Vietnam Startups Funding 2015

Deals Doubled Over 20142015 Report

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Wishlist for 2016: - more exits & more Vietnamese angels - more round C,D+, $10-30M+ each - more serious investors from oversea

Doubled the number of deal in 2015

Notes: - 67 deals - 4+ series C - 5 acquisitions - 1 big series A (8 digit) - 48% angel/seed deal come from oversea investors - Top 4 industries:

eCommerce, Media, Fintech, Edtech

number of deals grew despite pessimism, 67 startup investments in 2015

* 67 deals found through data gathered from information with trusted sources, both announced and un-disclosed. There could possibly be more

what happen for 2015: - more round C, $10M+ each- more seed funding from oversea - more angel came

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Investee Investor (Lead) Round Deal size

Foody Tiger Global Management Series C

Mobivi’s iCare Unitus Impact Series C $20M+ (undisclosed)

Coc Coc Hubert Burda Series C $14M

Huy Vietnam Templeton Series C $15M

* there’s some more series C but undisclosed

4 Deals Series C

6 Acquisitions

Investee Investor Round

Misfit Fossil Group Acquisition ($260M)

Foodpanda Vietnammm Acquisition

Tappy Weeby.co Acquisition

CleverAds Corp. Yello Mobile AcquisitionWebsosanh Yello Mobile Acquisition

HDViet Galaxy Acquisition (undisclosed)

6 Acquisitions

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Top 4 industries: eCommerce, Media, Fintech, Edtech

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About Topica Founder Institute

Topica Founder Institute (TFI) is the only accelerator in Vietnam that have startups raised $10M+, combined valuation over $60M. TFI started since 2011, with the mission of build up the startup scene and helping founders. Here is some statistic about TFI so far (Jan/2016):

- 4 batches since 2011 - 121 enrolled founders - 34 graduates - 64.71% still operating - 38.24% got funded - $10M+ raised - $60M+ valuation for top 8 startups

Doubled the number of deals in 2015

Number of deals have increased despite

pessimism, 67 startup investments in 2015

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The list contains both disclosed and non-disclosed investment deals that took place in 2015. We do not guarantee accuracy of the information for non-disclosed deals, please use it at your discretion. If you have any questions or a request pertaining to the list, please contact us at: 1. Quang Mai Duy - quang.mai@founderinstitute.net 2. Cong Tran Manh -congtm@topica.edu.vn 3. Bobby Liu - bobbyliu@topica.asia

Special thanks to our colleagues at Topica Founder Institute, and our friends, Anh-Minh Do, Dung Phan, Duc Tran Huu, Ngan Sau,who helped collect, research and verify the information.