF 7 models.

NusaTrip, Indonesia's first IATA-certified online travel agency (OTA) and the travel vertical of Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), has on Wednesday announced the opening of its first regional office in Singapore and first office outside of Indonesia.

“As we’re set out to find new, unexpected things, failure is inevitable. You must fail early so you can grow”, Prof. David Neil Payne - said one of five winners of VinFuture Grand Prize 2022.