Logivan, a web platform that helps trucks connect with potential customers, said it has raised $5.5 million in the latest funding round. The investment comes from two Asian angel investors and Indonesian venture capitalist Alpha JWC Ventures.

From the beginning of January til now, many startups have received capital from foreign funds.

One of the angel investors is David Su, a founding managing partner at private equity firm Matrix Partners China, who invested through his family office.

The startup is expected to invest in AI, data analysis and human resources.

Earlier in January, the Vietnamese homestay platform Luxstay raised $3 million from Japan’s CyberAgent Ventures and other foreign investors in its bridge round.

Luxstay representatives said the total capital raised could rise to $5 million as negotiations were still ongoing and several investors were interested.

WeFit.vn, a platform that helps connect workout enthusiasts with fitness studios across Vietnam, has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round from Japan’s CyberAgent Capital and some angel investors.

Japan’s Cyber Agent has injected capital in yet another Vietnamese startup, along with Korean Bon Angels Venture Partners. A total of $1 million was bagged by JAMJA, a site that offers time-based discounts for local services like restaurants, salons, and movie theaters.

Le Hung Viet, CEO of this discount booking application, said that the capital will help JAMJA keep the growth momentum the company is already seeing, leading up to the next Series A round.

Japan’s CyberAgent Capital has currently invested in more than 30 Vietnamese startups.

Nearly 900 million USD injected in Vietnamese startups in 2018

Vietnamese startups were invested into the tune of 900 million USD in 2018, tripling the previous year’s investment, according to a report recently released by Topica Founder Institute (TFI), a startup accelerator programme in Vietnam and Thailand.

 

Investment in Vietnamese startups triples in 2018

Investment in Vietnamese startups rose to $889 million in 2018, three times that of 2017.

 

Support women in business startup

(BGO) – Implementing the member support programme in 2019, the Bac Giang provincial Women’s Association has disbursed the budget of “Supporting women in business startup and development”. 

 

Vietnam could be home to next travel startup unicorn

Travel Daily Media has ranked Vietnam third in its top five underrated Asian markets for travel startups.

 

Housekeeping app bTaskee wins startup funding contest

bTaskee, a mobile app developed to connect homeowners and housekeepers, has been named winner of the Startup Funding Camp 2018.

 

Source: VnExpress