The Vietnam Innovation and Investment Forum (VIPC Summit 2025) will officially open at the National Convention Center, Hanoi on April 22. The event aims to effectively attract investment capital for strategic technology sectors.
The above information was provided at the press conference on VIPC Summit 2025, organized by the National Innovation Center (NIC), the Ministry of Finance in coordination with the Vietnam Private Equity Development Organization (VPCA), and Golden Gate Ventures Investment Fund, on April 15.
Mr. Vu Quoc Huy, Director of NIC, said that with the theme "Promoting innovation, unlocking private capital, bringing Vietnam into the era of growth," VIPC Summit 2025 is one of the specific actions to realize the scope of Resolution 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.
Mr. Huy also said that the Ministry of Finance will coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries and branches to carry out the Government's tasks to promote investment in science and technology development and innovation, contributing to helping Vietnam achieve the growth target of over 8% in 2025 and double-digit growth in the coming period.
Ms. Kim Ngoc Thanh Nga, Deputy Director of NIC, said that the forum focused on the goals of promoting the role of private capital in developing the innovation ecosystem; Establishing an annual policy dialogue platform between the public and private sectors in the field of investment in innovation and technology; Strengthening connections between the Government, investors, technology enterprises and domestic and international financial institutions; Promoting investment cooperation in key technology fields.
In particular, VIPC Summit 2025 will announce the 2025 Innovation and Technology Investment Report, synthesizing data on technology investment in 2024, assessing and analyzing opportunities and challenges of the private capital market in Vietnam in the coming period, and discussing global and regional trends in technology investment and innovation.
The forum is expected to include in-depth discussions on many hot topics, such as: Strategy to expand into international markets in the context of a volatile world economy; The future of artificial intelligence application companies in Vietnam; Business development in the growth stage; Vietnam's next innovation potential.
Sharing about the investment journey in Vietnam and the role of VPCA, Mr. Vinnie Lauria, Member of VPCA Board, Founder of Golden Gate Ventures Fund said that the Fund wishes to make Vietnam a market that accounts for one-third of the investment portfolio in the future.
"We established VPCA to connect the fragmented elements in the ecosystem between investors, founders, regulators and training units. This will be a synchronous system to promote the sustainable development of the private capital market in Vietnam with the goal of mobilizing 35 billion USD by 2035," Mr. Lauria emphasized.
According to Mr. Lauria, Vietnam is setting a new record in attracting foreign direct investment in the context of the technology manufacturing industry being on the rise. He commented that in the face of the booming wave of strategic industries, Vietnam is taking strong steps to seize opportunities, implement policies to attract investment and create a favorable investment environment.
Accordingly, VIPC Summit 2025 will affirm Vietnam's position as a potential destination for innovation capital flows in the Southeast Asian region.
According to the Vietnam Technology and Innovation Investment Report 2024, nearly 100 funds have invested in Vietnamese technology startups. Of which, the most active investors are from Singapore with a total investment capital of 529 million USD. Although this figure decreased by 17% compared to the previous year, compared to the 35% decrease in total venture capital capital globally, the Vietnamese market is still considered resilient in the face of challenges in the capital market./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/vipc-2025-thuc-day-dong-von-cho-phat-trien-he-sinh-thai-doi-moi-sang-tao-post1029906.vnp
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