VIETNAM’S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE
​AND STARTUP EXHIBITION

ALL NEW, BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE
Commemorating five-years being a part of Vietnam's and the region's startup ecosystem development.

HATCH! FAIR 2016 attracted 3,000+ visitors, 300 companies, 50 partners, and 80 professional speakers from 20 countries.

WHY ATTEND A HATCH! EVENT?
Inspired by Startup Hong Kong, and growing from cafe meetups to a major international event, HATCH! FAIR is now the premier innovation-based, early-stage startup event in Vietnam, and one of the largest in Southeast Asia. ​

The event is organized by HATCH! VENTURES, an organization that promotes and connects startup ecosystems around the world to Vietnam.

HATCH! FAIR PARTICIPANTS

Mr. Dang Huy Dong
Deputy Minister, Vietnam Ministry of Planning & Investment

Mr. Tran Quoc Khanh
​Deputy Minister, Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology

Ms. Pratibha Mehta
​Former United Nations Resident Coordinator for Vietnam

Dr. Merrick L. Furst
Founder, Flashpoint at Georgia Tech
​

Ms. Toni Lane Casserly
Co-founder, Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency / blockchain technology​
​

Mr. Andrey Shirben
Founder and Managing Director​, Follow[the]Seed and SYD Ventures

Mr. Hung Dinh
CEO, Joomlart
Founder, DesignBold

Mr. Ng. Thanh Nam
Former CEO, FPT Corporation
​

HATCH! FAIR BY THE NUMBERS

35
supporting partners

80
international speakers

305
English startup applications

54
handpicked companies

04
simultaneous conference stages

28
workshops & panel discussions

2,000+
event participants 

140,000+
online streaming viewers

Number of exhibiting companies

Number of Event Visits 
​(2017 estimated for 3 cities)

Event Participant Breakdown (2016)

HATCH! FAIR the Fifth

We named our 2017 event "HATCH! FAIR the Fifth", commemorating our five years of operation.

HATCH! FAIR is known for a technology focus, with the latest, most relevant tech innovations. As a member of UN Global Compact, we commit to promote environmental protection, culture, and women’s leadership. In 2016, we reduced paper consumption by 90% over 2015. The number of women speakers increased from 10% in 2015, to 40% in 2016.

Like past HATCH! FAIR events, HATCH! FAIR the Fifth promises to be the most outstanding event of its kind in Vietnam. 2017 will be the first time HATCH! FAIR takes place in multiple cities. Working with partners and corporations, we'll host Elite Conferences in three cities: Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City. 

Our flagship exhibition will be in Ho Chi Minh city, with 200 curated, innovation-based startup exhibitors getting exposure, feedback, and publicity from the thousands of participants, including investors and mass media.​

Elite Conference

Unlike other startup-related conferences in Vietnam, HATCH! FAIR conferences focus on gathering top talents and experts in one place. Commercial presentations are prohibited. Participants are true professionals, leaders in their field, and from diverse, and leading industries who come  for knowledge sharing, as well as meaningful relationships. 

Flagship Exhibition

Limited to 200 exhibitors: only innovation-based startups with unique ideas may exhibit. We value quality over quantity, plus diversity of industry, origin, and background. The exhibition has unique set-up and design; every startup gets visibility. Limited commercial exhibits are contained in a separate zone.

We expect 3,000 unique visitors, generating 5,000 visits for exposure, media coverage, and investor queries.

Top-notch Competition

HATCH! BATTLE  the epic, annual startup competition, attracts over 100 startups from Vietnam and the region.

It's exciting, fast-paced, and features pre-formatted, excellent pitching. Contestants are required to attend our pitch training workshops. Business mentoring, co-working space, seed funds, and incubation services are available to startups who pass our rigorous screening.

Who joins HATCH! FAIR?

“In five years I’ve been watching Vietnam, HATCH! BATTLE is the best English startup pitching competition I have ever attended. Well done!” -- Investor (Singapore-based, Australian VC-Incubator)

Innovation-based
​STARTUPS

Buy ticket to secure a booth and join series of side-events and full-2-day Exhibition with participants, investors and media,
or:
Apply to join HATCH! BATTLE! Selected teams get free, all-access passes (limited quantity), and exhibition booth.

Startup PASS

JOIN Competition Series 2017

Institutional and Angel INVESTORS

Matching helps you find and screen our hand-picked startups prior to (and along with) activities in three cities.
​
Further support with deal-sourcing, screening, and relationship management from HATCH! VENTURES.

INVESTOR PASS

Would-be Entrepreneurs:
​STUDENTS

So, you think you got what it takes to start and run a successful startup?

​HATCH! FAIR is the top annual opportunity to network, get smarter, and get feedback for startup ideas and prepare you for a startup future.

GENERAL PASS