HCM City (VNS/VNA) -Startups from various sectors joined in an investment day in Ho Chi Minh Cityorganised by Zone Startups Joint Stock Company to seek investments and presenttheir businesses.

The annual ZoneStartups Vietnam Investment Day this year attracted some 100 guestsincluding domestic and foreign investors, startup founders, corporate leaders,and supporters in Vietnam's startup ecosystem. The event is part ofa larger programme between Zone Startups Vietnam and startups. 

Ten startups took partthis year, including Vdes, an advanced technology and techniques app for eventtechnology solutions; Geso which provides EPR solutions for small andmedium-sized enterprises; Papaya, a startup that founded an employee healthcareand wellness benefit platform for corporations; and Gostream, an automatedlivestream platform, allowing users to livestream videos in multiplegroups.

The otherstartups were Phypass, a facial recognition, smart factorytechnology and store optimisation; Liberal Ischool which provides aninteractive channel between schools, parents and students and a bustracking platform;  Fundiin, smart credit card for students, financed viaa P2P lending platform, Cloudwater, a platform to develop and manage Vietnam’swater supply system; Edu2Review, an educational evaluation and recommendationplatform in Vietnam; and Medihub, a marketing communication focus on health andwellness industry via digital and technology platforms.

In addition, the event also included one-on-one meetings betweenstartup founders in accelerator programmes with investors. This is anopportunity for startups to access  domestic and foreign venturecapitalists with extensive experience in Vietnam's startup ecosystem.

Zone Startups Vietnam, which is part of the global network of Zone Startupsaccelerator programme, sources forward-thinking founders and strong teams withvisions to become fast-growing market leaders. The company provideshands-on strategic and tactical guidance for startups looking to drive marketvalidation and customer acquisition, as well as access to investors, corporatepartners, and advisors. 

It offers aninnovation consulting practice that lets corporate clients explore and embracenew ideas and technologies alongside leading-edge startups. For high-potentialstartups, the company provides seed capital and supports for future financingefforts.

Zone Startups is operatedby Ryerson Futures, a Toronto-based accelerator. In 2013, Ryerson launched itsfirst acceleration partnership with the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. In2016, it created Zone Startups Calgary in a partnership with GE Canada, andZone Startups Sports Media in partnership with Rogers, and launched Zone StartupVietnam in HCM City in 2018./.