Hanoi, Nov. 6 -- Vietnam's university startup ecosystem is receiving a major boost with the launch of UniVentures, a regional innovation programme initiated by BLOCK71 of the National University of Singapore (NUS) in collaboration with Temasek Foundation, and supported by the National Innovation Centre (NIC), Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore Global Network, Google Cloud, IBM and Reactor School.

The programme aims to connect the innovation ecosystems of Singapore and Vietnam, helping startup founders from Vietnamese universities access mentorship, markets and investors. Inspired by the vision "University to Unicorn", UniVentures targets student, alumni and researcher-founded startups.

Initially set ...