Women’s Initiative for Startups and Entrepreneurship (WISE)
About WISE
Established in 2017, with the vision of being the leading organization supporting women-led start-ups and businesses in Vietnam, the Women’s Initiative for Startups and Entrepreneurship (WISE) offers all rounded business development support for women, including capacity building, business incubation and acceleration, business mentoring, improving access to finance and investment; business community building; research and policy advocacy; and fostering connection with resources and opportunities for women to create new startups as well as innovate and grow their businesses.
Our activities
Capacity building
Develop and implement training programs to improve capacity in the fields of finance, marketing, operations, leadership skills, etc. Helping women entrepreneurs improve and grow their businesses.
Incubation & Acceleration
The 6-month Accelerated Incubation Program is built based on the needs and capabilities of female founders/co-founders. For more information: https://www.accelerator-wisevietnam.org/
Mentoring
Start-up and business mentoring program with a network of experienced mentors who have the desire to give back to the community, connect and help women-led businesses to develop themselves and their businesses. For more information: https://www.mentoring-wisevietnam.org/
Financial connection
Promote female-led startups and female-owned SMEs to gain access to financial support resources, investment from VCs and WISE's angel investor network.
Community Building
Building a community of women-led businesses of +15,000 members with the goal of increasing access to support resources for women in business
Advocacy
Research and advocate for policies to support women who own businesses in Vietnam to access appropriate support resources to help them develop and succeed.
Key achievements
1M+ Women trained on business skills
30.000+ women entrepreneurs are kept updated on market trends, information, and investment opportunities
