🇻🇳

VN Agencies & Firms

Recruiting & Talent search

  • https://www.searchplus-group.com/
  • Searchplus Introduction.pdf4864.1KB

PR Firms

https://dinosaur.vn/
  • https://galaxycommunications.com.vn/
    • get reporters to turn up, but probably not help with narrative (that’s on you)
  • https://fortunemedia.asia/
  • https://thepurposegroup.vn/
  • https://mediaz.vn/our-clients/education-clients/
  • https://www.facebook.com/ivynpartners/
  • http://www.altaminds.com/ (looks less interesting)
  • http://phibious.com/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/havas-riverorchid/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/tbwa-group-vietnam/
  • https://www.tbwa.com.vn/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/leo-burnett-việt-nam/
  • https://www.isobar.com/
  • https://www.wundermanthompson.com/work?office=vietnam
  • https://saatchi.com/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/ogilvy-vietnam/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/bbdo-vietnam/about/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/ddb-tribal-vietnam/

Branding Firms

  • https://pencil.vn/

Accounting, Tax Advisory, Corp Sec

  • I-GLOCAL
    • suggested by 中西 勝 masaru-nakanishi@fintec.co.jp

Law Firms

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    • Eric Johnson <eric.johnson@freshfields.com> - intro’d through Bo
    • really knowledgeable, has worked on later stage with top tier VCs into Timo, GHN, etc., knows market gossip
    • prob expensive, but a #1 pick
  • Tilleke & Gibbins
    • Vinh Quoc Nguyen (cara)
    • Okay experienced in working with the startups, looks and sounds very local to me, okay English communications 7/10, willing to help here without asking for fees upfront. They sound like they know how to deal with local government, big corporates, as in future we may need a 30% VN financial institution on the VN entity level before acquiring the license.
  • KyZen Law
    • Huy Do <huy@kyzenlaw.com> - worked in ‘21
    • Very experienced in working with regional VCs and Startups, good English communications 9/10, willing to help here without asking for fees upfront, but l don’t think he is very experienced in the corporate structure of startups
  • Asia Counsel
    • Minh (lz, ap)
  • Agile Counsel
    • Raj Barot <raj@agilecounsel.com> - intro’d by Steve V
  • LNT & Partners
    • advised Tiki on SG restructure
  • other recommendations
    • YKVN
    • VILAF
    • Allen & Overy