Timeline & Activities

1 March

Open Call for applications across Vietnam

Kick-off events & Roadshows in big cities: Ha Noi, Da Nang, Can Tho, & Ho Chi Minh City

June

Preliminary rounds

2-min pitching sessions in front of the Board of Judges
Getting advised on business model and product
Some is pushed to have prototypes/ MVPs

TOP 100 Announcement

July – Mid August

Acceleration phase for TOP 100 with focused areas:

Business plan
Marketing and branding plan to position startup’s product in the market
Fundraising plan for the next round of funding

Top 50 Announcement

5 August

Investment Day

Fundraising Pitch of Top 50
Startup Showcase on the Digital Investment Platform with +1.000 attendees for local exposure; fundraising & networking

26 & 27 August

Vietnam Startup Day

Semi-final round of Top 50 – Pitch Battles in front of the Board of Judges
Final round of Top 10 – Pitch Battles & Q&A sessions with a Board of Esteemed Judges who are Top CEOs from large corporations; VCs; investors in Vietnam
A 02-day exhibition of Top 50 at the event in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

1 March

Open call for applications worldwide

Connecting and collaborating with International Partners to call for applications

June

Top 50 selection

Screening round
Interview round with local experts

Top 50 Announcement

July

Top 50 activities

Preparing a Vietnam Southeast Asia go-to-market strategy
Joining workshops to learn local regional market insights & connect with local partners

05 August

Investment Day: Semi-final round of International Track

Pitch battles of Top 50 in front of the Board of Judges
Startup Showcase on the Digital Investment Platform with +1.000 attendees for local exposure; fundraising & networking

Top 5 Annoucement

26 & 27 August

Vietnam Startup Day: Final round of International Track

Pitch battles of Top 5 in front of the Board of Judges who are Top CEOs from large corporations; VCs; investors in Vietnam
A 02-day exhibition of Top 50 at the event in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

Featured activities

Digital
Investment Platform

Digital Investment Platform is designed as a fundraising game for startups to networking and fundraising directly with Angels, VCs, Enterprises, Startup Incubators/ Accelerators, and other key players in the startup ecosystems from Vietnam and worldwide.

+1,087

Investors includes VCs, Angels, Large Corporations & other key players in the region

+133

Startups TOP 100 of SW And other TOP handpicked Startups

+80

Judges includes C-levels, Directors & Senior Managers, Local Experts

+612

Deals has been closed successfully with the Investors

Exhibit at
Vietnam Startup Day

Vietnam Startup Day is the largest startup exhibition in Vietnam taking place within 02 days in August annually with intensive activities:

Final round of Startup Wheel with TOP 10 Vietnam and TOP 5 International
Outstanding startups showcase their products/services in a 2-days exhibition

+10,000

Attendees, including startups, entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, & government

+1,500

VCs/ Angels, Industry experts, Top CEOs from large corporations, entrepreneurs, managers, etc

+200

Exhibitors including 150 VN startups (BSSC and SW alumni) and 50 international startups