Organization · Incubator
Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC)
Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) is a non-profit organization in Vietnam that enhances the startup ecosystem through tailored programs, financial support, and connections among startups, investors, and mentors.
Overview
What Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) does
What Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) is
Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) is a non-profit organization in Vietnam that enhances the startup ecosystem through tailored programs, financial support, and connections among startups, investors, and mentors.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Incubator
- Founded
- Founded in 2011
- Approximate age
- About 15 years
- Structured capabilities
- Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
What Incubator means
An incubator is a support environment for turning a nascent idea or early company into a startup that is more ready for customers, funding, or an accelerator.
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Capability profile
Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) as a program host
Program thesis
The Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) aims to strengthen the startup ecosystem in Vietnam by connecting startups with investors and corporations.
Focus narrative
BSSC focuses on promoting entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation across Vietnam. It provides comprehensive support for early-stage startups, including training, mentoring, financial support, co-working spaces, recruitment assistance, and trade promotion. BSSC also facilitates connections between Vietnamese startups and international markets.
Value and support
BSSC offers training, mentoring, financial support, co-working spaces, recruitment assistance, and trade promotion to early-stage startups.
Terms and economics
- Indicative investment
- $636
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Asia
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
BSSC has supported over 19,000 startups and SMEs in Vietnam, disbursing 15 million VND to more than 1,500 startups and SMEs in Ho Chi Minh City.
Capability profile
Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) as a community
Community overview
The Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) was established by the decision of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and operates under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam Youth Federation of Ho Chi Minh City. BSSC serves as a startup ecosystem builder, connecting startups with investors and corporations, and aims to strengthen the overall startup ecosystem in Vietnam.
Community focus
BSSC focuses on promoting entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation across Vietnam. It provides comprehensive support for early-stage startups, including training, mentoring, financial support, co-working spaces, recruitment assistance, and trade promotion. BSSC also facilitates connections between Vietnamese startups and international markets.
Member value
Members benefit from training, mentoring, financial support, co-working spaces, recruitment assistance, and trade promotion. BSSC also connects startups with investors and corporations, enhancing their business development opportunities.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 19,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- mentorship, network-access, and office-space
- Program types
- incubator, community, and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Asia · Vn
Community activity
- Annual events
- 3
Events and activity
BSSC hosts several key events including InnoEx, an annual international forum and exhibition focused on innovation, and the Startup Wheel, the largest startup competition in Vietnam. Additionally, the Go Global Talk Series offers online webinars to assist startups in understanding the Vietnamese market and expanding internationally.
Notable members
BSSC has engaged over 4,000 mentors, VCs, investors, and corporations with its startups. Notable figures include Ms. Truong Ly Hoang Phi, Founder & Chief Strategist of BSSC, and Ms. Nguyen Thi Dieu Hang, CEO of BSSC.
Common questions
What to know about Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC)
Upseed classifies Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) under the Incubator organization type. Its current public profile includes program host and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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