A comprehensive look at Vietnam’s startup ecosystem in 2014: 6 investors, 10 incubators, and lots more ; Vietnam’s ecosystem has been growing especially fast in the last two years. But for outsiders, despite an increased amount of tech articles about Vietnam in English, it still remains an unknown entity. In Silicon Valley, big companies like Google and Facebook and accelerators like Y Combinator and 500 Startups bring in startup people from across the globe to visit the Valley. The gravitational pull of these big names makes the Valley that much more accessible. For Vietnam, finding the right people and organizations to check out can be quite a task.... Investors in Vietnam who actively look for startups Before we get into the incubators and accelerators, let’s first look at the investors who are currently looking for tech startups to invest in. It’s these investors that the incubators and accelerators are working to impress for series A rounds and onward. 1. DFJ VinaCapital – This firm, which first entered Vietnam in 2007 with an investment in Vietnam Online Network. It generally invests in later stage startups. For example, it invested $2 million into TS24, a company that builds software for the Vietnamese tax system. The firm is still actively looking for investments of this size and quality. 2. Sumitomo – Recently, investing a rumored $2 million in Tiki.vn for its series B round, Sumitomo is still actively looking at investing in Vietnamese startups, especially in the e-commerce category. We may see bigger announcements coming from them soon. 3. CyberAgent Ventures – CyberAgent remains one of the most active investors in Vietnam, still looking into e-commerce startups and feeling out startups like VeXeRe which currently sits in its offices as an investment prospect. And although CyberAgent Ventures is actively expanding to Thailand, it just finished another round of investment with DKT, an e-commerce solutions company. The head of CyberAgent Vietnam, Dzung Nguyen, has also confirmed that there are a few more investments coming soon. 4. OneCapitalWay – Another new player in the startup scene is OneCapitalWay, which partnered recently with 5Desire to fund an e-commerce company called Ahometo, which specializes in home decor. This angel investment firm, which includes several Googlers, is also actively looking at promoting young startups for pre-Series A funding. This firm may signal a new wave of Vietnamese American and Silicon Valley interest in Vietnam. 5. BTIC – This investment firm and coworking space far north of Ho Chi Minh city has already invested in two main companies: IG9, Vietnam’s Kickstarter, and Kleii, Vietnam’s Dropbox. Both services are currently on hold as the founders seek new contracts and/or business models that can scale. Nevertheless, BTIC is still actively looking for startups to invest in. 5. PVNI – This investment firm seeks seed stage investments for young startups in categories including education, food and beverage, and cloud computing. Read more: techin.asia/1dSJ2eJ AEC Engineering & Services Our Services & Products https://facebook/AECeng/photos_albums
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 01:38:55 +0000
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