Participants at the forum in a group photo. (Photo: VNA)The Vietnam Startup Summit in Japan 2023 saw theparticipation of Japan’s big investment funds like RainMaking and WASEN Holdings,GMO Aozora bank,and startups from the two countries, among others.
Addressing the forum, Can Thanh Huyen, CEO of SHBJapan and Chairman of E-Future, briefed the participants on the operation of E-Future,which was established in April with the aim of providing information and adviceon the startup process, financial support, and training and education programmes,as well as creating opportunities for connectivity and exchange between startups and investors,business partners and experts from Vietnam and Japan.
As Vietnamese startups have found it hard to access capital,the event is set to provide them with cooperation and development opportunities inJapan, she continued.
A highlight of the forum was the introduction by nine Vietnameseand Japanese startups, comprising Ecofa, DH Holding, EM&AI, Mmenu, furuCRMInc, Deep Signature, V-Quantum, WENet and Notessen, which operate in technology and sustainable environment, artificial intelligence (AI),cloud computing, and advanced technology in construction.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’scorrespondents in Tokyo, Yuzo Hosaka from Japanese bank GMO Aozora, said he wasimpressed by English language skills, confidence and ideas of the Vietnamese entrepreneurs at the event.
GMO Aozora stands ready to invest in Vietnamesestartups, as well as provide other favourable conditions for them, he said, notingthat it is not easy to access Japanese investments and it requires their greatefforts.
Within the framework of the forum, joint ventureHANABI-SATO ElectricalEngineering of Japan and Do Hoang Holding, a Vietnamese startup, signed a memorandumof understanding on cooperation in establishing a joint venture to exploit the Japanesemarket./.
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