Vietnamese entrepreneur Nghiem Xuan Huy (Photo: vtv.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – ThreeVietnamese entrepreneurs have been honoured in the US prestigious magazineForbes’ annual “30 Under30 Asia” list, saidthe Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) on April 7.
They are among six entrepreneurs receiving support from the MoST via a start-upsupport scheme called Project 844 till 2025.
The list features young entrepreneurs, leaders and changemakers across Asia,all under the age of 30, who were chosen among 3,500 nominees from 22 regionalcountries and territories.
Thirtynominees were selected for each of the 10 categories, including arts;entertainment and sports; finance and venture capital; media, marketing andadvertising; retail and e-commerce; enterprise technology; industry,manufacturing and energy; health care and science; social entrepreneurs andconsumer technology.
The Vietnamese honourees include Nghiem Xuan Huy, co-founderand CEO of Finhay, one of the top 10 potential start-ups in the nationalstart-ups and innovation competition Techfest 2017.
Last year, Finhay was named among the world’s top 10 leading fintech companies.
The second is Han Ngoc Tuan Linh, co-founder and CEO of Vietnam Silicon ValleyCapital, a 7-million-USD accelerator that invests inworld-class early-stage start-ups in Vietnam.
The last honoureeis Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen, founder of the medical technology start-up MedlinkAsia, which connects producers, distributors and consumers together in theeco-system of pharmaceuticals sector.
Medlink won the third prize at Techfest 2018 and championed the Vietchallenge2019, an annual competition for Vietnamese worldwide with the final round heldat Harvard and MIT Universities in the US./.
They are among six entrepreneurs receiving support from the MoST via a start-upsupport scheme called Project 844 till 2025.
The list features young entrepreneurs, leaders and changemakers across Asia,all under the age of 30, who were chosen among 3,500 nominees from 22 regionalcountries and territories.
Thirtynominees were selected for each of the 10 categories, including arts;entertainment and sports; finance and venture capital; media, marketing andadvertising; retail and e-commerce; enterprise technology; industry,manufacturing and energy; health care and science; social entrepreneurs andconsumer technology.
The Vietnamese honourees include Nghiem Xuan Huy, co-founderand CEO of Finhay, one of the top 10 potential start-ups in the nationalstart-ups and innovation competition Techfest 2017.
Last year, Finhay was named among the world’s top 10 leading fintech companies.
The second is Han Ngoc Tuan Linh, co-founder and CEO of Vietnam Silicon ValleyCapital, a 7-million-USD accelerator that invests inworld-class early-stage start-ups in Vietnam.
The last honoureeis Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen, founder of the medical technology start-up MedlinkAsia, which connects producers, distributors and consumers together in theeco-system of pharmaceuticals sector.
Medlink won the third prize at Techfest 2018 and championed the Vietchallenge2019, an annual competition for Vietnamese worldwide with the final round heldat Harvard and MIT Universities in the US./.
VNA
