Nexus Research

Who they are?

 * Corporate finance and business advisers
 * Smart energy startup support initiative


 * Support with funds, accelerators and networks
 * Build an ecosystem of green energy entrepreneurs to address regional energy growth and climate change situation
 * Launched in Vietnam in March 2019
 * Vision: 100% clean energy for 100% the population (Vietnam -> Asia -> world)

Focusing Area

 * Green energy and storage
 * Energy efficiency, energy management, customize experience
 * Immobility

Launch
Bring green energy knowledge, entrepreneurship, inspiration for the youth & community. Support them by incubating their ideas, help get to prototypes

Surveys
Talk to Mekong Delta households: only know solar panels system saves 100k – 200k VND. Don’t know about the impact of clean energy to the environment and society

In Hanoi Electricity University and French Vietnamese University: ask them about what clean energy is and what’s its impact. Result: 89% don’t know about it.

-> Household (end-user) and students (future generation for startups) don’t know about clean energy while Vietnam has many potentials in clean energy (Nexus’s statistics).

Organizing workshops

 * Nexus organized 2 workshops in universities where at the end students can pitch their ideas to investors/mentor.
 * Workshops for students (HCMC technology university, FPT university in Can Tho) -> Calling out for clean energy initiatives -> Trainings for the students -> Selection stages -> Heckathon 25-26/11/2020 in Danang (also the last stage) -> 27/11: final round for Clean Energy Initiatives for young engineers in ASEAN (held in Danang)
 * This year: no more incubation -> moved to acceleration

GOAL: Inspire engineer students, get clean energy to anyone, get people inspired to help more entrepreneurship

Accelerate
Supporting companies that already have prototype/products -> Connect them with investors -> Work with different stakeholders of the system (to help develop project)


 * Ex. Vietnam Smart Energy Hackathon: incubated 4 startups
 * Ex. Connect meetups: plan regular connect meetups where there’s a networking working events -> get all people in ecosystem of smart energy together to discuss about smart energy

Scale-up
pile up projects in different countries and match corporates and solution

Corporation: have problem about smart energy

Startup: provide solution

Nexus: match them


 * Ex. ADB (Asian development bank) venue: do pilot projects: get corporations in Asia which have problem building efficient energy for the buildings (building energy challenge). Nexus: get best solution from around the world (from 1800 startups, now narrowed down to 10)
 * Ex: Nexus works with Viettel Capital House to mitch match their meet with the solution.

GOAL:

 * Help startups by connecting them with other corporations (act as finance and business adviser)
 * Build clean energy entrepreneurial culture
 * Build an ecosystem of green energy entrepreneurs to address regional energy growth and climate change situation

BRIEF
Open for other proposals

Content required in the video:


 * Overview of their programs
 * Featuring previous events (Nexus has pictures)
 * Introduce upcoming activities (Nexus has plans)


 * Success stories (?)

-> Highlight Nexus’s works in renewable energy sector in Vietnam

-> Purpose: spread awareness of their work; engage partners, introduce programs, events (this year)

Target audience:


 * Every elements of the ecosystem (startups, investors, mentor/trainers, other supporting organizations). Prefer startups, investors later.


 * The community (because clean energy has sustainability characteristic, which is all about community. Therefore, to promote Nexus needs to build a foundation for community).

Duration:


 * 1st sep: final product

New Energy Nexus Southeast Asia (Nexsea)

 * Is like Nexus but broader (for SEA)
 * Branding color: blue & orange