For years, the country’s influencers have been caught in controversies for endorsing dangerous products or spreading hoaxes, with the latest case involving the controversial Omnibus Law.
Lightspeed Venture Partners focuses on Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam, looking for tech companies in edtech, fintech, and those helping SMEs go digital.
Access to credit is still one of the greatest obstacles to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, where only 39% of the SMEs have bank loans.
“Vietnam is an example of a market where you can still buy Digiworld — which grew its profit after tax by 55% in the first half of 2020 over the past year.”