On July 11, the National Innovation Center (Ministry of Planning and Investment) collaborated with Google to hold the Launching Ceremony of the "Google for Startups Accelerator, Southeast Asia: Vietnam has breakthrough innovation" program to promote the development of Vietnamese technology startups.

Building on the continuation of the "Google for Startup: Startup Academy Vietnam" program, first implemented in 2022 for 50 startups in 16 fields, this year's program will train 6 main areas instead of 16 areas like last year, in order to ensure a level of in-depth focus that is consistent with core development areas, including Education, Health, Agriculture, Retail, Fintech, Smart Cities.

The program is intended to last for a period of 3 months to promote early stage business development (seed stage and series A). Specifically, the program will organize a 5-day face-to-face training camp, followed by 5 webinars. Start-up businesses will be trained, directed and consulted on contents related to product design, business growth, leadership development and teamwork skills.

The program 'Google for Startups Accelerator, Southeast Asia: Vietnam's breakthrough in innovation' will open applications from 11/07/2023 to 25/08/2023. To learn more and register to participate in the program, business representatives visit: goo.gle/gfsa-vietnam.