1. Supported by
MBI CATALYSES LOCAL
ECOSYSTEM

2. MBI VISION: TO CATALYSE PRIVATE
SECTOR-LED INNOVATION AND GROWTH

3. AREAS OF FOCUS
Business Advocacy
New economy
Young entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs
Alternative Financing
Angel investing
Financial technology
Value chain financing
Innovation
Startup Ecosystem
Business incubation
Tech commercialization

4. UNIQUE VALUE
PROPOSITIONS
Flexibility to
partner
Demand driven
by the private
sector

6. Government
Private SectorEcosystem Builders

7. MBI CATALYSES ECOSYSTEM IN HOCHIMINH CITYPartnershipforabetterenvironment
• MOU
• Action Plan
• Saigon
Innovation Hub
SIHUB
• Policy (SME
Law, Venture
Capital
Regulation,
Vietnam Private
Sector Forum
etc.)
Earlystageinvestment
• MAIN (Mekong
Angel Investor
Network)
• Matching
funds
• Incubation
Promotingstartupsandinnovations
• Saigon
Innovation
Festival
• Social
Innovation
(Hatch Fair)
• Shark Tank
Vietnam

11. THE MBI APPROACH
Development
Angel of
Ecosystem
Regional
perspective
& local
knowledge
Leverage,
partnership &
sustainability
MOU with HCMC and
Da Nang (being
implemented) and Hanoi
(just started)

12. SPECIAL THANKS TO AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT AND ASIAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK

13. QUANG VINH PHAN
• quang@mekongbiz.org
• www.mekongbiz.org
• fb.com/mekongbusinessinitiative