MATCh’s competitive application process sought to identify agricultural technologies and new business models with the potential to reshape agriculture towards sustainable and inclusive growth in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS). 127 startups applied. A panel of agriculture and food industry experts as well as investors evaluated the applications and selected the finalists.Finalists will learn, share, and grow their businesses and technology with mentors, industry experts, and investors. They will attend a bootcamp to improve and refine their business models, and to build their networks. They will join 2018 GMS Leaders Summit on March 30th-31st and showcase their solutions and technologies. Additionally, they will be a part of the Future Food Asia Award event on May 23rd in Singapore.MATCh is the first accelerator for agritech startups in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is funded by the Australian Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and is co-organized … [Read more...] about Top agritech startups to showcase their solutions at GMS Leaders…
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Top agritech startups to showcase their solutions at Greater Mekong…
MATCh’s competitive application process sought to identify agricultural technologies and new business models with the potential to reshape agriculture towards sustainable and inclusive growth in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS). 127 startups applied. A panel of agriculture and food industry experts as well as investors evaluated the applications and selected the finalists.Finalists will learn, share, and grow their businesses and technology with mentors, industry experts, and investors. They will attend a bootcamp to improve and refine their business models, and to build their networks. They will join 2018 GMS Leaders Summit on March 30th-31st and showcase their solutions and technologies. Additionally, they will be a part of the Future Food Asia Award event on May 23rd in Singapore.MATCh is the first accelerator for agritech startups in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam. It is funded by the Australian Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and is co-organized … [Read more...] about Top agritech startups to showcase their solutions at Greater Mekong…
Next decade to see stronger capital flows to Vietnamese tech startups
Vietnamese startups in new technology will be a key driver in luring in foreign capital within the next decade, said Maybank Kim Eng Group in today's conference in Singapore. As new and disruptive technology drives change and enables the ASEAN marketplace, Maybank Kim Eng Group believes that Vietnam’s tech startups will attract big-name investors from the region, mostly from within the ASEAN and China. “New technology in Vietnam, similar to ASEAN markets, is still in the early stages of development. The next decade will be the period of exponential growth for tech companies, propelling the boom of related industries such as logistics,” said John Chong, CEO of Maybank Kim Eng Group, during the Invest ASEAN 2018 conference in Singapore today. According to the group, investors are excited about this growth potential and they are now shifting to the ASEAN from China and India. Chong told VIR that overseas investors pay strong attention to the region, particularly … [Read more...] about Next decade to see stronger capital flows to Vietnamese tech startups
Young people find it difficult for startup in Vietnam
Encouraged and supported by the government and local authorities, the startup movement in Hanoi has not developed well despite numerous business ideas. Many university graduates start up their business “The lack of experience and impractical business ideas are the major reasons causing many startup projects to fail,” said Tran Le Tram Anh, an economics student from Hanoi National University. Anh and her team attended a competition on startup ideas launched by the Vietnamese Students Association in early 2017. Their idea helps students find extra jobs, and allows app users to negotiate salaries and assess workers’ capabilities, thus creating a competitive and dynamic working environment. The idea won third prize at the UEB Genesis Startup Program 2016. According to Anh, in most cases, students’ business plans are “cumbersome, requiring complex operations”. She said the members of the jury only gave advice to simplify the idea for easier … [Read more...] about Young people find it difficult for startup in Vietnam
Technology sector sees rising number of startups
VietNamNet Bridge - With nearly 3,000 startups, Vietnam is entering a startup boom similar to Europe’s in the 2010-2011 period, according to Max Scheichenost, the co-founder of 15 startups. Most startups are in the technology sector as Vietnam has many technology talents. However, this is also a barrier because startups focus on technology rather than solutions to life issues. He said young people need to go out more regularly, discover problems and think about how to solve them with technological solutions. The more problems they discover, the more opportunities they will have for startups. Edward Jung, the co-founder of Window NT, Office and Microsoft Research, the author of over 1,000 patents, also thinks technology will be mainstream in Vietnam in the time to come with the greatest opportunities available in the fields of cameras, radio, bulbs, healthcare, games, automobile, aviation, lasers, computing and finance. In Vietnam, the bulb filament semiconductor technology … [Read more...] about Technology sector sees rising number of startups