On November 16-17, 2025, at the Ca Mau Provincial Convention Center, the Ca Mau Startup Festival 2025 - CamaUP'25 took place enthusiastically, associated with the 2nd Ca Mau Crab Festival, with the theme "Green Aquaculture - Sustainable Development". The event gathered management agencies, experts, investment funds and the startup community to connect resources, promote digital transformation and green the local value chain.
Opening and professional round
CamaUP'25 officially opened with the message that innovative startups are the driving force for the knowledge economy in Ca Mau. In the role of accompanying the startup ecosystem, HVA Group attended as a jury.
Mr. Le Hoa Nha, General Director of HVA Investment Joint Stock Company (HVA Group - Code: HVA), took on the position of a member of the Jury, directly listening to and commenting on the projects.
In the professional round, HVA focused on two evaluation axes: applicability - sustainability and commercialization - market expansion. Outstanding solutions revolved around green aquaculture and processing; traceability; supply chain optimization; eco-tourism associated with digital transformation; emission measurement and energy efficiency. Groups with clear market strategies, sound financial models and feasible implementation roadmaps received in-depth consulting recommendations from HVA.
Demo Day and Awards Ceremony
The second day focused on product demonstration, business profile completion and fundraising. The jury, including representatives from HVA Group, conducted the final scoring based on the effectiveness of solving practical problems in the Ca Mau seafood industry, environmental and social impact and replication capacity.
Award ceremony taking place on the afternoon of November 17, 2025, honoring outstanding projects that demonstrate the spirit of "green - innovation - efficiency". Here, HVA Group affirmed its readiness to accompany the post-event in the forms of: consulting on model completion, connecting experts, supporting investor access and testing solutions in the partner ecosystem.
The role of HVA Group: Connecting assets - capital - technology
By participating in CamaUP'25, HVA not only brings the perspective of an investor - technology consultant, but also promotes the three-party cooperation model of "government - enterprise - startup". HVA's orientation is to connect assets - capital - technology to raise the competitive standards for local enterprises, increase the value of local resources, thereby positioning the "green seafood" brand of Ca Mau on the regional map.
The presence of HVA Group as a jury member at CamaUP'25 once again affirms its commitment to responsible investment, data-driven consulting and sustainable development, contributing to bringing good ideas from Ca Mau further into the market.
