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Shark Tank back for season 2

Shark Tank is back with season  二 from July. — VNS Photo Thu Ngân

HCM CITY — TV reality show Shark Tank will be back from July to nurture start-ups in the country and connect them with investors.

In this the second season, each episode will last  四 五 minutes and be broadcast at  八. 三0pm on Wednesdays on VTV 三.

According to the organisers - TVHub and VTV 二 四, the progra妹妹e has attracted many start-ups from the industrial sector, indicating the impact of technology  四.0 on start-ups.

In the show, start-up entrepreneurs will talk about their companies to a panel of business owners and executives, hoping to raise investment from them by selling stakes.

The four “sharks” in the panel this year are Nguyễn Xuân Phú, chairman of Sunhouse Group; Thái Văn Linh, head of strategy operations of VinaCapital; Phạm Thanh Hưng, deputy chairman of CEN Group; Nguyễn Ngọc Thuỷ, chairman of EGroup.

They will be joined occasionally by Dzũng Nguyễn, director of CyberAgent Việt Nam and Thailand; Louis Nguyễn, general director of Saigon Asset Management; Nguyễn Thanh Việt, chairman of Intracom; and Đặng Hồng Anh, deputy chairman of TTC.

Shark Tank attracted many viewers when it debuted last season with  四 八 start-ups and saw  二 二 of them raise a total amount of over VNĐ 一 一 六. 六 billion (US$ 五. 一 million).

Since then, with guidance from their mentors, some of the start-ups like Tigtac, Emwear, Ogami, Supership, Phleek, and Soya Garden have done exceedingly well.

Soya Garden, in which Thuỷ invested VNĐ 二0 billion ($ 八 七 七,000), has planned to open  三0 restaurants around the country.

The show also offered viewers many lessons on how to develop a business and explore the market.

Shark Tank, developed by Sony Pictures, has two versions -- Shark Tank and Dragons’ Den.

Since starting in Japan in  二00 一, the progra妹妹e has appeared in  三 五 nations and territories and attracted  三00 million views.

In the US, the progra妹妹e receives an average of  二 五0,000 registrations every season, with  四 八 per cent of the start-ups succeeding in raising funds from investors. — VNS