Seedstars World to be launched in Vietnam

The only global startup competition for emerging markets, Seedstars World (SSW), will appear officially in Vietnam on August 16 in HCMC.

The only global startup competition for emerging markets, Seedstars World (SSW), will appear officially in Vietnam on August 16 in HCMC.

The jury of SSW’s competition in Vietnam this year includes Mr. Raphael Dana, CEO of Galixo; Mr. Christopher Zobrist, Deputy Director of John von Neumann Institute; Ms. Hang Do, Ivivu and Mr, Alan Jiang representative of Uber.

The competition originates in Geneva (Switzerland), initiated by Alisee de Tonnac and Pierre-Alain Masson, with the support of Seedstars SA investment company.

Following the success of its first time in 20 countries in 2013, SSW is planning to launch to more than 30 countries worldwide  in 2014. According to regulations of the competition, in regional round, 20 startup companies have to prove their ability in the limit of 6 minutes and answer questions of the jury including specialists and representative of SSW.

The winner of each regional event will be invited to Geneva to present his business idea and have a chance of winning an investment worth US$ 500,000.

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