These are the support activities that Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology is implementing in 2019 to promote the activities of the city's startup innovation ecosystem.

Accordingly, 4 contents received support from Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology include: Training on creative innovation startup; Organize events to support the activities of innovative startup ecosystems; Incubating innovation startup projects; Incubate, develop and speed up innovation projects.

In 2018, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology directly and indirectly supported 711 start-up projects through activities: connecting with investors, experts and consulting organizations; consulting, training, exhibiting, introducing products and services, supporting work space. For the period 2016-2018, 1,677 projects received support.

Projects after incubation will be considered for funding support from the Speedup Program 2019. This is a program of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology to support the development and speed up of innovation start-up projects approaching the market to improve products, business models are able to replicate.

When participating in the program, each project can receive maximum support of up to 2 billion VND in no more than 24 months. The program prioritizes support for projects with co-investment from other investors at a ratio of 1: 1.