Vietnamese entrepreneur wins first place in US competition
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Đào Xuân Hoàng, a Vietnamese entrepreneur, won
first prize for an education application at the Global Innovation
through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I competition held in Silicon
Valley on June 24.
Đào Xuân Hoàng (left) wins the first prize of the US’s GIST Tech-I competition for international start-ups around the world. Photo Đào Xuân Hoàng’s Facebook |
Hoàng’s Monkey Junior app, which teaches different languages to
children, was chosen among 28 other finalists from around the world.
The international contest attracted 1,000 proposals from about 100 countries.
Hoàng will receive $15,000 in seed capital to develop the education app.
Launched in 2011, the GIST Tech-I is an annual competition organised by the US Department of State to empower young innovators and entrepreneurs and help them build successful start-ups.
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