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VIETNAM Startups PROP-TECH

Gaw Capital, SoftBank Ventures Asia Lead $25m Funding in Vietnam’s Propzy Propzy describes itself as a “FIRE-tech” (financial, insurance and real estate technology) company, operating a hybrid online to offline model.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-06-11

VIETNAM Startups Financial Services

Vietnam-based Financial Services Firm F88 Raises $6m from Existing Backers In addition to offering lending services through its pawn shops, F88 provides other financial services such as life and non-life insurance, bill payments and mobile money and e-wallet top-ups.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-06-10

VIETNAM ecommerce Startups

Vietnam-based eCommerce Startup Tiki Reportedly Raises US$130M in Funding Led by Northstar Group Tiki has declined to comment on the report, which stated that the funding round also included the company's existing investors

by e27

2020-06-09

VIETNAM Podcast Industry Voiz FM

Vietnam's Podcast Platform Voiz FM Snags Seed Funding from 500 Startups The platform has seen twice the growth in its user base, as there's a surge in demand due to coronavirus quarantine.

by e27

2020-06-01

VIETNAM Startups Accounting

Vietnam’s Accounting Automation Startup Bizzi.vn Raises Seed Funding Led by 500 Startups The company is focused on helping accountants automate financial processes like pay bill, approvals, receipt scanning, compliance, and book-keeping using its RPA (robotic process automation) technology.

by e27

2020-05-20

VIETNAM Startups WeFit

Vietnam’s VC-backed Fitness Startup WeFit Files for Bankruptcy Founded in 2016, WeFit had raised funding from investors including the Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator, ESP Capital, CyberAgent Capital and South Korea’s KBInvest.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-05-12

VIETNAM ecommerce Leflair

Vietnam’s e-Commerce Startup Leflair Declares Bankruptcy after Facing Capital Crunch The startup owes about US$2 million to 500 partners.

by e27

2020-05-07

VIETNAM Mobile Game Publisher Startups

Vietnam-based Mobile Game Publisher Funtap Raises Series A led by Makers Fund The company said in a statement it will use the funding to develop its digital content platforms for entertainment and education in the future as well as prepare for overseas expansion to countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, among others.

by e27

2020-04-30

VIETNAM ecommerce OnPoint

Vietnam-based E-Commerce Enabler OnPoint Raises $8m Series A OnPoint enables consumer brands in pushing their presence on e-commerce platforms, social channels, or via brand-owned websites.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-04-24

VIETNAM Recruitment Tech TopCV

Vietnam’s TopCV Raises $430k from Next100 TopCV provides tools to enable job-seekers to prepare an impressive resume to increase their chances of finding placements. It also owns two other platforms that connect employers and job-seekers.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-04-16

VIETNAM proptech Homebase

Vietnamese Startup that Co-Invests in Homes Secures Funds for Regional Expansion The startup provides customized co-investment plans, where home buyers could pay the portion they can afford, move in from the first day, and then buy out all or part of their stake when they are ready.

by techinasia

2020-04-13

VIETNAM HEALTH TECH eDoctor

Vietnam’s health-tech startup eDoctor raises funding from Japanese, S Korean VCs eDoctor has also built a website enabling users to access real-time data about COVID-19.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-04-01

VIETNAM FOOD Nafoods Group

Vietnam’s food processor Nafoods raises $5m senior loan from Finnfund The loan facility, with a six-year term, will be used to build a new value-added products processing facility at Nafoods’ Long An-based factory.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-30

SINGAPORE CUSTOMER SERVICE Grab

Grab launches grocery service GrabMart in Vietnam GrabMart allows users in the southern city to order fresh and processed food and drinks from its merchant partners, including supermarkets, convenience stores and food retailers.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-24

VIETNAM POLICY RIDE-HAILING

Vietnam court asks Grab to shell out $206k for taxi firm Vinasun’s losses The court on Tuesday rejected the appeals by both companies and upheld the first-instance judgment.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-12

SINGAPORE BIG DATA Arches

Singaporean knowledge-sharing startup Arches raises US$450K to expand its database With this funding, the startup aims to expand its current database and continue to grow operations in Singapore, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai and Tashkent.

by e27

2020-03-03

VIETNAM Financial Services MBB

Vietnam’s Military Commercial Bank raises $74.6m from private placement Headquartered in Hanoi, MBB is one of the largest Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks with a focus on the retail and SME customer segment.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-02

SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

Grab launches accelerator programme in Vietnam Vietnam is the first country where Grab introduced Grab Ventures Ignite (GVI).

by e27

2020-02-28

VIETNAM MEDIA Waves

Vietnamese audio and podcast startup Waves receives USD 1.2 million seed funding led by Insignia Ventures Waves said it will release a mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play this month.

by kr-asia

2020-02-25

VIETNAM Recruitment Tech Sieu Viet

Affirma Capital to invest $34m in Vietnam-based HR platform Sieu Viet The investment will help Sieu Viet solidify its value proposition in its core segment and roll out value-added services across its platform, Affirma Capital said in a statement.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-20