BUYO Bioplastics attend the Grand Finale of Startup World Cup Vietnam 2024 Competition on July 21, 2024. This year's topic was “Connectivity and Innovation: Empower Your Business."
BUYO at 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit - the largest event to promote business expansion and investment into the US market. We were honored to be selected as the Top 10 Clean Tech companies at SelectUSA Tech, meet with leadership of the Department of Commerce and gather high interest from US municipalities and partners for our biomass upcycling technologies.
BUYO is honored to be selected into the Top 7 Finalist at Sushi Tech Tokyo Challenge 2024, out of 507 companies from 43 countries.
BUYO Bioplastics were one of the 5 Finalists to pitch in the Smart Cities, Transportation & Sustainability category, and one of the only 2 companies from Southeast Asia selected this year to pitch among 45 Finalists in 9 categories at SXSW Pitch 2024 in Austin, Texas in March 2024.
BUYO selected for the Cohort 5 of 100+ Accelerator program co-sponsored by AB InBev, Colgate-Palmolive, The Coca-Cola Company, and Unilever.
BUYO Bioplastics surely had such an unforgettable time at the Hyperscale 2023 Demo Day and an incredible evening at the Google developers Space on 19th October 2023! Together with other 10 startups providing innovative waste circularity solutions from around the world, we had a chance to showcase our solutions to over 160 corporate partners and investors.
BUYO has appeared widely in the news, both on national and international websites.https://vietnamnet.vn/en/techfest-vietnam-2023-honours-innovative-solutions-2219282.htmlhttp://www.goodmorningvietnam.co.kr/news/article.html?no=69210https://www.techinasia.com/vn-startup-buyo-wants-to-use-biowaste-to-tackle-the-plastic-crisis
100+ Accelerator was launched to support the achievement of the UN SDGs and exponentially to fuel the growth of startups developing critical sustainability solutions. The program is co-sponsored by Anheuser-Busch InBev, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever. Through this partnership, four of the largest consumer goods companies in the world open up their supply chains and leverage their teams to work with startups to maximize collective impact.
BUYO is honored to be selected into the global NEX COP28 Climate Tech Startup Accelerator program co-hosted by COP28 UAE and New Energy Nexus. NEX COP28 is a unique program leading up to COP28 for climate tech startups to build capability and access to commercial opportunities. BUYO offers bioplastic solutions to reduce carbon footprints by using nature-based bio-process, saving energy and bringing bio-waste back into the circular economy.
BUYO is honored to join as a member of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty to contribute to the plastic pollution fight. The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, convened by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WWF International, brings together over 160 businesses and financial institutions from across the plastics value chain and NGOs to call for and support the development of an ambitious and effective global treaty to end plastic pollution. BUYO became a member of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty
On November 25, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the TECHFEST - WHISE 2023 Dau An program under the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Festival and Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Startup Week 2023 (TECHFEST - WHISE 2023). At the event, the Top 10 excellent teams at the National Innovative Technopreneur Contest TECHFEST Vietnam were honored and awarded medals under the witness of Party and State Leaders, Representatives of leaders of ministries, departments, branches at the Central and local levels, representatives of a number of embassies and international organizations in Vietnam. These are the faces who take on the responsibility of inspiring the role of innovation and the contribution of startups in the new era.
TECHFEST Vietnam 2023 honours innovative solutionsWith its biodegradable bioplastics product made from organic waste and technology exclusively patented, BUYO Bioplastics became the champion of the National Innovation Technopreneur Contest TECHFEST Vietnam 2023.
In alignment with Vietnam's ambitious net-zero emissions target for 2050, local startups are playing a crucial role in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable future. These innovative ventures are not only advancing the country's environmental goals but are also generating business opportunities that foster economic sustainability.
BUYO's Co-Founders Hanh Do Hong and Hoa Trinh attended SOVAC Expo 2023 in Seoul, Korea on September 15, 2023 as BUYO is selected into TOP 10 Tech Solutions under SK Startup Fellowship 2023.
BUYO selected into TOP 4 of SK Startup Fellowship 2023. SK Group - the second largest conglomerate in Korea, with a history of nearly 70 years, SK has more than 100 subsidiaries that operate across over 40 countries and territories spanning industries: Energy & Chemicals, Telecommunications & Semiconductors, Logistics & Services. From 2018, SK Group has officially invested in the Vietnamese market through major deals: $1 billion in Vingroup, over $1.2 billion in Masan Group and its member companies, and $30 million to support the Vietnamese government in building a National Innovation Center (NIC) in Hanoi. Since 2020, SK Group has directly ran SK Startup Fellowship, demonstrating its commitment to long-term investment in the Vietnamese market.
BUYO is honored to be voted as the 2nd winner of She Loves Tech - Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia 2023! Congratulations to all Top 10 who shined at the United Nations ESCAP's #FeministFinanceForum in Bangkok on August 16 2023, and special congrats to Rayo who won 1st place and will compete at She Loves Tech Global in Singapore this October!
BUYO is honored to be selected as one of the 11 companies and the first one from Vietnam joining the HyperScale 2023 Cohort 2 program
BUYO in the news today!Governments around the world are issuing bans on single-use plastics and mandating a shift to bioplastics and recycled plastics. Most major corporates are also phasing out plastics in their supply chains. This is the “golden time” to start a company to fight plastic pollution, which has become one of the biggest global crises.
BUYO is delighted to share that Aldebaran Capital Pte. Ltd., Mdm Le Hoang Lan and Antler have closed out our pre-seed funding round and committed to support us in the journey of de-plasticizing our planet.
BUYO team had a great time hosting Touchstone Partners at our lab in Hanoi today!