On the morning of May 26, the Da Nang Department of Science and Technology organized the opening ceremony of the Da Nang Venture and Angel Investment Forum 2026 - "Danang Venture and Angel Summit 2026" (DAVAS 2026).
DAVAS 2026 Forum is an event to concretize the orientations of the Party and State on developing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation according to Resolution No. 57; Promoting the role of technology enterprises, investors and social resources in promoting rapid and sustainable economic growth.
The event aims to affirm Da Nang's position as a destination connecting angel investment and venture capital in the country and internationally, contributing to the development of an innovative and creative ecosystem associated with international integration.
Through DAVAS 2026, forming an effective connection platform between the State - businesses - investors - institutes, schools; creating a transparent and professional investment environment, improving access to capital, technology and knowledge for innovative startups; promoting Da Nang's image as an innovation and venture capital center of the region.
With the theme "Innovation meets global investment" and the message "Ideas sublimate, capital flows spread", DAVAS 2026 will have a number of outstanding activities such as: organizing capital raising for 62 projects and innovative startups in front of domestic and foreign investment funds.
Connection in a 1:1 free form between investment funds and projects, innovative startups; DAVAS Champion Golf Tournament; Strategic Bridge Dialogue Program before DAVAS (Pre-DAVAS 2026); Web3 Developers' Summit 2026.
Speaking at the opening of the forum, Mr. Pham Hong Quat - Director of the National Innovation Institute, Ministry of Science and Technology said that Vietnam is entering a key stage of the National Strategy on Creative Startups to 2045. Not only setting a target of 10,000 startups by 2030, but more importantly, building a resilient and breakthrough-capable ecosystem.
In that roadmap, Da Nang is emerging as a dynamic locality with innovative thinking and high determination in developing a creative startup ecosystem. The city is not only interested in supporting startups, but is also gradually positioning itself in new fields such as fintech, AI, Web3, technology sandbox and the International Financial Center.
DAVAS 2026 does not just stop at connection sessions or memorandums of understanding. I expect that DAVAS is a dialogue space between policy, market, technology and the startup community; a starting point for real investment deals, where startups find "companiers" and investors find "long-term growth value" in Vietnam; and new policy initiatives can be tested right in Da Nang," Mr. Quat said.
