“Lễ ký kết ghi nhớ hợp tác giữa Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) và Enterprise Singapore – Cơ quan bảo vệ phát triển doanh nghiệp trực thuộc Bộ Thương mại và Công nghiệp Singapore diễn ra hôm qua (18/7).
Đại diện từ Singapore công bố mở rộng mạng lưới Liên minh Đổi mới sáng tạo toàn cầu (GIA) sang TP HCM. Thông qua quỹ đầu tư mạo hiểm Quest Ventures có trụ sở tại Singapore, Enterprise Singapore và SIHUB sẽ tăng cường hợp tác giữa startup của Singapore và Việt Nam.”
“Enterprise Singapore announced the expansion of the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) network to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) yesterday, helping Singapore technology startups move into the emerging innovation scene in Vietnam, boosting startup collaborations between Singapore and Vietnam, and creating more internship opportunities for Singapore students in startups and innovative companies in Vietnam.
Enterprise Singapore, Quest Ventures and Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to boost collaborations between Singapore startups and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), and their counterparts in Vietnam. Under the MOU, the three partners will organise curated programmes to introduce Singapore startups to the innovation ecosystem in HCMC, and connect them to partners, investors and customers in Vietnam.
This will help Singapore startups set up, test-bed and commercialise their solutions, as well as form business partnerships in HCMC and Vietnam. It will also support Vietnamese startups to set up in Singapore.”
“STARTUPS in Singapore hoping to tap into Vietnam’s emerging innovation scene can now get a leg-up with the expansion of the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) to Ho Chi Minh City. The GIA is a network of local and overseas partners in major innovation hubs.
Besides boosting startup collaborations between Singapore and Vietnam, the addition of Ho Chi Minh City to the existing network of 11 cities will create more internship opportunities for Singapore students in startups and innovative companies in Vietnam, said Enterprise Singapore on Thursday.
Enterprise Singapore, Singapore-based venture capital firm Quest Ventures and Vietnam government-backed agency, Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB), will organise curated programmes to connect Singapore startups to partners, investors and customers in Vietnam.”
新加坡企业发展局（ESG）把全球创新联盟（Global Innovation Alliance）网络拓展至越南，多达10家本地企业接下来能更容易与快速地进军越南市场。
企发局于星期四（18日）在胡志明市举办推介仪式，并指出这将加强两地起步公司之间的合作，同时为学生当来更多海外实习机会。
企发局会与求索创投（Quest Ventures）和胡志明市创新中心（SIHUB）签署备忘录，让两地企业能进军彼此的市场。
这三家机构将制定计划，并通过三个阶段让起步公司走进越南。它们首先会为起步公司进行配对，寻找越南导师。”
TP.HCM gia nhập Liên minh đổi mới sáng tạo toàn cầu
Enterprise Singapore – cơ quan chính phủ trực thuộc Bộ Thương mại và Công nghiệp Singapore vừa chính thức mở rộng Liên minh đổi mới sáng tạo toàn cầu (Global Innovation Alliance- GIA) tại TP.HCM. Liên minh này nhằm kết nối các start-up công nghệ của Singapore đến Việt Nam, cũng như tạo ra nhiều sự trao đổi ở cấp độ sinh viên, gồm các cơ hội thực tập cho các sinh viên từ Singapore tại các start-up, công ty tại Việt Nam.
Cụ thể, Enterprise Singapore cùng với Trung tâm sáng kiến Hỗ trợ đổi mới sáng tạo và khởi nghiệp (Saigon Innovation Hub – SIHUB) thuộc Sở Khoa học và Công nghệ TP.HCM và Quỹ Quest Ventures vừa ký kết một Biên bản ghi nhớ hợp tác nhằm thúc đẩy hợp tác giữa các start-up cùng doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ (SMEs) giữa Singapore và Việt Nam.”
Haulio wins RISE 2019 startup competition.
“Haulio は、この海運会社と牽引業者をマッチングするプラットフォームで、コンテナの牽引需要に対して、そのスケジュールでで手の空いている牽引業者をアサインすることができる。CEO の実家が30年間にわたり物流事業を営んできたこともあり、この業界のニッチな需要に精通していることがチームの強み。Haulio のサービスを開始した2017年からの2年間で、シンガポールのコンテナ牽引市場の80％を獲得した。
これまでに15万TEU（TEU はコンテナ扱量を扱う単位で、1TEUが20フィートコンテナ換算を表す）を取り扱っている。シードラウンドで、シンガポールの港湾会社 PSA International の CVC である PSA Unboxed、500 Startups、Quest Ventures、運送会社 ComfortDelGro などから80万3,000米ドルを資金調達済。世界展開に向け提携できる企業を求めている。”
Attended an event hosted by Found8, as part of its fireside chat series with leading VCs in Singapore. Founded in 2011 by James Tan and Yunming Wang in Beijing, Quest Ventures is arguably a well-respected and known seed/series-A VC in Singapore that focuses on technology investments in the Southeast Asia region.
Some of the key questions that were aimed to be covered were:
“Xfers, a Singapore-based payment processing gateway offering credit card processing and Internet banking transfers, will leverage Zilliqa’s smart contract functionalities to bring “new innovations” to its Xfers’ suite of enterprise solutions, which include support for payments, disbursements, regulatory compliance and a built-in digital wallet.
Xfers is a graduate of Y Combinator’s summer 2015 class and counts amongst its backers Challenger, Quest Ventures, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures, as well as angel investors Eduardo Saverin.”
“ArabNet Beirut X wrapped up in success on June 13. The 10th edition brought together 4000+ attendees and 250+ speakers from across Lebanon and the world.
Quest Ventures participated in “a panel titled “International Perspective: Global Trends Shaping the Tech Sector” in which international investors gathered on stage to share their insights on what’s hype and what’s here to stay, the hottest startups they’re investing in today, and the trends they expect to see in the near future.
The speakers included James Tan, Managing Partner, Quest Ventures; Richard Harris, Partner and Head of EMEA, G Squared; Tugce Ergul, Partner, Angel Labs; Ihor Ovcharenko, Founder & CEO, Scal8R; and Kartik Varma, Managing Director, Techstars.”
“The program ‘Runway to the World’ is designed to connect local and international startups expand their market globally and introduce Vietnamese startups to foreign countries. Right after the launch of the program, it has produced beneficial effect with more and more arrival of international startups to the S-shaped country to seek opportunities.
In the first year of the program, in November, 2018, it welcomed Korean Shinhan Future’s Lab, Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Center (MaGIC) and Singaporean Quest Ventures. SIHUB also received proposals from startups in Thailand, Finland, Australia, the US and Switzerland.”