Danang Innovation Startup Festival 2026. Times Zones is proud to be the innovation infrastructure partner — connecting, incubating and promoting Da Nang's startup ecosystem.
Figures per Da Nang City's SURF 2026 plan; subject to change.
SURF — Danang Innovation Startup Festival is the city's largest annual innovation & startup event: a hub for the domestic and international ecosystem, a showcase of innovation capability, and a bridge helping startups reach markets, capital and global cooperation.
50 booths showcasing innovative products, connecting investors and promoting Vietnamese technology — with an online expo Jul–Dec 2026.
Up to 30 teams, Top 10 to the final. 1st 40M · 2nd 32M · 3rd 24M · Merit 8M VND. Mentoring and nomination to the Asia–Pacific contest.
"Building tech unicorns from Da Nang", "Da Nang Go Global" and the student programme "SURF Startup: Da Nang Young Builders 2026".
Showcase innovative products · connect with investors · promote Vietnamese technology · 50 on-site booths.
Scale: 2-day live exhibition · Daegu tech showcase space · virtual exhibition Jul–Dec 2026.
Exhibition fields
AI · Blockchain · SaaS & Fintech · Smart City · EdTech · HealthTech · Green solutions · Smart manufacturing.
Scale: Up to 30 teams · Top 10 to the final.
Eligibility: Startups under 5 years · individuals/teams · applied-technology projects.
Prizes: 1st 40 · 2nd 32 · 3rd 24 · Merit 8 (million VND).
Value: Investor matchmaking · in-depth mentoring · global market expansion · nomination to the Asia–Pacific contest.
Tech startup growth opportunities · unicorn support ecosystem · policies driving tech enterprises.
International market expansion strategy · Go-Global experience · attracting investment & regional links.
Student programme: startup mindset in the AI era · AI Native Builders · talks with experts & founders.
Competition final & SURF Startup
Opening · Forums · Closing
Create pitching and fundraising opportunities and drive technology commercialization.
Link startups with investors, funds, enterprises, experts and innovation networks.
Inspire students and youth; raise awareness of digital transformation & AI.
Position Da Nang as a technology & innovation destination and boost cross-border cooperation.
A meeting point for the domestic and international startup ecosystem.
A platform to promote Da Nang's innovation capability.
Helping startups reach markets, capital and global cooperation.
Ministry of Science & Technology leaders · departments & agencies · domestic and international startups · investors & global funds · AI/Blockchain experts · universities & research institutes · tech enterprises · startup support organizations · students & young creative communities.
Korea · Japan · Singapore · USA · UK · Germany · Australia · Netherlands · Israel · Switzerland · Finland.
Media channels
National & local press · social media campaign · multi-platform livestream · LED & digital media system · KOLs / tech influencers · SURF website & app.
1500+ attendees · 50 exhibiting startups & enterprises · 30 competing projects · connections with dozens of domestic & foreign funds · multiple strategic cooperation agreements · stronger recognition of Da Nang as a regional innovation hub.
Times Zones accompanies SURF 2026 with its three-pillar innovation infrastructure — Co-working & Stay, Innovation Lab (incubation & acceleration) and Network — connecting members, projects and capital in the spirit of Decision 982/QĐ-TTg, helping Da Nang's tech firms go global.
Startups, investors, enterprises and partners interested in joining SURF 2026 through Times Zones — please get in touch.