Our team has been kept busy as well. Our investment manager, Sohun Bae, spoke about hiring mindsets and best practices for startups in a webinar series (more on this in this volume’s Spotlight section.) We also organized and participated in an array of events and...
“Family” is a commonly used comparison for early-stage founders and organization leaders when referring to their teams. The term is endearing and fosters a sense of closeness that develops from enduring the many trials that early-stage teams face together. On the other hand, this view...
On to AVV updates – June and July have been very eventful for the AVV team. We announced our early-stage fund, AVV Alpha, which is focused on investing in diverse founders that are building global startups from Vietnam. We also hosted the SHINE Women in...
Funding winter is a global macro event and is already happening across various financial and tech centers of the world including Silicon Valley, India, and Singapore. However, preparing for a slowdown in investments may not be top of mind for Vietnamese entrepreneurs as the country...
We are excited to share that we have exceeded the $50M target for our flagship early-stage venture capital fund, AVV Alpha. We are actively investing in the next wave of globally iconic tech companies emerging from Vietnam....
In the tech ecosystem, lively deal activities continue in late April and May, including a couple of late-stage fintech deals and various early-stage financings in agritech, EV manufacturing, e-commerce, and robotics (see deal highlights in Vietnam Tech in the News.) ...
Hiring a great team is essential for building an enduring startup, regardless of sector or market. However, in today’s world of lofty job-seeker expectations and fierce competition for skilled workers, hiring is no easy feat. It is even more difficult for resource-constrained, early-stage startups. This...
There have been some notable developments within the tech ecosystem in the second half of Q1. In this volume’s Vietnam Tech in the News section, we will touch on the increasingly dynamic roles of Vietnam as a market and a breeding ground for regional startups....
Increased investments and fierce competition, combined with the innate characteristics of Vietnam’s social commerce market could mean that the next big Vietnamese company will evolve from this space. ...
Above: First workshops of AVV’s SHINE fundraising bootcamp for women founders Hello everyone, We are back after a highly anticipated Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Tet marks the end of the holiday season in Vietnam when the real work of the year begins. As the country pushes...