vietnam startup investment and m&a 2013
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VIETNAM STARTUP INVESTMENT AND M&A:
5 INTERESTING TRENDS IN 2012-2013
Hatch Fair12/2013
PHAM Minh Tuan, PhDFounder & CEO, TOPICA Education Group
Tran Manh CongCo-Director, Topica Founder Institute
TOPICA Education Group
High-quality Online University Programs • 7 University Partners Including Top-tier• Bachelor’s of Business, Accounting,
Banking, Law, IT• Expanding into Indonesia,
Philippines, Thailand
Bill Gates & Deputy PM Phạm Gia Khiêm Launching TOPIC64, 4/2006
Education Minister of Victoria, Australia Teaching TOPICAAmazing, 6/2012
Graduates of TOPICA Founder Institute, 2012
English Training Franchise for Kids Based on Online Game• 12 Franchisees• Official Test Provider for Min. of
Education’s Internet English Olympics (IOE)
Vietnam Chapters of Silicon-Valley Accelerator Network• 16 Graduates: Appota, Biaki,
Tapmee, Yton...• Who’s Who of Accomplished
Founders Served as Mentors
Finalist, 2007
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Winner, 2011Finalist, 2008
Young Global Leader Honoree, 2012
Team: 250 Full-time; 100 Part-time; 1100 Industry Instructors
VNG (Vinagame)• 4/2013: New shares issued to Founder at USD 200m valuation• Founder Le Hong Minh’s net worth comparable to Top 15 on VN Exchanges• 8/2010: Goldman Sachs, Tencent bought shares from IDGVV• IDG Chairman McGovern: 75x return on 2004 Series A investment
Vatgia• Rumored valuation of last round: $75m (Mitsui, Japan)• 9/2011: Called by Tetsuiya Mori (MD DeNA Holdings) “Largest E-commerce company in SEA”
2013 Q1: Smaller Exits• Vietnamworks: USD 20m full exit to En-Japan• Nganluong (payment): 50% stake with partial exit (amount undisclosed) to MOL (Malaysia)• Kiemviec.vn (jobs): full exit (amount undisclosed) to CareerBuilder (US)
VMG Media• 8/2011: NTT-Docomo bought 25% stake, valuation USD 75m, 2.5x return in 1 year• 2010: 6 funds bought stakes at ~USD 30m valuation
Punch Entertainment• 9/2011: DeNA acquired, valuation USD 37m (rumored)
BAO GIỜ SÓNG ĐẾN ĐÂY?Success Stories of the First Wave
Are Encouraging a Second Wave of Startups
4Trend 1: Startup Investing is
NOT Slowing Down, Although Deals Are Smaller2013: 25 Deals2012: 24 Deals2011: ~10 Deals
5Trend 2: Amidst OTT War,
E-Commerce, Mobile, Edtech Getting HotOut of 49 Deals During 2012 - 2013:E-Commerce: 12 Deals (not including Rocket Internet)Mobile apps: 8 DealsEdtech: 6 Deals
6Trend 3: Funding Startups Targeting
Global/Regional Markets Rather than Domestic
2012-2013: 4 deals into startups targeting global marketsPreviously: Almost none
7Trend 4: Japanese Investors Are Taking OverInvestors from: Japan Europe US Vietnam
2013 Deals 10 1 4 5
2012 Deals 4 6 3 10
2004-2011 Deals ~12 Few >50 Few
Where are the Singaporean Investors?
8Trend 5: Strategic Investors
Not Only Acquiring But Also Making Series A's
6 Early Stage Investments by Strategic InvestorsAre VCs & Angels Not Supposed To Make Money in the Middle?
9Topica’s Contribution to
Developing the Startup Community Organized and supported
40 events, ~7,000 participants(with grants from World Bank Infodev)
Served on Steering Committee of 2 largest Online Communities for startups: Launch (8k members), Mobile Monday (4k members)
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Mentors
Graduates
VIETNAM STARTUP INVESTMENT AND M&A:
5 INTERESTING TRENDS IN 2012-2013
Hatch Fair12/2013
PHAM Minh Tuan, PhDFounder & CEO, TOPICA Education Group
Tran Manh CongCo-Director, Topica Founder Institute