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84X CONNECT FORYOUNG FOUNDERSLOOKING FOROPPORTUNITIES?

For students, young founders and early-stage teams, from first idea to first customers. Join training sessions and founder forums, test product–market fit and get ready for the market.

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84X CONNECT

WHY JOIN?

84X Connect is a selective programme for talented students and early founders who want to turn an idea into a startup. Members are carefully selected, incubated by Van Lang University and B71 Vietnam, and graduate by completing a capstone project on a real challenge.

  • GRADUATE WITH A CAPSTONE

    Solve a real problem from the Challenge Bank. Your capstone pitch and validation journey become your ticket to the next step.

  • INCUBATED BY VLU & B71 VIETNAM

    Four core training sessions: problem–solution fit, founder–vision fit, product–market fit, and fundraising & pitching.

  • GET DIRECT FEEDBACK

    Get direct feedback from mentors, industry experts and judges, from training to the final hackathon.

  • A TEAM THAT FITS

    Meet students from business, design, health and technology, and build one idea together.

  • A PATH FORWARD

    Selected teams can move on to 84X Accelerate or apply for investment from UniVentures.

Founders and students celebrating on stage at a Global Launch Day event
~170 members in the first cohort •4 training sessions • 1 capstone

CHALLENGE BANK

REAL PROBLEMS. YOUR SOLUTION.

Each team picks its capstone problem from the Challenge Bank: Real problems from businesses and from local governments. Read the brief, form your team, build the solution.

  • Wilmar

    Marketing & CX

    Develop an AI application to measure and analyze the performance of video and livestream commerce content

  • Wilmar

    Marketing & CX

    Develop an AI application to identify successful content patterns from historical video and livestream commerce data

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HOW TO APPLY

FROM APPLICATION TO CAPSTONE

  1. 22 OCT – 20 NOV 2026

    Apply

    A short form, solo or with a team. Choose one track: Logic, Pulse or Matter.

  2. 25 NOV 2026

    Selection

    Applications are reviewed. Selected members are announced on 25 Nov.

  3. 30 NOV 2026

    On boarding

    Onboarding for selected members.

  4. DEC 2026 – MAR 2027

    Training & team formation

    Four core sessions, then form a multidisciplinary team.

  5. APR – MAY 2027

    Capstone

    Solve a challenge from the bank and pitch at the showcase.

B71 — An NUSX Venture PlatformVan Lang University

MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION

Open to all universities in Vietnam. No fee, no pitch deck. Endorsed by the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union. Applications open 22 Oct – 20 Nov 2026.

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