About VietChallenge
VietChallenge, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2015, is based in Boston, United States. With a presence in 4 countries, it has supported around 15 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Bot Ban Hang, Trabble and Tubudd. The program is backed by a team of 8 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United Kingdom. Its latest investment was a $15K Grant (prize money) round in Cricket One on Oct 12, 2020.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Boston, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Grant (prize money) & Seed
VietChallenge's List of Top Investments
VietChallenge has a portfolio of 15 companies. Their most notable investmentis in TubuddTheir portfolio spans across Vietnam, Singapore, United States and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Grant (prize money), Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by VietChallenge:
1. Bot Ban Hang
BotBanHang provides sales and marketing chatbot platform. It allows advertisers and sales teams to nurture their leads and engage their customers. It offers sales chatbot, chatbot marketing, chatbot loyalty, and a business chatbot that gives end-users buying, ordering services, and searching information . Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.
Key facts about Bot Ban Hang
2. Trabble
A hyper-local information network, that will allow for real-time interaction among tourists, to foster collaboration and meaningful relationships, supplemented by local insights and native services to enhance travel experiences.
Key facts about Trabble
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $120K
- Employee Count: 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Plug and Play APAC, Gurtin Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), 2021, $*****
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3. Tubudd
App-based platform to discover tours hosted by peers. Users can book tours and activities based on preferences including art, lifestyle, outdoor activities, and more.
Key facts about Tubudd
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 17 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: TheVentures, Lotte Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 16, 2022, $*****
4. Cricket One
CricketOne produces and supplies edible insects. The product offerings include whole dried crickets, cricket flour for human consumption, and pet food for pets. The company utilizes proprietary technology consisting of cricket rearing towers in a controlled environment with a remote monitoring system. Claims to feed crickets on agriculture by-products and biological plants. The company is operational in Vietnam.
Key facts about Cricket One
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Binh Phuoc (Vietnam)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18K
- Employee Count: 4 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: 500 Global, Ascend Vietnam Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 24, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Student Life Care
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 30 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: K-Startup Grand Challenge and VietChallenge
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), 2018, $*****
VietChallenge's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Cricket One.VietChallenge's Investments by Stage
VietChallenge has made 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $15K and 1 investment in Seed stage.VietChallenge's Investments by Sector
VietChallenge has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech and Travel and Hospitality Tech. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 8 Consumer (B2C) companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
VietChallenge's Investments by Geography
VietChallenge has made most investments in United Kingdom (1), followed by Vietnam where it has made 1 investment.VietChallenge's recent investments
VietChallenge has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by VietChallenge:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 12, 2020 | Vietnam | Grant (prize money) | 1965 | - | |
Sep 07, 2019 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4345 | - |
Team profile of VietChallenge
VietChallenge has a team of 8 members located in United States. VietChallenge's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of VietChallenge
Over the past 7 years, 8 investors have co-invested in VietChallenge's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before VietChallenge: K-Startup Grand Challenge, Startupbootcamp and 2 others have invested in rounds before VietChallenge. There is 1 company where K-Startup Grand Challenge has invested before VietChallenge and 1 company where Startupbootcamp has invested before VietChallenge.
- Invested after VietChallenge: A total of 4 investors have invested in VietChallenge's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include TheVentures (1 company) and WISE (1 company).
