Startup Wheel 2020 has attracted the participation of more than 1,900 startups from Vietnam and 19 countries on 5 continents.
Startup Wheel is the largest and most prestigious startup competition in Vietnam and has been successfully organized for 7 years. In 2020, despite the Covid-19, Startup Wheel 2020 still maintained the spirit of connecting local and international startup ecosystems together, in order to create a solid launchpad in supporting startup communities to recover quickly and develop stronger when stepping in the “new normal” period.
How did Startup Wheel 2020 overcome challenges due to Covid-19’s influence?
In the context of the Covid-19’s influence during the first 6 months of 2020, most of the events and competitions at large and small scale in Vietnam and worldwide had announced postponements. BSSC, the organizer of Startup Wheel, as a leader in supporting the Vietnam startup ecosystem, was the pioneer moving forward. To be specific, BSSC had implemented a series of practical activities in a timely manner to support the Vietnamese startup community overcoming difficulties. Besides, they reached out to partners across VIetnam and outside the country to find more resources for Startups/ SMEs in the country.
With the statement “This is not the time to go ALONE, this is the time to go TOGETHER”, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dieu Hang – CEO of BSSC had fastly leaded BSSC to carry out two programs in parallel: “Mentoring 1on1” and “Help Startup”, which bring timely and practical help to startups: pointing out problems and suggesting quick responses, connecting resources to overcome difficulties, and encouraging startups to keep the spirit of “startup warriors”. Nearly 100 Startups/ SMEs received direct support through the two programs in the extremely stressful and difficult period caused by Covid-19.
The preliminary round of Startup Wheel competition had been kicked off nationwide
The picture of The preliminary round of Startup Wheel 2020 in Da Nang
By February 2020, BSSC already knew that the whole country was going to cope with the Covid-19 by practicing social distances. And this period was also the important stage of Startup Wheel 2020: launching the competition and kicking off the preliminary round.
In the situation that the whole country was fighting with the Covid-19, all activities for communication and the preliminary round of Startup Wheel 2020 were carried out online and offline interlaced, but still strictly complied with the direction of the pandemic prevention of the Prime Minister. More than ever, at that time, BSSC totally realized the importance of support from partners.
Therefore, in the first 6 months of 2020, BSSC had strongly expanded its network nationwide and internationally to reach out to resources: signing MOU and working closely with 35 international partners, more than 200 local partners who are Venture Capitalists, Incubators, Investors, media partners, big corporations … Thanks to the support from the partners, BSSC had run the competition successfully at the first stage.
Startup Wheel 2020 – A solid launchpad for the startup communities to start with “the new normal” period.
With “hot heart and cold head”, despite facing many difficulties, BSSC still continued the Startup Wheel competition 2020, turning it into a solid launchpad which gathered local and International resources to support the startup communities for “the new normal” period.
After 6 months, BSSC is happy to share its initial achievement that the Startup Wheel 2020 has attracted the participation of more than 1,900 Vietnamese and International startups from 20 countries on 5 continents. And the below is the Top 100 Vietnam Track of Startup Wheel 2020:
| NUMBER | REPRESENTATIVE | NAME OF STARTUP | CLUSTER CONTEST |
| 0040 | Tran Vo Trung | Smart flight system of automatic delivery for high-rise apartment residents | HCMC |
| 0050 | Hoang Tien Cuong | WeHelp | HCMC |
| 0053 | Vo Thi Kim Thoa | HEALTHY PEOPLE CHANGE THE WORLD – COCONAM | HCMC |
| 0060 | Phan Thi Thu | TOP Students | Da Nang |
| 0067 | Nguyen Ngoc Anh | Clean products for sustainable agriculture | Ha Noi |
| 0068 | Tran Ngoc Thai | Voiz FM – Audio Platform and AI Voice | HCMC |
| 0077 | Phan Thi Thu Thuy | i-Gen | HCMC |
| 0126 | Cao Viet Bach | Greenie – The application supports sorting and garbage collection at source | Ha Noi |
| 0131 | Huynh Nhut Minh | FINSC – Securities investment advisory platform | HCMC |
| 0138 | Nguyen Van Lam | CherryUp – REAL ESTATE Social Network loT | Ha Noi |
| 0145 | Pham Bich Chau | Nados.vn | HCMC |
| 0153 | Nguyen Tan Long | Flowery Floral Tea | HCMC |
| 0162 | Dinh Minh Quyen | TALKS English | HCMC |
| 0170 | Do Hoang Bach | Nhien Moc Clean Incense – nhienmoc.com | HCMC |
| 0180 | Le Hoang Anh | MultiGlass | Da Nang |
| 0204 | Pham Manh Dinh | “UNC material made from plastic waste” | HCMC |
| 0205 | Chau Ngoc Diu | Palmania Jaggery | Can Tho |
| 0213 | NIKHIL VERMA | HOORAYY : CONNECT.CHAT.HIRE | HCMC |
| 0218 | Nguyen Phuong Duy | COCOON | HCMC |
| 0232 | Nguyen Thanh Dam | Micas | Da Nang |
| 0242 | Nguyen Huynh Ngan Ha | Pihomes.vn | HCMC |
| 0245 | Tran Van Thao | LED LIGHT PLATE & APPLICATION PRODUCTS | HCMC |
| 0250 | Nguyen Hoang Son | HotaVN: Learn English, Japanese and other languages for free | Ha Noi |
| 0257 | Pham The Can | VinaChuoi | HCMC |
| 0260 | Nghiem Minh Hoang | Wecare247 | HCMC |
| 0261 | Le Thi Hau | JNC Macrame – “Handmade furniture made of cotton yarn” | HCMC |
| 0262 | Tran Ba Hoang Minh | 7S Hotel | HCMC |
| 0263 | Nguyen Long Giang | M-MEDIC | Da Nang |
| 0275 | Nguyen Tuan Phu | CNV Loyalty | HCMC |
| 0281 | Duong The Long | BrickOne – STEM Education ecosystem Made in Vietnam | Ha Noi |
| 0283 | Tran Dang Khoa | Communication aids for people with speech disabilities | HCMC |
| 0301 | Ho Phi An | EI INDUSTRIAL | HCMC |
| 0307 | Bang Thai Ngoc | BLOCKBOX | HCMC |
| 0311 | Ho Thi Minh Thi | EM&AI Virtual QC | Da Nang |
| 0330 | Nghiem Tien Vien | GoDate – Heart connection | Da Nang |
| 0335 | Ly Xuan Nam | EzHR software | HCMC |
| 0339 | Nguyen Dinh Thien | S4Life – Blood Donation for saving people | HCMC |
| 0340 | Pham Dinh Ngai | SOKFARM COCONUT HONEY – GIFT FROM NATURE | HCMC |
| 0341 | Nguyen Quang Hung | Using AI in the early diagnosis of stroke | Ha Noi |
| 0345 | Nguyen Thanh Tin | OMICall | HCMC |
| 0347 | Pham Vu Thien | nhiemVu | HCMC |
| 0364 | Ho Trung Dinh | I SHINE – Premium Cleaning & Repairing Services | HCMC |
| 0374 | Tran Huy Hoang | Devwork.vn – IT recruiting platform | Ha Noi |
| 0375 | Dang Trung Tu | Famebuck | HCMC |
| 0384 | Huynh Phi Long | Internet of Things LOTODA platform | HCMC |
| 0385 | Nguyen Ha Minh Thong | Edubox | HCMC |
| 0410 | Doan Hong Trung | Delta X – Most affordable and efficient delta robot | Da Nang |
| 0412 | Le Van Phuong | Five Fresh – Producing and trading in Aquaponics agricultural improved products | Can Tho |
| 0413 | Bui Thanh Loc | JeeHR – HR management automation software | HCMC |
| 0428 | Nguyen Van Viet | Electronic identification system using artificial intelligence | Ha Noi |
| 0440 | Tran Quoc Tuan | Coffee Togo Vietnam | HCMC |
| 0442 | Nguyen Khanh Thanh Vu | King of the Sun- Traditional Vietnamese delicacies | HCMC |
| 0446 | Tran Xuan Vi | Vi Fleur – Improve the value of Vietnamese handicraft products | HCMC |
| 0450 | Huynh Minh Bao | WIddy – Traffic social network | HCMC |
| 0477 | Tran Thi Diem My | “Food storage bags made from bioplastics” | HCMC |
| 0484 | Le Anh Tien | Sales Bot | Ha Noi |
| 0485 | Tran Hanh Thu | TANISA – Enhance Tay Ninh Specialties | HCMC |
| 0496 | Pham Vu Cuong | Video5m | Ha Noi |
| 0498 | Nguyen Dinh Manh Linh | UMI – Online platform for learning STEM | Ha Noi |
| 0502 | Nguyen Hai Long | Carback | Ha Noi |
| 0508 | Tran Nguyen Duy Tuan | AirWatt | HCMC |
| 0510 | Pham Thi Thu Hang | Po Lang – Producing high value products from fresh avocado and herbal in Dak Lak | HCMC |
| 0513 | Vu Quyet Thang | X1 | HCMC |
| 0519 | Tran Duy Phong | Tep Bac – Technology solution for aquaculture | HCMC |
| 1002 | Nguyen Anh Minh | Simon Music | HCMC |
| 1008 | Phan Minh Anh | Project on oat nutrition foods | HCMC |
| 1011 | Nguyen Van Son | Producing tea from custard apple to enhance the value of custard apple in the Central Highlands | HCMC |
| 1020 | Cong Huyen Ton Nu Suong Suong | Smart Fashion AI – Virtual fitting room | HCMC |
| 1022 | Nguyen Chi Thanh | mplify Events | HCMC |
| 1027 | Dang Huu Tuan | Physics Education 4.0 – Take off Vietnamese knowledge | Da Nang |
| 1040 | Tran Thuy | Pety – Social Network Of Pet Lovers | HCMC |
| 1041 | Nguyen Thi Phuong Anh | GREEN SCIENCE AT HOME (GSAT) | HCMC |
| 1055 | Nguyen Ai Tuong Van | MGreen Application Project – separating waste at source with accumulated points, exchanging gifts | HCMC |
| 1060 | Tong Vu Than Dan | Monte – STEAM Practical and Coding kits for Children | HCMC |
| 1081 | Nguyen Phuong | Stem kid Vietnam | HCMC |
| 1085 | Ho Tien Loc | WOAY | HCMC |
| 1091 | Rei Nguyen | NOTE – THE SCENT LAB | HCMC |
| 1098 | Dang Huu Son | Virtual assistant smart gifts for businesses (B2B) | HCMC |
| 1116 | Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh | Viet Nam Banana Leaf – VIBALE | HCMC |
| 1135 | Ta Thi Ngoc Linh | Workevo | Ha Noi |
| 1151 | Phan Trong Lam | BeeClear – Platform to find friends to practice speaking English together | HCMC |
| 1152 | Pham Chi Nhu | Coolmate.me – The first specialized online shopping website for basic men’s clothing in Vietnam. | HCMC |
| 1160 | Tran Viet Quan | Tanca.io HR management Online software. | HCMC |
| 1169 | Ho Thai Binh | HORIZONTAL WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO PREVENT MOSQUITO | HCMC |
| 1173 | Pham Thanh Toan | Mismart – Agricultural AI with Drone | HCMC |
| 1192 | Le Thi Cam Trinh | Umbalena – The leading reading app for Vietnamese children | Da Nang |
| 1195 | Nguyen Huu Trung | “Automatic tofu cooking pots for small- and medium-scale traditional production facilities” | HCMC |
| 1202 | Dinh Tien Dung | Compost in agriculture. Planting trees, growing nurseries, hydroponic cultivation | HCMC |
| 1214 | Nguyen Viet Quang | Nara Reading App | HCMC |
| 1223 | Tran Nhat Khoa | FIRSTSUN.VN – COMPREHENSIVE PERSONAL CAREER PLATFORM | HCMC |
| 1256 | Le Quoc Huy | Ralava – Garbage is gold | Ha Noi |
| 1259 | Tran Cam Thanh | Lora – Study With Your Child | HCMC |
| 1400 | Tran Phi Long | Air Mask | HCMC |
| 1603 | Le Dang Thang | VIETMANI | Ha Noi |
| 1606 | Mai Thi Nga | Activated Carbon Scientific Service Joint Stock CompanyThe AC House | Ha Noi |
| 1607 | Le Tung Linh | Bonbouton Incorporation | Ha Noi |
| 1609 | Phan Xuan Hieu | DSMiner customer data analysis platform | Ha Noi |
| 1610 | Nguyen Hoang Ky | SmartDialog – Smart conversation platform | Ha Noi |
| 1613 | Nguyen Tran Thuat | Project on Fabrication of thermal image sensor | Ha Noi |
| 1624 | Huynh Le Tan Tai | Advosights | HCMC |
Top 100 Vietnam Track of Startup Wheel 2020
Startup Wheel 2020 at the next stage
In July 2020, Startup Wheel 2020 will implement the Top 100 training session and choose the Top 60 Vietnam Track. Besides, BSSC is preparing for Vietnam Startup Day 2020 taking place on August 21 & 22, 2020. However, with the complicated situation of Covid-19 around the world, it is expected that the semi final and the final round of SW International Track at the Vietnam Startup Day event will be hosted in November 2020.
Learning more information about Vietnam Startup Day 2020 via https://bssc.vn/en/vietnam-startup-day-2020/