2. “With our ambition to build and enhance Vietnam start-ups
ecosystem, Seedfund.vn aims to support the most passionate, visionary
entrepreneurs and make Vietnam technology community one of the
best destinations for global investors.”
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4. Technology? How different?
Information
technology
influences every social activities
and corporation’s competitive
advantages .
Barrier to entry has been lowered
day by day, small fishes can
survive and jump up.
High value added because of no
geographical, physical limitation
i.e. larger market, larger resource
to utilize
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5. Vietnam Technology Market
Internet users in 2013: 36,3
million (+ 74% vs. 2009), ranked
3rd in SEA.
International band width: 560
Gbps vs. 54 Gbps in 2009.
Subscriptions; 10.5 million vs.
2.1 million in 2009
Revenue
from
internet
content/services: VND 20400 bn
vs. VND 2600 bn
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6. Technology investment situation in Vietnam
Trend 1: No of deals have increased, however deal values have declined indicating
angel investment trend.
2011: ~ 10 deals
2012: ~ 24 deals
2013 H1: 13 deals + some undisclosed
Trend 2: Competition between OTT, E-Commerce, Mobile and Edtech becomes
hotter and hotter. Investors focus more on these sectors.
Out of 37 disclosed deals during 2012-2013 H1:
E-commerce : 7 deals (not including Rocket
Internet)
Mobile apps: 5 deals
EdTech: 5 deals
E-transaction: 5 deals (within 2012)
7. SWOT – Investing in Vietnam technology
STRENGTHS
OPPORTUNITIES
Young
Population
with
flexible consumption habbit
and iss adaptable with new
technology;
An increasing demand in the
fields of: Software product
and
service;
online
entertainment;
ecommerce, and so on;
Forecast of acceleration in the
fields
of:
software
service, Mobile devices, emedia, online database, online
games.
Rapidly growing economy;
Commitment to support the
development of IT and ICT
industry from Vietnamese
Government;
Stable and friendly business
environment;
A great number of skillful
engineers majoring in both
software and hardware;
Abundant labour supply;
Low labour cost.
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8. SWOT – Investing in Vietnam technology
WEAKNESSES
THREATS
Lack of experience and capital
to develop technology in the
medical field;
Incomprehensive and unclear
legal system for foreign
investment;
Intellectual property is not
respected;
Poor infrastructure;
Labor
forces
lack
of
international communication
skill.
Piracy is a major challenge
Brain drain because of
competitive
salary
and
attractive training opportunity
in
foreign
companies
compared to Vietnam, etc.
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10. SEEDFUND.VN?
Seedfund.vn is an investment advisory and consulting firm backed by
devoted
management
team,
experienced
advisors
and
partners.
Seedfund.vn aims to become an effective connector between idea and
capital,
entrepreneurs
and
investors,
different
elements
in
the
“ecosystem”.
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12. Our model and competitive advantages
Valuation, due diligence
Effective connector
Value-added programs
(CLOUD FUNDING
PROGRAM)
Manage capital
Flexible
Active
Low risks
Competitive returns
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13. Cloud funding? Reduce risk, increase value
•
Why cloud? If there is no cloud, there will be no rain
and seeds wont bloom!
1st due diligence and valuation period with value added
through incubation and accelerator;
•
Incubation and accelerator programs are conducted by
independent incubators, which satisfy criteria in terms of
mentors, advisors.
•
Programs are tight up with investment criteria. KPIs for
programs are set up and commit by investors, incubators
and startups at preliminary. If startups satisfy
KPIs, investors commit seed investment.
•
Reduce the failure when startups officially receive seed
funding;
•
Small capital, exponential growth;
•
Build qualified startups, bring qualified deal
flow, build up the “ecosystem”.
14. Cloud funding? Model
Typical Example: An investor intends to invest US$ 50,000 into a startups and is in due
diligence, evaluation stage
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The investor sends this potential investment target into an independent incubator
(which does not have investment interest in startups to maintain objectiveness) for
either incubation or accelerator programs. The investor pays monthly fee for
program.
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At first, the investors and startups with incubators agree sign up an agreement to
invest US$50,000 if startups meet some specific KPIs after the program. Stake for
investor for US$ 50,000 investment is agreed upfront based on expected valuation
at the end of program.
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When startups achieve predefined KPIs, investors will officially invest $50.000 in
startups, which has enough skill to operate their business, minimizing the failure
possibility. Otherwise, incubation fee will be transformed to stake in startups even
investors decide not to invest US$ 50,000.
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15. BENEFITS OF INVESTOR
Source the most passionate entrepreneurs and team with
breakthrough, disruptive ideas.
Reduce risks and increase values through incubation and accelerator program
Offer flexibility in investment selection and investment method.
Tailor and customize deals (various financial instruments, board seats
negotiations…) following your preferences, strategies and negotiate with
investment targets.
Manage capital and startups as assigned by investors to exit in 18-24 months.
Consults and customizes post-investment strategies to optimize returns and
minimize risks.
Connect investors to Vietnam tech community and entrepreneur society
through connection with events, hubs, seminars, webinars…
Educate about local market, provide more information about Vietnam
internet landscape, entrepreneur community and recommend local contacts
(community, businesses, legal...).
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16. BENEFITS OF ENTREPRENEURS
Fundraising
•Determine amount of capital needed for your future direction.
•Prepare proposal, financial plan, fund employment plan
•Valuation of your companies
•Find and connect with investors
•Deal and negotiate with investors
•Legal process with investors and authorities
•Educate about finance
Access to incubation and accelerator program through cloud funding program
Internal financial control
•Financial plan
•Cash flow management
•Expense management
Human resources
Seedfund.vn finds best -fit personnel for your team, upon your requirement
Legal advisory
Backed by Legal Club in Ho Chi Minh City of Ministry of Justice, Seedfund.vn can support start-ups
in various legal-related aspects.
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18. TEAM MEMBER PROFILE
MS. TRAM HO
Founder- Investment
Relations Director
-Investors Relations and
Finance Executive at a
large corporation.
--Experiences
and
networks in investment
advisory, consultancy, ac
counting,
corporate
finance
and
entrepreneurship.
12/12/2013
MR. HIEU NGUYEN
Investment Director
-Graduated from Founder
Institute
-Founder of AutoLink
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-Business Development Director at DeltaViet
-Experiences
and
networks
in
Finance, Investment, Tra
ding to Technology, Web
Online;
E-commerce
that can be leveraged for
start-up company.
MR. TRUNG HUYNH
Co-founder –
Technology Solution
Director
-Head of Operations of
Project Lana
-Over 10 years of
working in internet &
ecommerce sector. He is
indeed
the
walking
directory about what
has been done in the
market and what's to
try.
MR. BOBBY LIU
Co-founder
-Founder
of
Asiastartups, and Hub.IT
-Expertizes in product
development, sales and
marketing. Bobby has
profound experiences
and
networks
in
entrepreneurship.
19. ADVISOR
PARTNER
Mr. Clyds Pascual
Managing Director of
Worldline Sport Marketing
Mr. Le Hai Binh
Mat Bao Corporation’s
Chairman
Mr. Nguyen Tran Chan
Icome Economic Institute
Director
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