Vietnam Frontier Summit 2018 is the biggest event on frontier technology in Vietnam

“It’s an exciting time for startups in Vietnam”, exclaimed San Luu, Vice Director at Innovatube, and I couldn’t agree more. Asia’s rising dragon has been hit by a strong wave of corporate innovation this year, which saw at least three corporate acquisitions and multiple corporate-startup engagements being announced.

To highlight a few:

Transportation group Phuong Trang acquired ride-hailing app VATO (formerly VIVU)
BMG real estate group acquired proptech startup AMI
Domestic conglomerate Vingroup acquired healthcare startup Vicare
ACB Bank hosted inaugural “Bank without walls” Hackathon
Investment Management Firm VinaCapital launching a US$100m venture capital fund

According to San, another general observation points towards traditional retail and institutional investors increasingly exploring tech startups as an alternative investment. As startup news penetrate mainstream media towards their attention, there is a growing league of angel investors and syndicates forming.

With these trends being backed by macroeconomic fundamentals and a strong base of tech talent, Vietnam Frontier Summit is back in its second year running as it aims to showcase Vietnam as a burgeoning tech hub in Southeast Asia.

Also read: Vietnam officials to give financial support to country’s innovative startups

“As organizers of VFS2018, we believe that Vietnam with a great pool of strong computer science talents and strong entrepreneurship would become the next hub of frontier tech in Southeast Asia. The partnership with e27 – Asia’s leading tech media platform – would help people in the region be more aware of the deep tech ecosystem in Vietnam”, San Luu, Vice Director, Innovatube.

For us at e27, the partnership with Innovatube allows us to scale our core mission across borders by being involved with yet another key ecosystem building initiative in Vietnam. We also hope to explore more strategic alignment and synergistic collaborations with various stakeholders and influencers within the local tech startup community.

The #e27community has been asking us about the ecosystem and its hidden gems in Vietnam, and if you are aligned with our narrative, enjoy 50% discount off Premium Passes by using the promocode ABRE2750 at http://bit.ly/VFSA2018 🙂

About Vietnam Frontier Summit 2018

Vietnam Frontier Summit 2018 is the biggest event on frontier technology in Vietnam. More than 2,000 attendees, tech startups, and organizations are expected to join Vietnam Frontier Summit to talk about the trend in frontier technologies such as AI, VR/AR, Blockchain, IoT and discuss the impact of these technologies on other industries.

This year, Vietnam Frontier Summit will be gathering the brightest minds in Vietnam and Southeast Asia to achieve the following 3 objectives:

(1) Strengthen and support frontier tech startup in building a sustainable business

(2) Create strong connection and synergy of stakeholders in the frontier tech ecosystem

(3) Promote frontier tech such as AI, IoT, Blockchain and AR/VR and the applications of these technologies in real projects

More information at: https://www.summit.innovatube.com/

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Disclaimer: e27 is a Strategic Partner at Vietnam Frontier Summit 2018

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