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
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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.
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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/
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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/
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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.
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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
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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
  • 15.000+ Women trained on business skills
  • 21.000+ Women participated in Women Innovation Festivals
  • 18.000+ Women in entrepreneurship and business
  • 5.000+ Women participated in 50+ networking events

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SheExports Instagram Launched

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Cartier Women’s Initiative – Creating Thriving Ecosystems for Women Entrepreneurs

Cartier Women’s Initiative – Creating Thriving Ecosystems for Women Entrepreneurs

On June 3rd 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, WISE, in collaboration with Cartier and Impact Hub, … read more

Open Startup Door, 2017

Open Startup Door, 2017

On December 22nd, in Hanoi, WISE cooperated with KisStartup to organize a small and "quality" Open … read more

Entrepreneurs Drawings

Entrepreneurs Drawings

On October 14th, in Ho Chi Minh City - WISE held an event of Entrepreneurs Drawings with the … read more

Giving the WISE Award to Female Startups

Giving the WISE Award to Female Startups

WISE AWARD is an award given to start-ups founded and run by women with the desire to help them … read more