VCs are seeking Vietnamese Web 2.0 Startups

2007/4/18

"Change the World" with DFJ VinaCapital

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@ 02:47 PM (16 months, 28 days ago)
Vietnamese old media could be late featuring the event. I got the news via Entrepreneur27 Singapore. It seems that DFJ VinaCapital armed with Singapore guys, I wonder how they team up with local startups in competition with IDGVV.

2007/3/27

The Elevator Pitch

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@ 02:47 AM (17 months, 21 days ago)
Nice clip from Sean Wise.

2007/3/26

The $20 Million Challenge

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@ 05:10 PM (17 months, 21 days ago)
Early 2007 Mekong Capital Vietnam launched $20 million challenge -Thách thức $20 triệu competition. It is truly a business plan competition even it is stated beyond that. The priority categories are distribution of branded consumer products, retails, franchise and no mention of web services. This implies Mekong Capital would not join Vina Capital DFJ and IDGVV on tech VC battle ground. Young tech entrepreneurs rather digg into CNN Business 2.0 feature as Mekong Capital does not favor tech savvy guys under 25 and have no MBA diploma. The 22 year old Mark Zuckerberg with his Facebook could reach $1 billion. Vietnamese Phùng Tiến Công started nhacso.net with FPT Music in 2005 at 24 years old. As my earlier post, if you have a good concept and dream team just start and VC should come along. Competitions and gameshows can make an American Idol and The Apprentice but not a Simon Fuller and Donald Trump.

2007/3/17

Introduction to Venture Capital

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@ 09:14 AM (18 months, 18 hours ago)

Will Price has a great lecture on venture capital.

2007/2/23

Who are Venture Capitalists in Vietnam

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@ 10:29 PM (18 months, 22 days ago)
Come across IDG Ventures Partner Jeff Bussgang' blog, we see very bright future for Vietnamese start-ups. In the quest for VC funding, my friend who run a community shopping choviet.com came to DFJ VinaCapital. The process is as long as many VC firms', as result of only one in the porfolio. The reason maybe laid in its strategy which cling to Vietnamese overseas in contrast to IDG Ventures Vietnam that seeks home grown talents, boasting most promising targets for M&A and IPO. IDGVV is walking around an online job firm but the process could not be faster as lack of sensible venture capitalists. Vietnamese Government will launch a VC fund soon, but I wonder how this can work.