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A Meaningful Milestone After 10 Years of Steadfast Innovation

At the National Exhibition of Achievements—held by the Ministry of Science and Technology to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day—we were deeply honored to see the KisStartup logo featured on the map of Vietnam’s innovation and startup ecosystem. This recognition is not only a source of pride for us, but also a reminder to remain humble, dedicated, and resilient throughout our decade-long journey supporting entrepreneurs.

In a world eager for quick, headline-grabbing success, we believe that true change comes from perseverance. Every startup we accompany is more than a figure in a report; it is a vital piece of a larger picture. Every trainer we mentor will, in turn, pass knowledge to hundreds of students in the years ahead. That is how we understand sustainable innovation: not by creating one-off miracles, but by laying the foundation for positive change to multiply on its own.

Execution Matters More Than Ideas

After years of working with hundreds of startups, KisStartup has learned a crucial truth: good ideas can come from anywhere, but the ability to turn those ideas into reality is rare. That’s why entrepreneurship isn’t a race against time—it’s a race to shorten the learning curve and build the fundamental capabilities needed to transform ideas into sustainable action.

When implementing donor-funded projects in general—and the IDAP program in particular—we chose not to simply teach businesses how to use digital tools. Instead, we approached it as an inclusive, market-system-oriented effort to develop a comprehensive digital transformation ecosystem. We put businesses and their needs at the center. For the ecosystem’s players to work effectively together, every stakeholder must strengthen their own capacity. Once that happens, universities can connect with enterprises, service providers can link with users, and a self-sustaining support network can emerge. This process has deepened our understanding of our own role.

Along the way, KisStartup has helped startups expand their markets. Companies like So Ban Hang and Sac Moc Tinh not only brought technology to new audiences but also uncovered fresh needs. To foster local ecosystem models, we’ve invested in understanding our partners’ requirements as well as in sharpening our own expertise. Our organization and projects serve as incubators where all ecosystem stakeholders can participate and grow.

Inclusive Innovation, Broader Connections

One of the most valuable lessons from our innovation journey came through the IDAP4D program, where we opened opportunities for people with disabilities. At first, we thought we were creating chances for a specific group. But with creative methods and flexible approaches, locally run service providers led by people with disabilities began to take shape. From these efforts, a model for enabling persons with disabilities to join the digital transformation has emerged—one that is closely intertwined with the local ecosystem.

Responsibility on the National Innovation Map

Seeing the KisStartup logo on Vietnam’s national startup and innovation map brought not just pride, but also a profound sense of responsibility. It’s a call to keep laying small but steady building blocks so that, one day, innovation will no longer be the privilege of a select few, but the shared capability of an entire community.

Presence at the Exhibition Extended to 15/09/2025

Being featured in the national exhibition—whose duration the Prime Minister has decided to extend until 15/09/2025—is not only a recognition, but also a daily reminder of our commitment. The past ten years are only the beginning. We believe that with every small yet steady step, KisStartup will continue to be a trusted companion, helping transform aspirations into reality and ideas into positive impact for the community and society.

KisStartup – Knowledge Transformed into Action, Aspirations into Reality!

Innovation for Sustainable Community Development

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As always, the beginning of a new year is a time for our team to reflect on the results of the previous year and to prepare for the plans ahead. Here are some key metrics that we would like to share:

• 32: Number of events, including both in-person and online
• 44: Training sessions
• 126: Consulting and coaching sessions
• 3: New international markets: Japan, Canada
• 42: Programs designed and operated by KisStartup and KisImpact
• 9: Mentor-mentee pairs established in the SME 1on1 mentoring program
• 125: Networking community of businesses, startups, and investors, both domestic and international

For us, numbers are not just a reflection of success and failure. They are also a source of lessons and new ideas. We use them to improve our weaknesses and to be bolder in our changes.

To our partners, colleagues, and customers, we hope that these numbers provide a glimpse into our work and accomplishments. They are not the whole story, but they are a starting point for building trust and collaboration in the years to come.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the network of partners and collaborators in the KisStartup ecosystem for their tremendous efforts and support. We could not quantify their contributions, since they are invaluable.

From the KisStartup team.
 

ARE YOU TOO BUSY  HAVE TIME TO STUDY ENGLISH?

Now you have one more options when learning business English in the form of mentoring 1-1 with KisStartup.

Option 1: CHECK-IN ANYTIME at KisStartup's office (P209, 18T1 Building, Le Van Luong) - Remember to book by phone at least before 1 hour. From 9am to 5pm every  Monday to Friday, you can go to Kis's office any time to practice English directly with the lecturer.

The lecturer not only speaks but also help you in pronounce, use English based on your needs and introduce the tools and methods of effective English training.

Course fee: 250,000 / 1 hour / 1 student. You can pay at the beginning of each class.

Preferential tuition fee for students registering in June, full-time, 5 lessons / week: 4,000,000 / course 20 sessions. We will refund the tuition fees for non-attendance classes.

Option 2: Live on SKYPE ANYTIME from 8am - 2pm. If you are busy and need to prepare for a lecture, meeting with an investor and not be able to attend class, studying Skype online at your own pace will be ideal.

The lecturer not only speaks but also gives you the ability to pronounce, use English according to your own needs and introduce the tools and methods of effective English training.

 

Option 3: Learn directly in the classroom twice a week (Tuesday, Friday) and mentoring with students for 5-10 minutes by phone or Skype every day. Communication with the group will be an option for people who have more time, enjoy meeting and communicating with people. Lecturers will follow you after each session to improve their ability to reflect well.

 

Tuition fee: 2,000,000 / course for 1 month.

 

Check out: http://goo.gl/forms/aY9RQFRuSOxSOuSi2

 

Contact: Minh 0936361133 - Email: hello@kisstartup.com

 

KisStartup was established in 2015 with the mission to accompany entrepreneurs and startups in enhancing their innovation capacity, to support them to innovate more effectively and bring more practical benefits to the community.

Our vision is to become a flourishing community of innovators, rooted in Vietnam and acting globally, that creates long lasting impact.

To realize our vision, we nurture the following values:

(1) Empathetic: Always starting a business, always empathize. We constanly nurture our entrepreneurial experience to have the deepest understanding of innovative people/organizations

(2) Trusted supporter: Always a good support partner for start-up projects, partners and customers

(3) Innovative: Continuously innovate to create new values

(4) Get it done: To us, simplicity is intelligence

(5) Learning: At KisStartup, no one is not learning something. 

(6) Challenge accepted: Setting up your own challenges is how our team matures

 

(7) Constantly curious:  Make us maintain motivation and excitement every day

 

(8) Transparency:  Make us always confident in our activities and values

 

We carry out our mission through a series of activities: 

• Training

Lean Startup for Startups: provide knowledge and tools to validate ideas and business model, complete business model, and market products.

Lean Startup for Enterprises: provide leaders with right mindset and tools to innovate, develop products/services/project in the spirit of Lean Startup.

Training of the trainers (ToT)

Training of Innovation Coach

Training of Ecosystem player >> View details

• Coaching

​We adopt Lean Startup – mindset and tools – to support startups in finding, identifying, discovering customer and working out a sustainable business model.

Duration: Coaching 1:1 once per week for 03 – 06 months (or by request) is advised. >> View details

• Mentoring

SME Mentoring is our not-for-profit activity as a part of SME Mentoring 1on1, first introduced in 2011 in HCMC. SME Mentoring helps to get community members closer and establish a mentoring culture, making it our feature activity. In 2015, KisStartup Cofounder and Manager Nguyen Dang Tuan Minh becam Manager of SME Mentoring & Networking Hanoi.

Find out more about SME Mentoring 1:1 in Vietnam in general and HCMC, Hanoi in particular here: http://www.mentoring1on1.com >> View details

• Research

KisStartup conducts researches related to innovation and entrepreneurship that are practical and useful for businesses, investors, domestic and international support organizations, and other stakeholders. Our research helps enhance the efficiency of the decision-making process.

Learn more about our research capacity >> Click here

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• Content Development

Enabling innovative projects to validate their business models via innovative content development and management. >> View details

• Knowledge-sharing Channels Development

Visit our LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kisstartupvietnam/

Visit our Youtube Channel at: https://kisstartup.com/en/youtube