Launching the startup acceleration program - VTS 2025

DNO - On the morning of July 5, Song Han Startup Incubation Center Joint Stock Company (SHi) opened the program "VTS Startup Acceleration 2025" with the theme "Innovation - Launch pad for sustainable startups".

This is an important event opening a series of startup support activities organized by Song Han Startup Incubation Center Joint Stock Company.

Thereby, creating a platform to connect startups, investors, experts, and organizations in the startup ecosystem, aiming to build a sustainable innovation community, promote business connections and increase long-term value.

Startups and projects participating in the program will be trained and have their startup capacity improved.
Photo: VAN HOANG

The program aims to help projects and startups improve their innovative startup thinking capacity, perfect their operating models, commercialize their products, enter the market and aim for sustainable development through training courses, in-depth consulting, investment connections, market connections and supporting activities such as professional support, talk shows, startup competitions, providing part of the cost for human resources...

With financial support of 30 million VND/project, the program will help 5 outstanding projects in the fields of technology, tourism, cuisine, education , and trade to break through and develop strongly.

Projects participating in VTS 2025 include: Smoke Bread - Vietnamese branded bread; VaLunTun - Social networking application that helps connect everywhere and everyone around; Nhat Phong - Herbal massage essential oils and natural herbal products; Echobag - Environmentally friendly mesh bags made from plastic waste; Athena Chess Center - Chess program for children.

Echobag project - Environmentally friendly mesh bags produced from plastic waste is one of the 5 typical projects participating in the VTS 2025 program. Photo: VAN HOANG

According to Song Ha Startup Incubation Center Joint Stock Company, the VTS Startup Acceleration Program has been held annually since 2017 with the support of PUM - Netherlands, Swiss Startup Program - Swiss EP and key experts of SHi.

The program has organized 3 TOT source trainer training courses in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City with more than 48 lecturers and experts, creating a solid resource for SHi's VTS startup acceleration programs.

After 8 years, the VTS program has conducted 6 incubation courses and 9 acceleration courses. SHi has incubated more than 71 projects, of which 34 projects participated in the acceleration program, most of the projects are in the fields of tourism, cuisine and services, and medicinal trade.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/khoi-dong-chuong-trinh-tang-toc-khoi-nghiep-vts-2025-3265043.html