BluSaigon is one of the most impressive projects and has successfully raised capital at the TV show Shark Tank – Billion dollar deal. The CEO and founder of this project is Ton Nu Xuan Quyen – the daughter of businessman Ton Thanh Nghia – “tycoon” in the industry of exporting buttons made of shells and pearls. Since 1997, irrigation engineer Ton Thanh Nghia and 6 workers have diligently cut each shell in a loft in Phu Nhuan district, Saigon. That was the time Mr. Nghia started Ton Van button company. Today, each button – Ton Van’s product has become a delicate accessory attached to the fashion outfits of the world’s leading fashion houses Dior, Escada, Ralph Lauren… Entrepreneur Ton Thanh Nghia – founder of Ton Van, button brand Make in Vietnam. In 25 years of starting a business, Mr. Nghia has always been concerned about introducing and giving friends and international partners a true Vietnamese gift. With the available advantages from the processing of snail shells, Mr. Nghia has created unique items from this natural product. He has gradually researched and made pens from seashells, snail shells, and pearls, and it was not until last year that he made a satisfactory product. Products of Ton Van and BluSaigon are made with natural materials such as abalone shells, pearls, and snail shells. Following his father’s wishes, Nghia’s daughter Ton Nu Xuan Quyen was the one who brought those handmade products to the world. These unique items are sold under a new brand, BluSaigon. This is a company specializing in creating unique handicrafts and fine arts products to bring the beauty of Vietnamese handicrafts to the world. Ballpoint pens and fountain pens cost VND 20 million BluSaigon’s products are all handcrafted items, skillfully crafted by hand. They are made based on natural ingredients from all over the world such as New Zealand abalone shell, Australian abalone, Chilean abalone, green turban snail, black pearl, white, yellow, pink pearl, .. ., gold, silver, resin, buffalo horn and high quality ebony. This is the main raw material for this Make in Vietnam company to create high-quality handicrafts and fine arts with high creativity such as ballpoint pens, fountain pens or jewelry such as earrings and necklaces. . The process of making a luxury pen Make in Vietnam. Among these products, the most special are still pens made from pearl shell, lacquer and rustic (wooden case) pens. Depending on the material, BluSaigon’s ballpoint pens are priced from 1.2-3 million VND. With the line of ink pens, the common price of this product line is about 6-7 million VND. In particular, the platinum-plated New Zealand abalone Urushi lacquer ballpoint pen is priced at up to VND 15 million/piece. In addition to high-end pens, BluSaigon also has jewelry product lines such as earrings, necklaces made of abalone shells, pearls with prices from 600,000 – 1.8 million. These Make in Vietnam pens cost millions, even tens of millions of dong. According to CEO and founder Ton Nu Xuan Quyen, the most expensive pen that BluSaigon makes costs up to 20 million VND/piece. Explaining this somewhat luxurious price, she said that each screw on the pen is unique, so all products are different and unique. By making these products BluSaigon will be able to preserve the thousand-year-old Vietnamese art of mosaic. BluSaigon’s 2020 sales are about 3 billion VND, profit is at 20%. The company now has a website, sells through Amazon, Indiegogo and has received quite positive feedback, CEO Ton Nu Xuan Quyen shared. A finished pen costs up to 20 million VND. The world luxury goods market is now worth $400 billion. BluSaigon is following the path of luxury brands like Mont Blanc to bring Vietnamese products to the world. Founder Ton Nu Xuan Quyen’s wish is to turn her products into a national gift of Vietnam. She also hopes that in the future the high-end products of this brand can become a souvenir that we give to our children and grandchildren.

Start-up Sky Mavis has just received another $7.5 million from investors In addition to billionaire Mark Cuban, the “shark” in the American game show Shark Tank, there are also Alexis Ohanian- Co-founder of Reddit and John Robinson- CEO of 100 Thieves who poured capital into Vietnamese Blockchain game start-up Sky Mavis. With this funding round, Sky Mavis will invest to increase the size of its staff and improve technology, bringing the game Axie Infinity to more players. Founded in 2018 by three Vietnamese and two foreigners, Sky Mavis is a start-up that applies blockchain technology to games, the most prominent of which is Axie Infinity. This is a digital pet universe where players fight, raise and trade cute creatures called Axies. This start-up game received $1.5 million in 2019 in the first round of funding for a blockchain game called Axie Infinity from the Hashed cryptocurrency fund (Korea), the blockchain fund Pangea (Switzerland), ConsenSys (USA) and 500 Startups. Axie Infinity is the first blockchain game in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. According to Sky Mavis data, Axie Infinity is the highest grossing blockchain video game series on DappRadar.com and Dapp.com. This is a gaming ecosystem NFT(Non-Fungible Token) is a major digital asset with over 41,000 daily active users and around 45,000 Axies holders. This game helps Sky Mavis earn more than 15 million USD in monthly NFT revenue. This is also the leading blockchain game of the Ethereum ecosystem. Sky Mavis’s Axie Infinity has acquired the strongest point of this blockchain technology, which is that data will be stored and transmitted in encrypted blocks of information on the Internet. These blocks will play the role of both storing information that can also operate the server, players no longer have to worry about the game crashing or dying midway. Moreover, the player’s information will be kept safe. In addition, a block of information written to the blockchain system cannot be changed, it can only be added when everyone’s consensus is reached, so the issuer cannot interfere. the player’s account, creating absolute fairness for the game. The Axie virtual pet ecosystem also applies a DNA algorithm, which helps determine the shape of the animals when combined, creating a more attractive learning experience for players. The majority of players and know about Sky Mavis’ games from the US, Europe and Japan markets are thanks to the spread on blockchain groups, because the game market applying blockchain technology is still very new. Games with digital ownership, making it possible for players to become owners, are creating a new wave of experimentation and value in the gaming industry, according to experts. Recently, Sky Mavis is the only start-up in Southeast Asia supported by Ubisoft (one of the world’s largest video game publishers) in the fifth Startup Support Program for 8 international start-ups. in the field of social entertainment…

Wiibike electric bicycles can quickly turn an ordinary bicycle into an electric bike by installing a kit made by the company itself. In the recent broadcast of “Silver billion deal”, the Wiibike electric bicycle project brought by CEO Nguyen Thi Thu Hang has received the investment of Shark Phu with 1.5 billion VND for 10% of the stock. part. And committed if the payback this year will increase the investment by 10 times. Wiibike is a science and technology startup in the green transport sector with the main product of complete electric bicycle, using lithium batteries. Notably, Wiibike’s chassis is made from a variety of materials, including one that uses bamboo, an environmentally friendly renewable material. In addition, Wiibike also offers a Wiibike kit to turn a regular bike into an electric power bike within 15 minutes. According to Mr. Lai Thai Phong – product development specialist of Wiibike, these are Make in Vietnam kits manufactured by the company. This kit comes with a sizing mechanism that can be mounted on any bike, including models with different wheel sizes. “The most important thing about the kit is how the battery is in it. To achieve high performance, the kit must use high capacity cells and good connectivity. This idea is researched and learned from technologies available in the world. ”, Mr. Phong shared. However, this enterprise is only in the consulting process to register for invention copyrights. The Wiibike electric power bicycle project received an investment of 1.5 billion VND for a 10% stake from Shark Phu According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hang – co-founder and operator of Wiibike, this start-up has a trial product since 2017. Currently, Wiibike is at 51% gross profit with revenue of 2.3 billion VND in 9 months, starting from July last year. “Although not yet implemented any traditional promotional campaigns, the project has attracted 300 customers to buy this car”, the project’s CEO shared. However, according to Shark Hung, this is not a new business model, it is difficult to approve that this is an invention that only stops at industrial designs or useful solutions. Vehicle design is not beautiful, does not show style, the numbers are not convincing. Therefore, the “real estate shark” has decided to ignore this deal. However, CEO Nguyen Thi Thu Hang maintains her stance when asserting that what she does will contribute to the value and make a great impact on the lifestyle and living environment of the Vietnamese people. Whether or not the capital is successfully raised, Thu Hang affirms that she will continue to fulfill this dream. “Wiibike’s orientation is not only at the product, but also to offer green transport solutions to really contribute to the transport system in Vietnam”, said founder of Wiibike. Finally, this start-up successfully raised capital from Shark Phu with an investment of 1.5 billion VND for a 10% stake.