In brief: On 28 May 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Koru Capital Co-Founder Nguyen Manh Khoi moderated the panel “Vietnam’s Global Founders — Capital, Talent, and the Rise of Cross-Border Champions” at the Vietnam Innovation and Private Capital Summit 2026 (VIPC Summit 2026) — the country’s flagship innovation-and-private-capital forum, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and convening 1,000+ policymakers, investors, and founders under the theme “Policy to Capital.”
What was VIPC Summit 2026?
VIPC Summit 2026 is Vietnam’s premier gathering for private capital and innovation. Held in Ho Chi Minh City on 28 May 2026, it was hosted by the Ministry of Finance and jointly organized by the National Innovation Centre (NIC), the Vietnam Private Capital Agency (VPCA), and DO Ventures, with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) as a co-organizer. The forum is the successor to the Vietnam Venture Summit, which has run since 2019.This year’s edition carried the theme “Policy to Capital: Mobilizing Private Capital for Vietnam’s Strategic Industries,” and was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang. It convened more than 1,000 participants — government leaders, ministries, local authorities, international financial institutions, investment funds, technology corporations, startups, and founders.
Highlights from the summit
- A capital-markets turning point. The summit framed 2026 as an inflection point following Vietnam’s 2025 cycle of institutional and regulatory reform across science, technology, innovation, and capital markets.
- Two flagship publications launched. Organizers unveiled the Vietnam Technology and Innovation Investment Report 2026 and the Vietnam Private Capital Market Index, giving investors a fresh, data-led read on capital flows.
- The numbers behind the momentum. Vietnam now ranks 44th in the Global Innovation Index and among the world’s top 50 startup ecosystems. In 2025, private investment into Vietnam’s technology sector reached roughly US$4.5 billion across 149 deals, led by AI, fintech, data, digital infrastructure, and green technology.
- Strategic-sector focus. Discussions centered on AI, semiconductors, big data, cloud, biotechnology, green technology, and the development of the Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC).
- A blue-chip room. Participating institutions included Mekong Capital, VinaCapital, DBS Bank, Eurazeo, and the Global Green Growth Institute, among many domestic and international investors.
