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The search for Vietnam’s TOP100 Judges’ Choice winner starts now!

The TOP100 programme is an annual startup searched helmed by e27 across 14 major APAC cities. For two years running, the TOP100 Startup Search has become an integral component of the annual Echelon Asia Summit, held annually in Singapore.

In anticipation of our third TOP100 challenge, we’re starting our startup search this coming Echelon Vietnam 2016. Qualifying startups can expect to pitch to a 1,000-strong audience consisting of investors and a panel of international judges.

Shortlisted qualifiers will subsequently be given the opportunity to exhibit at Echelon Asia Summit 2017, while the top 10 startups will battle and pitch on stage for the coveted winner’s title.

For starters, Vietnam’s TOP100 Judges’ Choice Award winner will walk away with the Microsoft BizSpark prize. This will include US$40,000 in Azure credits, free Microsoft software, tech support and Azure cloud hosting. Also, did we mention five developer accounts for three years?

The TOP100 Experience

Earlier this year, Malaysia-based Softinn was crowned as the winner of TOP100 at Echelon Asia Summit 2016.

Also read: Hotel e-commerce solutions startup Softinn wins Echelon Asia 2016 TOP100 

“Being the champion of the TOP100 Startups has definitely attracted the interests of VC funds and has also boosted the confidence of my team!”  Softinn Founder JeeShen Lee said.

Vietnam-based startup Hoozing also emerged victorious in the Vietnam TOP100 qualifiers search this year, taking home the Judges’ Choice Award.

Our search for Vietnam’s 2017 TOP100 qualifiers begins at Echelon Vietnam 2016 this November – and we want you to be a part of it. All pre-seed to Series A startups registered or founded in Vietnam are welcomed to apply. Sign up here!

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Vietnamese startups! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to meet potential investors and network with Asia’s brightest tech leaders. Echelon is headed to Vietnam this 18th and 19th of November in Ho Chi Minh City. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to gain first-hand access to all the action in Vietnam!

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