BUYO Bioplastics at Vietnam Plastics Circularity Innovation Challenge Program 2024 (PCIC)!PCIC is organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Unilever Vietnam, the British Chamber of Commerce Vietnam(BritCham), and the Startup Vietnam Foundation (SVF) to find and promote innovative solutions in the plastic packaging value chain.

Together with 21 other startups, BUYO Bioplastics took the stage to present the results of our pilot and showcase our incredible innovations aimed at solving critical sustainability challenges within corporate supply chains. Furthermore, 22 alumni startups from previous cohorts also presented at the Sustainability Innovation Expo, who will share their achievements, insights, and scale-up programs. Interested in registering for the event? Together, let’s accelerate a sustainable tomorrow! 🚀 🌍

BUYO arrived in Fukuoka City of Japan to participate in the Semi-Final of the Asia Next Unicorn Award, a global pitch contest aimed at discovering the next generation of unicorn companies from around the world that are conducting business in Asia. Mr. Khanh Hoang, BUYO's Sales Manager, delivered such a persuasive presentation and helped BUYO advance into Top 6 Finalists. Congratulations to CancerFree Biotech for winning the Award and also congratulations to all other finalists who participated in the other challenges as a part of RAMEN TECH event. A big shout out to Startup GoGo Inc. and Startup City Fukuoka for organizing such a successful event!

October 9, 2024
ASEAN, Japan and UNDP have announced the winners of the ASEAN Blue Innovation Challenge (ABIC), an initiative aimed at advancing sustainable blue economy solutions across all ten ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste. Launched in April 2024, ABIC is part of the ASEAN Blue Economy Innovation Project endorsed by the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and implemented by UNDP out of its office in Jakarta, with the funding support from the Government of Japan.

BUYO Bioplastics has been selected into TOP 50 of FLY ASIA 2024 that will take place in Busan, Korea in October this year! BUYO is one of the 8 finalists in the Advanced Manufacturing category, and one of 5 Vietnamese companies in all 6 categories in TOP 50.

SEA of Solutions (SoS) is a flagship partnerships event towards solving plastic pollution at source. Since its launch in 2019, SoS has served as a platform for sharing best practices, fostering collaboration, and exploring solutions to address plastic pollution. This year, BUYO attended the SoS event from September 18-20 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand!

The Green Innovation Fellowship (GIF) is a distinguished competition for green startups and solution teams, running from February to August. BUYO was selected as the TOP 5 of the competition in 2024.

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.

BUYO was selected into TOP 10 Startups to participate in UAN's Go-To-Market Acceleration Day - For Innovative Businesses in Digital Age at Hong Bang International University. Our CEO Hanh Do Hong delivered a great presentation, bringing home the first prize at "Sell It To Me in 5 Minutes" Competition!