Ho Chi Minh City has 272 startups in our sample database. This represents about 53% of Vietnam’s startups. Ho Chi Minh City is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Vietnam.
In 2024, the startup scene of Ho Chi Minh City shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 3 spots.
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The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Ho Chi Minh City has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...
Startup Funding in Ho Chi Minh City 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Ho Chi Minh City has remained stable%. During this period, the number of deals in Ho Chi Minh City has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Ho Chi Minh City exceeded US$ $0.00.
Ho Chi Minh City is ranked within the top 150 startup ecosystems globally.
Ho Chi Minh City’s startups excel particularly in Fintech where it ranks 54 and in Edtech, and Ecommerce & Retail. Find out more
Within Ho Chi Minh City there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Fintech, Edtech, Ecommerce & Retail. These three industries represent about 43% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam's 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 6th in South East Asia. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Ho Chi Minh City is ranked 111th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Pharmacity.
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