2. 17.5
35
52.5
70
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
67
282524
10
number of investments
Wishlist for 2016:
- more exits & more Vietnamese angels
- more round C,D+, $10-30M+ each
- more serious investors from oversea
Doubled the number of deal in 2015
Notes:
- 67 deals
- 4+ series C
- 5 acquisitions
- 1 big series A (8 digit)
- 48% angel/seed deal come from oversea investors
- Top 4 industries:
eCommerce, Media, Fintech, Edtech
number of deals grew despite
pessimism, 67 startup
investments in 2015
* 67 deals found through data gathered from information with trusted sources, both announced and un-disclosed. There could possibly be more
3. what happen for 2015:
- more round C, $10M+ each
- more seed funding from oversea
- more angel came
0
17.5
35
52.5
70
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
67
282524
10
number of investment
Investee Investor (Lead) Round Deal size
Foody Tiger Global Management Series C
Mobivi’s iCare Unitus Impact Series C $20M+ (undisclosed)
Coc Coc Hubert Burda Series C $14M
Huy Vietnam Templeton Series C $15M
* there’s some more series C but undisclosed
4 Deals Series C
4. 6 Acquisitions
Investee Investor Round
Misfit Fossil Group Acquisition ($260M)
Foodpanda Vietnammm Acquisition
Tappy Weeby.co Acquisition
CleverAds Corp. Yello Mobile Acquisition
Websosanh Yello Mobile Acquisition
HDViet Galaxy Acquisition (undisclosed)
6 Acquisitions
0
17.5
35
52.5
70
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
67
282524
10
number of investment
5. 0
17.5
35
52.5
70
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
67
282524
10
number of investment
Deals by Industry
Top 4 industries: eCommerce, Media, Fintech, Edtech
7. About Topica Founder Institute
Topica Founder Institute (TFI) is the only
accelerator in Vietnam that have startups raised
$10M+, combined valuation over $60M. TFI
started since 2011, with the mission of build up
the startup scene and helping founders. Here is
some statistic about TFI so far (Jan/2016):
- 4 batches since 2011
- 121 enrolled founders
- 34 graduates
- 64.71% still operating
- 38.24% got funded
- $10M+ raised
- $60M+ valuation for top 8 startups
8. Doubled the number of deals in 2015
Number of deals have
increased despite
pessimism, 67 startup
investments in 2015
0
17.5
35
52.5
70
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
67
282524
10
The list contains both disclosed and non-disclosed investment deals that took place in
2015. We do not guarantee accuracy of the information for non-disclosed deals,
please use it at your discretion.
If you have any questions or a request pertaining to the list, please contact us at:
1. Quang Mai Duy - quang.mai@founderinstitute.net
2. Cong Tran Manh -congtm@topica.edu.vn
3. Bobby Liu - bobbyliu@topica.asia
Special thanks to our colleagues at Topica Founder Institute, and our friends,
Anh-Minh Do, Dung Phan, Duc Tran Huu, Ngan Sau,who helped collect, research
and verify the information.