Find Your Market Edge
We design realistic market immersion sessions which help you identify high-value use cases with top-notch experts. You also learn lessons from B71’s ecosystem, which has helped nurture 10+ unicorns worldwide.
YOU ARE SCALE-READYSTART-UPS?WIN YOUR NEXTBIG CLIENT HERE
For growing and mature startups from Vietnam / Singapore / Japan looking to dominate in the Consumer & Retail value chain. 12 weeks with real local market immersion and PoC from multinational enterprises.
APPLICATIONS CLOSES 20 SEP 2026. 6 QUESTIONS, DRAFT SAVES AS YOU TYPE
84X ACCELERATE
WHY JOIN?
Specially designed for startups from Singapore, Vietnam and Japan, including a direct route into the Vietnamese market for SG and JP startups.
ZERO EQUITY, ZERO FEE
The programme is funded by Van Lang University and B71, so you can focus on building for Vietnam.
ENTERPRISE ACCESS, NO LONG SALES CYCLE
Win deals faster by solving a corporate's real problem in a 12-week hybrid programme.
LABS & STUDENT TALENT
Use Van Lang's AI Lab, Lab CCM, Lab AIM and High-Tech Lab, with top students sent to support your team.
FAST-TRACK TO CAPITAL & EXPERTS
Investment opportunities from Venture funds, Plus expert-led sessions with consumer and retail leaders.
TECH PARTNER PERKS
Cloud credits, software tools and other offers from our tech partners.
TRACTION IN TWO MARKETS
A pilot with a Singapore-backed company in Vietnam counts in both markets and across the B71 network.
BUILT FOR BUSY FOUNDERS
Bi-weekly sessions with the corporate and 3 in-person weeks in Vietnam. Remote in between.
WHAT STARTUPS GAIN EVENTUALLY
WHAT STARTUPS GAIN EVENTUALLY
Gain Your Cross-border Scale
You will get to co-build directly with multinational corporates to address real business needs, and explore how your solution can scale across their markets.
Make Your Vietnam Go-to-market Easier
Access sponsored travel, accommodation, workspace, tech labs, experts and local talent to test your product, meet customers and build traction on the ground.
84X KEY THEME
BUILT ON OPEN INNOVATION
Your technology goes in. A validated commercial pilot comes out.
INPUT - FROM CORPORATE/ENTERPRISE
STAGE 01
Corporates bring challenges
- Bring real problem statements that can contribute to your business's disruptive growth.
Area: Consumer & Retail Value Chain
THE ENGINE - FROM 84X ACCELERATE
STAGE 02
Startups come to solve & grow
- Regional solution poolPre-vetted startups from Vietnam, Japan and Singapore matched to enterprise needs.
- Academic & facility powerVan Lang labs and strictly-curated student talent embedded in every match.
- Top-notch Accelerator StructureWith a 12-week accelerator for the startup & corporate to work on an outcome-driven PoC.
OUTPUT - KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FOR YOU
STAGE 03
Both walk away with
- A funded & a sale gateway to SG-backed corporates in VN.
- Access to the global ecosystem of B71.
- An MOU / investment-ready pipeline for your business growth.
- A proof-of-concept tailored to corporate business.
THE CHALLENGE BOARD
CHALLENGES ARE SOURCED BY US. PICK YOURS
84X scopes every challenge with the enterprise before it is published, so what you read is already solvable and measurable. More challenges are being published soon.
3 published challenges
Supply chain
Fresh-category deadstock is eating margin across 400 stores
Marketing & CX
Fresh-category deadstock is eating margin across 400 stores
Production
Fresh-category deadstock is eating margin across 400 stores
PUBLISHING SOON
More challenges from retail and consumer enterprises are on the way
PUBLISHING SOON
More challenges from retail and consumer enterprises are on the way
PUBLISHING SOON
More challenges from retail and consumer enterprises are on the way
AM I ELIGIBLE?
CHECK IT YOURSELF IN 20 SECONDS
Tick each line that fits your startup. Tick all 5 to open the application form.
0 of 5 criteria met.
Probably too early for this cohort. Join the 84X list and we will call you for the next one.
WHAT TO PREPARE BEFORE YOU APPLY
HAVE THESE FIVE THINGS READY
Nothing else is asked of you. No notarised documents, no business plan template. Have everything ready? The form must be completed in one go.
- A product deck or demo linkPDF or URL · English preferred, VN accepted
- One named challenge from the boardPlus a second choice, in case of overlap
- Proof the tech already runsA live customer, a pilot, or a working deployment
- Who can be in HCMC, and whenBi-weekly sessions over 12 weeks; remote in between
- Cap-table basicsOnly for the SAFE fast-track; skip it and you can still apply
HOW THE ENGINE WORKS
FOUR STAGES, SEPTEMBER TO DEMO DAY
01 · SEP
Registration open
Across Vietnam, Singapore and Japan. Challenges published, briefs pressure-tested by BLOCK71.
02 · OCT
Top 10 selected
Screened with NUS & BLOCK71 rubrics, then matched to a named challenge owner.
03 · 12 WEEKS
Build the pilot
Bi-weekly clinics, corporate data access, labs, student assistants, mentor bench.
04 · JAN 27
Demo Day & deal
MOU / MOI, funded PoC, SAFE-note investment, long-term partnership.
WHAT COMES OUT
- MOU / MOI signed
- Funded PoC on corporate data
- SAFE-note investment
- Long-term partnership
84X Acceleration Programme Interest Form
One form. Tick what you want to be considered for – You can raise your hand for SteerCo or a startup placement now, or later. Endorsed by the Ho Chi Minh Youth union no fee.
Let's get started →