WHAT IS VIETCHALLENGE?
INTRODUCTION
The first global entrepreneurship competition for Vietnamese
MISSION
Empower Vietnamese entrepreneurs to gravitate their innovative business ideas and early tractions towards scalable and high-growth startups
FIELDS
We focus on business ideas in Technology, Agriculture, Healthcare and Clean Energy
ORGANIZER
The Association of Vietnamese Students and Professionals in the United States of America
VIETCHALLENGE 2018
VietChallenge is an annual startup competition for Vietnamese entrepreneurs from all over the world, hosted by The Association of Vietnamese Students and Professionals in the United States of America. The final round is held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, having the largest prize pool, with a total of $50,000. The finalists include three startups from Vietnam and three startups from the U.S. The final round of VietChallenge 2018 will be taking place on April 7th 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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First Place
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... with expertise in Law, Business, Entrepreneur, Investment, and Government
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Vietnam Television, Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam National Broadcast, VTC, Tuoi Tre, Thanh Nien, etc.
VietChallenge 2018 Final Round's Judges
Denny Cowger
Mike Edelhart
Vivek Soni
Dang Duc Thanh
Tuan Pham
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